Dr. Dhanya S M
Senior Specialist - Paediatric Endocrinologist (Visiting)
Dr Dhanya Soodhana Mohan is a dedicated Pediatric Endocrinologist at Aster MIMS Calicut with advanced training and extensive experience in the management of childhood and adolescent endocrine disorders. She holds an MD in Pediatrics, MRCPCH (UK), and a Fellowship in Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology. She further enhanced her global expertise as an ESPE (European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology) Clinical Fellow at Evelina Children’s Hospital, London, one of the leading centres for pediatric endocrine care in Europe.
She completed her MBBS from Kasturba Medical College in 2014 and secured a Gold Medal in MD Pediatrics from Government Medical College, Rajkot, in 2018. She pursued her fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology from Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH), Bangalore, one of the largest pediatric referral centres in Karnataka, where she also ranked top of her batch.
Before joining Aster MIMS, Dr. Dhanya worked as a Registrar at Apollo Cradle Hospitals, Bangalore, and as a Senior Resident in Pediatrics at IGICH, gaining valuable experience in managing complex pediatric endocrine and metabolic disorders.
Dr Dhanya is passionate about her field and stays updated with the latest research and global best practices. Her clinical expertise spans a wide spectrum of pediatric and adolescent endocrine conditions, ensuring holistic care for children and teenagers with hormone-related health concerns.
- Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
- Short Stature and Growth Hormone Therapy
- Early and Late Puberty
- Obesity in Children and Teenagers
- Disorders of Genital Development (ambiguous genitalia, undescended testis, micropenis)
- Pediatric Bone Health – osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases in kidney disorders, prematurity, hypogonadism, or long-term steroid use
- Endocrine Issues during Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenal, and Gonadal Disorders
- Endocrine Disorders in Syndromic Illnesses
- Failure to Thrive and Nutritional Issues in Children
Prestigious Ratan Tata Scholarship in 2010- based on academic performance in first year of MBBS
MD Pediatrics- Gold medalist
Awarded with the Short-Term Sponsorship (STS) from the Indian Council of Medical Research for the study titled “Assessment of cultural beliefs and practices during the postnatal period in a coastal town of South India- a mixed method research study”
Paper Published:
- Trushna T, Soodhana D, Nair S, Manjunatha, S: A simple screening test with a potential to detect diabetic cognitive impairment in the geriatric population: a preliminary study. Student Medical Journal of Colombo 2011; 3 (1): 17-21.
- Rao CR, Soodhana D, Ashok K, Niroop SB. Assessment of cultural beliefs and practices during the postnatal period in a coastal town of South India-A mixed method research study. GJMEDPH. 2014;3(5).
- Magazine R, Chogtu B, Soodhana D, Nair S, Trushna T. Use of Beta Blockers in Patients with Reactive Airway Disease and Concomitant Hypertension or Ischemic Heart Disease. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences.2014, 5 (1):1065-1073
- Parikh YN, Kalathia MB, Soodhana D. Clinical profile of congenital limb anomalies in neonates. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2018; 5:299-303.
- Pankhaniya RN, Parikh YN, Soodhana D. Study of acute viral hepatitis with special reference to fulminant hepatic failure. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2018; 5:1533-6
- Morbiwala S, Parikh Y, Hapani P, Kalathia M, Shah Z, Soodhana D. Clinical Profile and Outcome of Acute Poisoning in Children Less than 12 years of Age. IAIM, 2017; 4(1): 1-6.
- Shah Z, Soodhana D. Apert’s Syndrome: rare variant of a common anomaly (Craniosynostosis): Int J Pediatr Res 2016;3(4):260-262.
- Shah Z, Soodhana D, Kalathia M, Parikh Y. Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an emerging threat. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2017;4:1909-
- Shah Z, Mohan D.S, Parikh Y. Rapidly progressing juvenile scleroderma: A case report. Int J Pediatr Res. 2018;5(6):339-342.
- Soodhana Mohan D, Hebbal Nagarajappa V, Sathyanarayana S.O, Srinivas S.M, Palany R. Insulin Therapy “When Saviour Turns Hostile”. Dubai Diabetes Endocrinol J 2022;28:74-77
- Soodhana Mohan D, Hegde A, Hebbal Nagarajappa V, Palany R. Clinical Profile of Turner Syndrome- A Tertiary Care Experience. Dubai Diabetes Endocrinol J 2023
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