Ravinder Goswami | |
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| Born | (1963-09-03)3 September 1963 (age 61) Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Studies onhypoparathyroidism and vitamin D deficiency |
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Ravinder Goswami (born 3 September 1963) is an Indian endocrinologist and professor at the department ofendocrinology andmetabolism at theAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Known for his research onvitamin D deficiency, Goswami is an elected fellow ofNational Academy of Sciences, India andIndian Academy of Sciences. TheCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 2008.[1][note 1]
Ravinder Goswami, after earning his bachelor's degree in medicine fromMaulana Azad Medical College, continued at the institution to complete his MD and secured a DM in endocrinology from theAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.[2] He did his post-doctoral work by joining AIIMS in 1992, working underNarayana Panicker Kochupillai and has since been associated with the institution. In between, he had two sabbaticals; first at theUniversity of Newcastle under Patricia Crock and later, atHarvard Medical School at the laboratory of Edward M. Brown. At AIIMS, he served as the sub-dean of research during 2011–13 and is a professor at the department of endocrinology and metabolism.[3][4]
Goswami lives in East AIIMS campus, in New Delhi.[5]
Goswami's studies have been focusing focused on clinical endocrinology and he has carried out research on diseases such ashypocalcemia andidiopathichypoparathyroidism.[6] His studies onvitamin D deficiency coveredetiopathogenesis and gravity of the disorder across the population and his work was the first of its kind in India.[6] His research revealed that vitamin D deficiency among Indian population is due to their dark skin (which prevented formation of vitamin D by blocking ultra violet rays) as well as inhibition of over-expression ofCalcitriol receptor gene,[7] resulting in inadequate bio-adaptation.[8] He advocated against treating the nutritional deficiency through supplements and advised exposure to sunlight as a remedial measure.[9][10] His work on idiopathic hypoparathyroidism assisted in widening the understanding of the disease with regard to its clinical signs such asparathyroidspondyloarthropathy,basal gangliacalcification and development ofhyperphosphatemia.[2] His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles[11][note 2] of which many have been listed by online article repositories such asGoogle Scholar[12] andResearchGate.[13] Besides, he has contributed chapters to books published by others[14][15] and his work has drawn citations from other authors.[16][17] He has also presented his research at medical forums including theNational Symposium on Nutrition and Bone Health of Nutrition Foundation of India held in 2007.[18] and serves as an editorial associate for theAnnals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India).[19]
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded Goswami theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards in 2008.[20] TheIndian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow the same year[21] and he became an elected fellow of theNational Academy of Sciences, India in 2010.[22]
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