Dr. Vijaya A. Ganta MD
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2041 GEORGIA AVE NW HUH 1ST FL WASHINGTON DC, 20060About
Vijaya A. Ganta, MBBS, FACE, is a leading endocrinologist currently serving patients at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC. Furthermore, she is an Associate Professor at Howard University College of Medicine. After earning her medical degree in 1988 at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ganta relocated to the United States where she completed an internal medicine residency as well as an endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship at Howard University Hospital. Dr. Ganta is a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. Due to her outstanding achievements, she has earned many awards for her dedication to excellence in her field, including 16th Annual Howard University Center Scientific Forum Ronald and Waldean S. Nickens Scientific Research Award for Cytoprotective response to Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia in Transgenic Kir6.2 and Kir6.2/AFA Mice. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in her field, Dr. Ganta maintains a professional membership with the Endocrine Society, the American Diabetes Association, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
Education and Training
Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Ntr University Of Health Sciences MD
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineFellowships
- Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism), 2006
Professional Society Memberships
- Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Areas of research
- October 1998 - March, 1999Classification of Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatric African Americans by Clinical, Basal and Stimulated C-Peptide Criteria. Research done at Howard University Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.Presented research at 14th Annual Howard University Medical Center Scientific Forum on May 5, 1999.July 1999 ?? March 2000Variable Endocrine Manifestations of Neurosarcoidosis.Research done at Howard University Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.Presented research at 15th Annual Howard University Medical Center Scientific Forum on May 10, 2000.May 2000 ?? October 2000Role of the Sulfonylurea Receptor/K-ATP channels in animal models to evaluate its role(s) in clinically-relevant disorders.Cytoprotective response to Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia in Transgenic Kir6.2 and Kir6.2/AFA MiceResearch done at Clinical Endocrinology branch, NIDDK,National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.Presented research at 16th Annual Howard University Medical Center Scientific Forum on May 9, 2001. Ronald and Waldean S. Nickens Scientific Research award recipient.
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