Dr. Vijay Viswanathan

Dr. Vijay Viswanathan MD, PhD has a broad background in Medicine, with specific training and expertise in Diabetes and research for the past 33 years. He is the Head and Chief Diabetologist at M.V. Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram, Chennai and also serves as the President, Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre. Being a part of WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education and Training in Diabetes and IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care, he continues to guide and train health care professionals in India and abroad in the prevention and management of diabetes.

He also serves as a member of the high-level expert committees importantly in the area of diabetes and diabetic foot care. He is the First Asian President-Elect D Foot International, which is an organization consisting of experts from 193 Countries. He is also the president elect of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes (RSSDI) in India. He has more than 550 research publications in the area of primary prevention and management of diabetes, diabetic foot and diabetic nephropathy, socio-economics, Pulmonary TB and DM to his credits. He received research grants from national and international research institutions such as the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Department of Science and Technology (SATYAM project), Department of Biotechnology, University of Michigan, Stanford University etc.