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Varalakshmi Niranjan, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, Dip. ABOMAssistant Professor of Medicine
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| M.B.B.S. | Kilpauk Medical College | Medicine |
| M.B.A. | University of Massachusetts Amherst Business School of Management | Healthcare |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Internship | UConn School of Medicine | Internal Medicine |
| Residency | UConn School of Medicine | Internal Medicine |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| Fellow Of Obesity Medicine Association | Obesity Medicine Association |
| Excellence in Community service | Connecticut Association of Physicians of Indian origin |
| Recognition of Innovative Approaches to Medical Education Which Result in Better Medical Outcomes | Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC) |
| Award for Clinical Accomplishments, Scholarly and Teaching Activities | Fellow of the American College of Physicians |
| Quality and Patient Safety Day, First Place for Poster Presentation: 'Guidelines on Vaccinations in Adult Ambulatory Practice' | Hartford Hospital |
| Stewart Hamilton Fellowship to Pursue Healthcare Management Courses | Capitol Area Health Consortium |
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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| Obesity Medicine Association International and Diversity Committee | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | International | 2021 | |
| Society of General Internal Medicine - New England Region | Professional/Scientific Organization | Membership Chair | External | Regional | 2021 | |
| Obesity Medicine Association outreach committee | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2020 | |
| UCONN Health - Walk With A Future Doc Action Committee | Community Service | Faculty Advisor | UConn Health | Local | 2019 |
Journal Articles
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Lessons learnt from a single physician-led weight loss programme in primary care setting.
International journal of clinical practice 2021 Oct;75(10):e14535
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Obesity Pillars Roundtable: Obesity and South Asians
Obesity Pillars
Books
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Nalam Vazha - A book on health education in Tamil, Indian language,
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Soup a day- keeps the Doctor Away - Vegetarian soups for weight loss
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Vaazhakai Oru Payanam- Poetry book in Tamil language
Abstracts
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A tale of Two Tumors
J Gen Intern Med. 2002;17 Suppl 1:27-252.
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Abstracts from the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine
J GEN INTERN MED 34, 99–867 (2019). 34
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Educating the next generations on Diabetes Care- How are we doing? - A Report on Quality Assessment of Diabetes Mellitus in an Ambulatory practice of a teaching hospital.
Journal of General Internal Medicine volume 19, (2004)Page 147
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Web Based Interactive Dermatological and Fundoscopic curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents
Scientific Abstracts J Gen Intern Med 21, 1–283 (2006). Page 188-189
Case Reports
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Bilateral sciatic hernias in an elderly woman successfully managed with robotic surgery: A case report and literature review
International journal of surgery case reports 2021 Sep;86
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Spinal tumour: a diagnostic lesson.
J Accid Emerg Med. 1998 May;15(3):199
Conference Papers
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Debunking the misconceptions of obesity in primary care
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Demystifying Obesity Medicine for primary care physicians
Other
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Destiny More than Geography
Conn Med. 2004 Oct; 68(9):588.
Reviews
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Anticoagulation in Ambulatory Care: An Evidence-Based Review of the Literature
Case Management 2007;12(2):106-111 12(2):
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Management of Obesity beyond the differences in ethnicity – Endocrinology intercity Grand Rounds | Lecture | 2022 | Virtual | |
| Stay Strong and Live Long | Panel Discussion | Sangam | 2019 | New London |
| Physician supervised weight loss program initiative | Talk | St.Francis Hospital | 2017 | Connecticut |
| Physician supervised weight loss program initiative | Talk | St.Francis Hospital | 2017 | Connecticut |
| Adiposity based chronic disease & its ramifications | Panel Discussion | Connecticut Association of Physicians of Indian Origin | 2017 | Connecticut |