Dr. Leena Priyambada

1.Computers in Practice. Pre conference workshop PEDICON Jan 2015, New Delhi, India
2.AHA- PALS Provider course. CMC Vellore, Nov 2014
3.Ethics, Research & Good Clinical Practice Workshop. CMC Vellore, Dec 2014
4.Basic Course in Medical Education Technologies. CMC Vellore, Nov 2014
5.Fundamentals of Biostatistics, Principles of Epidemiology & SPSS, Department of Biostatistics, CMC Vellore, Nov 2012
6.Sample size calculation, Department of Biostatistics, CMC Vellore, Nov 2012 7.Research Methodology and Biostatistics Course, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2004
8.Basic Pediatric Intensive Care Course, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2004
9.Essential Newborn Care, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, 2000 and Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2003

1. Osteogenesis Imperfecta: An institutional review from South India. The 9th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES), Tokyo, Japan 2016
2. Infections in Precipitating Diabetes Ketoacidosis in Children - An Institutional Review.52nd Annual National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, PEDICON-2015.New Delhi
3. Pediatric Thyroid Carcinoma: an institutional experience in India. 50th annual ESPE (European Soceity of Pediatric Endocrinology) Meeting, Glasgow, 2011
4. Snakebite in children-perspectives from a pediatric unit. Rehna T, Mahadevan S, Leena P. Presented in SNA-CON, Cochin, 2008.
5. Effect of Oral Supplementation of Cholecalciferol In Maintaining Serum 25-
Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations. 5th Biennial Scientific Meeting, Asia Pacific Pediatric Endocrine Society (APPES), Seoul, South Korea, 2008
6. Primary Hypothyroidism in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Presented in International Update in Pediatric Endocrinology, Mumbai, 2008.

Education Qualification

• AIS SCE (till grade 12th) — 1995 - D.A.V. Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
• MBBS and Internship — 1995-2001 - SCB Medical College, Odisha, India
• MD Pediatrics July 2003 — June 2006 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
• Post Doctoral Certificate Course - Jan 2007 — Dec 2007 (Pediatric Endocrinology) - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute (SGPGI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Fellow in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Dec 2019-Dec 2020

Treatment & Services Expertise

• Posture correction during pregnancy
• Diet recommendations during pregnancy and post natal diet recommendations
• Gestational diabetes diet and diet for pcod and weight loss
• Yoga training for trimester wise
• Pilates and strength training during pregnancy
• Diastasis recti management after delivery
• Management of back pain and pelvic pain during pregnancy
• Counselling during pregnancy for stress and anxiety
• Counselling for post natal depression
• Diet recommendations for babies of all age
• Lactation guidance to new moms.

Work Experience

• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India, 2008-2009 Senior Resident, Pediatrics
• Christian Medical College, Vellore, India  Feb 2010-Sept 2010 Research Officer, Dept of Child Health
• Christian Medical College, Vellore, India  Sept 2011-Sept 2012 Senior Resident, Dept of Paediatrics
• Christian Medical College, Vellore, India  Oct 2011-2017 Assistant Professor, Dept of Paediatrics
• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Ohio, USA           Oct 2015-Dec 2015 Observership, Dept of Endocrinology
• Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India,  Jul 2017-Nov 2019 Consultant Ped Endocrinologist
• The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia, Fellow, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology Dec 2019-Dec 2020
• Project Officer, 2022 guidelines, ISPAD (International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes) April 2021-Oct 2022
• Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad September 2021 

Membership

• International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAD)
  • Advisory Council member (2022-2025)
  • Chair-in-training Fellowship Committee

• Indian Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE)
  • Founding member
  • Former joint secretary (2019-2020)
  • Former editorial committee member, ISPAE newsletter
  • Former ISPAE web committee member
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)

Publications

• Glaser N, Fritsch M, Priyambada L, Rewers A, Cherubini V, Estrada S, Wolfsdorf JI, Codner E. ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines 2022: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 Nov;23(7):835-856. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13406. PMID: 36250645.
• Salis S, Virmani A, Priyambada L, Mohan M, Hansda K, Beaufort C. 'Old Is Gold': How Traditional Indian Dietary Practices Can Support Pediatric Diabetes Management. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 10;13(12):4427. doi: 10.3390/nu13124427. PMID: 34959978; PMCID: PMC8707693.
• Priyambada L, Wolfsdorf JI, Brink SJ, Fritsch M, Codner E, Donaghue KC, Craig ME. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guideline: Diabetic ketoacidosis in the time of COVID-19 and resource-limited settings-role of subcutaneous insulin. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Dec;21(8):1394-1402.
• Priyambada L, Bhatia V, Singh N, Bhatia E. Serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D profile after single large oral doses of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) in medical staff in North India: A pilot study. J Postgrad Med 2014;60:52-6.
• Ramachandran J, Chandramohan A, Gangadharan SK, Unnikrishnan LS, Priyambada L, Simon A. Visceral larva migrans presenting as multiple liver abscesses. Trop Doct. 2013 Oct;43(4):154-7.
• Jhuma Sankar, Rehana Nabeel, M Jeeva Sankar, Leena Priyambada, S Mahadevan. Factors affecting Outcomes in Children with Snake Envenomation- A Prospective Observational Study. Factors affecting outcome in children with snake envenomation: a prospective observational study. Accepted for publication in Archives of Diseases in Childhood 2013.
• Priyambada L, Bhatia V, Krishnani N, Agarwal V, Bhattacharyya A, Jain S, Mishra SK, Marwaha RK. Primary hypothyroidism, precocious puberty and hypothalamic obesity in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Indian J Pediatr. 2011 Mar;78(3):351-3. Epub 2010 Oct 31
• Sriram P, Priyambada L, Mandal N, Suresh R, Prakash V. Neonatal diabetes mellitus – a case report. Current Pediatric Research 2010; 14(1)
• Leena Priyambada. Ketotic hypoglycemia in children. Indian J Emerg Pediatr 2009; 1(2).
• Leena Priyambada. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in children. Indian J Emerg Pediatr 2009; 1(1).
• Leena Priyambada, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia. Growth Hormone Beyond Growth. Indian J Pediatr 2008; 75: S27-30.
• Leena Priyambada, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia. Gynaecomastia. Pediatrics Today 2007