Overview
I am a physician-scientist dedicated to the prevention and treatment of diabetes in pregnant and postpartum Asian women. Unlike in the United States, >50% of people with diabetes in India are not overweight. However, guidelines on screening and management of diabetes focus on management of overweight diabetes. I study the high-risk postpartum period, where women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy have a 10-fold higher risk of developing diabetes compared to the general population. I am conducting a K23 grant with postpartum women examining the pathophysiology that precedes diabetes onset with and without HIV. I also conduct research on inequities in gestational diabetes screening methods in the US.
Highlights
- 1PLOS global public health · 2023
- 2Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024
- 3Diabetes & metabolic syndrome · 2022
Publications
15 publications
Funding
4 grantsView NIH portfolio on RePORTER ↗
Active
2 grants- PIK23DK136388-03Time course and predictors of progression to postpartum prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in HIV: a prospective longitudinal study of low-income Indian womenNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024–2029Career
- Co-IR01HD112141-03S2A type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of Community Health Workers to improve screening for postpartum diabetes in urban slums of India - Foreign Subsite SupplementEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023–2028· 3 renewals
Completed grants (2)
- PICCFHE 242821-01Comparative Evaluation of Fasting Vs Non-Fasting Screening Methods for Gestational Diabetes in Minority Populations: A Mixed Methods StudyCornell Center for Health Equity · 2023–2025No publications yet
- Co-ID43TW009337-11Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke (VECD) Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Program VUMC 94068Fogarty International Center · 2021–2022 · via Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical research
4 studies
Active
2 studies- PIGestational diabetes screening methods among different racial and ethnic groups attending New York Presbyterian Hospital antenatal clinics for pregnancy careWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
- PIComparative evaluation of fasting vs non-fasting screening methods for gestational diabetes in minority populations: a mixed methods studyWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2024)
Completed & closed trials (2)
- PIPrevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) and risk factors at Sassoon hospital in Pune, IndiaWeill Medical College of Cornell University · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2026)
- PIPrevalence and risk factors associated with hypertension in low-income populations in Pune, IndiaWeill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2020)
News mentions
1 mentionView all WCM news ↗
- Meet This Year’s Champions of Diversity, Equity and InclusionApril 19, 2024
Weill Cornell Medicine’s Celebration of Diversity, part of the institution’s sixth annual Diversity Week, was held on April 15. The awardees were honored for their commitment to diversity and inclusivity in academic medicine through exemplary contributions in mentorship, research, clinical care, community service and advocacy.