Current Positions

  • Professor and Head Department of Endocrinology,St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore

EXPERIENCES IN INDIA

Resident

Nov 1993 - Mar 1994
Nair Hospital Mumbai

Private Practice

April 1994 - Dec 1994

Lecturer in Medicine

Nov 1997 - Jan 1998
J.S.S. Medical College

Associate Professor in Endocrinology Department of Medicine

Jul 2001 - Jul 2008
St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore

Research and Academic Activities

Publications

  1. Bad Obstetrics History: An unusual presenting Manifestation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism– Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics – 1999: 39:3:376:377.
  2. Isosexual precocity: uncommon presentation of a common disorder. Bhansali A, Kashyap A, Lodha S, Kotwal N, Ganapathi B, Mittal BR, Dash RJ. Postgrad Med J. 2000 Mar;76(893):177-8.
  3. Images in Medicine – Adrenal Myelolipoma – Post Graduate Medical Journal 2001; 77: 513
  4. Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes – An experience of 10 Cases. JAPI Dec 2003; 51:1235 – 1236
  5. Subclinical Hypothyroidism – A Profile - JAPI Dec 2003; 51: 1235
  6. Association of diabetes mellitus and clozapine : a case report. Bhat A, Anthony S, Dinesh A, Ashok MV, Kurpad SS, Ganapathi B. Indian J Psychiatry. 2003 Jan;45(1):62-3.
  7. Diabetic Amyotrophy --- a review - National Medical Journal 2004
  8. Role of FNAC in minimally enlarged thyroid gland –American Journal of Diagnostic Cyto Pathology Usha Kini M.D., D.C.P., D.N.B.1,*, Archana Buch M.D.1, Ganapathy Bantwal M.D., D.M. (Endo), D.N.B. (Endo), M.N.A.M.S.2– Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 196–200, March 2006
  9. Usha Kini, G. Bantwal, V. Ayyar, Jyothi Idiculla. Bilateral gonadoblastomas with left sided dysgerminoma in a true hermaphrodite (Disorder of sexual differentiation) with 46 XY karyotype. JAPI 2008, (July).
  10. Indumathi CK, Ganapathy Bantwal, Madhuri Patil Primary Hypothyroidism with Precocious Puberty and bilateral cystic ovaries: Van Wyck – Grumbach syndrome. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2007; 74:781-783.
  11. Type 1 Diabetes versus Type 2 Diabetes with Onset in Persons Younger than 20 Years of Age: Results from an Indian Multicenter Study. Unnikrishnan, A. G.1; Bhatia, Eesh2; Bhatia, Vijayalakshmi; Bhadada, Sanjay Kumar; Sahay, Rakesh Kumar; Kannan, Arun1; Kumaravel; Sarma, Dipti5; Ganapathy, Bantwal6; Thomas, Nihal; John, Mathew; Jayakumar, R. V; Kumar, Harish1; Nair, Vasantha; Sanjeevi, Carani B. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1150, Number 1, December 2008 , pp. 239-244(6)
  12. Effect of supplementation of Coccinia cordifolia extract on newly detected diabetic patients. Kuriyan R, Rajendran R, Bantwal G, Kurpad AV. Diabetes Care. 2008 Feb;31(2):216-20.
  13. Perception of foot problems among diabetic patients: A cross sectional study Arijit Chanda, Vageesh Ayyar, JM Idiculla, Ganapathi Bantwal.
  14. Hidradenitis suppurativa treated with finasteride. Joseph MA, Jayaseelan E, Ganapathi B, Stephen J. . J Dermatolog Treat. 2005 Apr;16(2):75-8
  15. Baseline characteristics of the Indian cohort from the IMPROVE study: a multinational, observational study of biphasic insulin aspart 30 treatment for type 2 diabetes. Shah S, Das AK, Kumar A, Unnikrishnan AG, Kalra S, Baruah MP, Ganapathi B, Sahay RKAdv Ther. 2009 Mar;26(3):325-35.
  16. Hand- Schuller- Christian Disease presenting as Diabetes Insipidus. Page 54, KJMS , VOL 4, No: 1&2, Jan-June 2005.
  17. A Case Report of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Page 58, KJMS , VOL 4, No: 1&2, Jan-June 2005
  18. Transient CAH: Review of three cases. Endocrine Journal , Vol 57, suppl 2 ,Page: S-643.
  19. Gaint Prolactinomas: A retrospective study of clinical features,treatment and outcome.: Endocrine Journal , Vol 57, suppl 2 ,Page: S-510.
  20. Endocrine Society of India management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules: A position statement A. G. Unnikrishnan, Sanjay Kalra,Manash Baruah, Gopalakrishnan Nair,Vasantha Nair, Ganapathi Bantwal, and Rakesh Kumar Sahay Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jan-Mar; 15(1): 2–8.
  21. Autonomic nervous system function in type 2 diabetes using conventional clinical autonomic tests, heart rate and blood pressure variability measures S Sucharita1, Ganapathi Bantwal, Jyothi Idiculla, Vageesh Ayyar, Mario Vaz Year : 2011  |  Volume : 15  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 198-203 IJEM
  22. Management of hyperglycemia in geriatric patients with diabetes mellitus: South Asian consensus guidelines Manash P. Baruah, Sanjay Kalra, Ambika Gopalkrishnan Unnikrishnan, Syed Abbas Raza, Noel Somasundaram, Mathew John, Prasad Katulanda, Dina Shrestha, Ganpathy Bantwal, Rakesh Sahay, Tint Swe Latt, and Faruque Pathan Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Apr-Jun; 15(2): 75–90.
  23. The exaptation of endocrine pharmacology. Sanjay Kalra, Ganapathi Bantwal, and Mathew John Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 May-Jun; 16(3): 329–330.
  24. Every rose has it's thorn! Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Sanjay Kalra, and Ganapathi Bantwal, Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 July; 15(Suppl1): S3–S4
  25. REVIEW ARTICLE Year : 2012  |  Volume : 16  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 910-917 Male contraception Vivek Mathew, Ganapathi Bantwal
  26. Guidelines regarding management of adrenal insufficiency in the Holy month of Ramadan Sheelu S Siddiqi1, SK Singh2, Shakeel Ahamad Khan3, Osama Ishtiaq4, Md. Faruque Pathan5, Syed Abbas Raza6, AK Azad Khan7, Abdul Hamid Zargar8, Ganapathy Bantwal IJEM Year : 2012  |  Volume : 16  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 519-521
  27. Shah S, Singh K, Ali MK, Mohan V, Kadir MM, Unnikrishnan AG, Sahay RK, Varthakavi P, Dharmalingam M, Viswanathan V, Masood Q, Bantwal G, Khadgawat R, Desai A, Sethi BK, Roopa S, Ajay VS, Reddy K S, Narayan KM V, Prabhakaran D, Tandon N, Improving diabetes care: Multi-component Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Strategies for People with Diabetes in South Asia–The CARRS Multi-center Translation Trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2012. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2012.09.023
  28. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - experience from a tertiary centre in South India. Belinda G, Vinay D, Moolechery J, Mathew V, Anantharaman R, Ayyar V, Bantwal G. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S385-6.
  29. Megaduodenum in a patient with acromegaly. George B, Vinay D, Moolechery J, Mathew V, Anantharaman R, Ayyar V, Bantwal G. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S324-5.
  30. Low density Lipoprotein cholesterol target: Changing goal posts. Bantwal G, George B.Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S233-5.
  31. Widespread vitamin D deficiency among Indian health care professionals. Beloyartseva M, Mithal A, Kaur P, Kalra S, Baruah MP, Mukhopadhyay S, Bantwal G, Bandgar TR. Arch Osteoporos. 2012 Dec;7(1-2):187-92
  32. Improving diabetes care: multi-component cardiovascular disease risk reduction strategies for people with diabetes in South Asia--the CARRS multi-center translation trial. CARRS Trial Writing Group, Shah S, Singh K, Ali MK, Mohan V, Kadir MM, Unnikrishnan AG, Sahay RK, Varthakavi P, Dharmalingam M, Viswanathan V, Masood Q, Bantwal G, Khadgawat R, Desai A, Sethi BK, Shivashankar R, Ajay VS, Reddy KS, Narayan KM, Prabhakaran D, Tandon N. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Nov;98(2):285-94.
  33. South Asian Consensus Guidelines for the rational management of diabetes in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Kalra S, Unnikrishnan AG, Raza SA, Bantwal G, Baruah MP, Latt TS, Shrestha D, John M, Katulanda P, Somasundaram N, Sahay R, Pathan F. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;15(4):242-50
  34. Management of hyperglycemia in geriatric patients with diabetes mellitus: South Asian consensus guidelines. Baruah MP, Kalra S, Unnikrishnan AG, Raza SA, Somasundaram N, John M, Katulanda P, Shrestha D, Bantwal G, Sahay R, Latt TS, Pathan F. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Apr;15(2):75-90.
  35. REVIEW ARTICLE: Children with diabetes friendly services: A blueprint Sanjay Kalra, Mathew John, Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Rakesh Sahay, Manash P Baruah, Ganapathy Bantwal Journal of Social Health and Diabetes, Year 2013, Volume 1, Issue 2 [p. 75-78]
  36. REVIEW ARTICLE: National recommendations: Psychosocial management of diabetes in India. Sanjay Kalra, GR Sridhar, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Ganapathy Bantwal, Manash P Baruah, Mathew John, Ambika Gopalkrishnan Unnikrishnan, K Madhu, Komal Verma, Aswathy Sreedevi, Rishi Shukla, KM Prasanna Kumar. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Year 2013, Volume 17, Issue 3 [p. 376-395]
  37. The ADA-EASD patient-centered guidelines for management of hyperglycemia: Are they patient-center. Sanjay Kalra, Ganapathy Bantwal, Mathew JohnJournal of Social Health and Diabetes, Year 2013, Volume 1, Issue 1 [p. 41-43]
  38. REVIEW ARTICLE: Barriers and solutions to diabetes management: An Indian perspective Subhash K Wangnoo, Debasish Maji, Ashok Kumar Das, PV Rao, Anand Moses, Bipin Sethi, Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Sanjay Kalra, V Balaji, Ganapathi Bantwal, Jothydev Kesavadev, Sunil M Jain, Mala Dharmalingam Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Year 2013, Volume 17, Issue 4 [p. 594-601]
  39. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Protocol of an observational study to evaluate diabetic nephropathy through detection of microalbinuria in indian subjects Gokulnath , Manisha Sahay, Sanjay Kalra, Vijay Vishwanathan, Abdul Hamid Zargar, Pradeep G Talwalkar, Subhash Kumar Wangnoo, Debasish Maji, G Vijay Kumar, Ramesh Kumar Sharma, Deodatta Chafekar, Brij Mohan, Ganapathi Bantwal, Anil Bansali, Jasmeet Singh Sahni Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Year 2013, Volume 17, Issue 3 [p. 496-504]
  40. Article: Prevalence of hypothyroidism in adults: An epidemiological study in eight cities of India. Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Sanjay Kalra, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Ganapathi Bantwal, Mathew John, Neeraj Tewari
  41. The 1 μg cosyntropin test in normal individuals: A reappraisal. Anantharaman R, Menezes G, Yusuf R, Ganapathi B, Ayyar SV, Srinivasan R. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Jul;17(4):693-6.
  42. Hypokalaemic paralysis: the thyroid connection. Idiculla J, Rathod S, Kulkarni S, Ayyar V, B G. Natl Med J India. 2011 Sep-Oct;24(5):313-4
  43. Evaluation of upper reference limit of TSH in adults:Review of biological upper reference limit for TSH on a “Chemiluminescence based” analysis technique. Sultana Furruqh, Geraldine Menezes, Bantwal Ganapathy,Vageesh Ayyar, Shilpa Hiriyur Dhruvakumar, Mohammed Vaseem, Sundarrajan Seshan. (Sep – Dec 2013/ Vol 10/Issue 3)
  44. Erroneous glucose recordings while using mutanat variant of quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase glucomete in a child with galactosemia. Vivek Mathew, Anantharaman Ramakrishnan, Ranjini Srinivasan, K. Sushma, Ganapathi Bantwal, Vageesh Ayyar. (Year 2013/Vol 17/Supplement1)
  45. Review Article : Male Contraception. Vivek Mathew, Ganapathi Bantwal. Nov-Dec 2012/Vol 16/Issue 6/
  46. Adrenal insufficiency in patients with stable non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis Srinivas Rajagopala*,#, Anantharaman Ramakrishnan**, Ganapathi Bantwal**, Uma Devaraj†, Smrita Swamy††, Vageesh Ayyar S.** & George D’Souza† Indian J Med Res 139, March 2014, pp 393-401
  47. Echocardiographic evidence for valvular toxicity of benfluorex: a double-blind randomised trial in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Derumeaux G1, Ernande L, Serusclat A, Servan E, Bruckert E, Rousset H, Senn S, Van Gaal L, Picandet B, Gavini F, Moulin P; REGULATE trial investigato. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e38273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038273. Epub 2012 Jun 19.
  48. Baseline characteristics of the Indian cohort from the IMPROVE study: a multinational, observational study of biphasic insulin aspart 30 treatment for type 2 diabetes. Shah S1, Das AK, Kumar A, Unnikrishnan AG, Kalra S, Baruah MP, Ganapathi B, Sahay RK. Adv Ther. 2009 Mar;26(3):325-35. doi: 10.1007/s12325-009-0006-9. Epub 2009 Feb 27.
  49. Comparison of Insulin Degludec/Insulin Aspart and Biphasic Insulin Aspart 30 in Uncontrolled, Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes: A Phase 3a, Randomized, Treat-to-Target Trial. Fulcher GR1, Christiansen JS, Bantwal G, Polaszewska-Muszynska M, Mersebach H, Andersen TH, Niskanen LK; on behalf of the BOOST: Intensify Premix I investigators. Diabetes Care. 2014 May 9. [Epub ahead of print]
  50. Alogliptin after acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes. White WB1, Cannon CP, Heller SR, Nissen SE, Bergenstal RM, Bakris GL, Perez AT, Fleck PR, Mehta CR, Kupfer S, Wilson C, Cushman WC, Zannad F;EXAMINE Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 3;369(14):1327-35. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1305889. Epub 2013 Sep 2.
  51. Barriers and solutions to diabetes management: An Indian perspective. Wangnoo SK1, Maji D, Das AK, Rao PV, Moses A, Sethi B, Unnikrishnan AG, Kalra S, Balaji V, Bantwal G, Kesavadev J, Jain SM, Dharmalingam M. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Jul;17(4):594-601. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.113749
  52. Protocol of an observational study to evaluate diabetic nephropathy through detection of microalbuminuria in Indian patients. Gokulnath1, Sahay M, Kalra S, Vishwanathan V, Zargar AH, Talwalkar PG, Wangnoo SK, Maji D, Kumar GV, Sharma RK, Chafekar D, Mohan B, Bantwal G,Bansali A, Sahni JS. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May;17(3):496-504. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.111655.
  53. National recommendations: Psychosocial management of diabetes in India. Kalra S1, Sridhar GR, Balhara YP, Sahay RK, Bantwal G, Baruah MP, John M, Unnikrishnan AG, Madhu K, Verma K, Sreedevi A, Shukla R, Prasanna Kumar KM. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May;17(3):376-95. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.111608.
  54. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - experience from a tertiary centre in South India. Belinda G1, Vinay D, Moolechery J, Mathew V, Anantharaman R, Ayyar V, Bantwal G. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S385-6. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.104102.
  55. Megaduodenum in a patient with acromegaly. George B1, Vinay D, Moolechery J, Mathew V, Anantharaman R, Ayyar V, Bantwal G. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S324-5. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.104076.
  56. Low density Lipoprotein cholesterol target: Changing goal posts. Bantwal G1, George B. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S233-5. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.104047.
  57. Widespread vitamin D deficiency among Indian health care professionals. Beloyartseva M1, Mithal A, Kaur P, Kalra S, Baruah MP, Mukhopadhyay S, Bantwal G, Bandgar TR. Arch Osteoporos. 2012 Dec;7(1-2):187-92. doi: 10.1007/s11657-012-0096-x. Epub 2012 Sep 28.
  58. Cardiorenal end points in a trial of aliskiren for type 2 diabetes. Parving HH1, Brenner BM, McMurray JJ, de Zeeuw D, Haffner SM, Solomon SD, Chaturvedi N, Persson F, Desai AS, Nicolaides M, Richard A, Xiang Z, Brunel P,Pfeffer MA; ALTITUDE Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 6;367(23):2204-13. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1208799. Epub 2012 Nov 3.
  59. Improving diabetes care: multi-component cardiovascular disease risk reduction strategies for people with diabetes in South Asia--the CARRS multi-center translation trial. CARRS Trial Writing Group1, Shah S, Singh K, Ali MK, Mohan V, Kadir MM, Unnikrishnan AG, Sahay RK, Varthakavi P, Dharmalingam M, Viswanathan V,Masood Q, Bantwal G, Khadgawat R, Desai A, Sethi BK, Shivashankar R, Ajay VS, Reddy KS, Narayan KM, Prabhakaran D, Tandon N. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Nov;98(2):285-94. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.09.023. Epub 2012 Oct 22.
  60. Guidelines regarding management of adrenal insufficiency in the Holy month of Ramadan. Siddiqi SS1, Singh SK, Khan SA, Ishtiaq O, Pathan MF, Raza SA, Khan AK, Zargar AH, Bantwal G. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul;16(4):519-21. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.97999.
  61. South Asian Consensus Guidelines for the rational management of diabetes in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Kalra S1, Unnikrishnan AG, Raza SA, Bantwal G, Baruah MP, Latt TS, Shrestha D, John M, Katulanda P, Somasundaram N, Sahay R, Pathan F. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;15(4):242-50. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.85573.
  62. Effects of a polypill (Polycap) on risk factors in middle-aged individuals without cardiovascular disease (TIPS): a phase II, double-blind, randomised trial. Indian Polycap Study (TIPS), Yusuf S, Pais P, Afzal R, Xavier D, Teo K, Eikelboom J, Sigamani A, Mohan V, Gupta R, Thomas N. Lancet. 2009 Apr 18;373(9672):1341-51. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60611-5. Epub 2009 Mar 30.
  63. Efficacy and safety of insulin degludec given as part of basal-bolus treatment with mealtime insulin aspart in type 1 diabetes: a 26-week randomized, open-label, treat-to-target non-inferiority trial. Davies MJ, Gross JL, Ono Y, Sasaki T, Bantwal G, Gall MA, Niemeyer M, Seino H; on behalf of the BEGIN BB T1 study group. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2014 Apr 7. doi: 10.1111/dom.12298. [Epub ahead of print]