Positions
- Professor
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Medicine-Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Chief of Endocrine Service, Ben Taub
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Harris Health System
- Course Director
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BCM MS2 Term 2 Endocrine Course
Addresses
- Ben Taub Annex (Office)
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Room: BTXX-222 A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
nalini@bcm.edu
Education
- MBBS from Kilpauk Medical College
- 01/1992 - Chennai, India
- Residency at SUNY Health Science Center
- 06/1996 - Brooklyn, United States
- Internal Medicine
- Residency at Henry Ford Hospital
- 06/1998 - Detroit, United States
- Internal Medicine
- Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital
- 06/2000 - Detroit, United States
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Certified 1998-2008
- Endocrinology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Certified 2000 Re-certified 2010
- Texas Medical License
- Texas Medical Board
- ECFMG
- 1993
Honors & Awards
- Norton Rose Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation
- BCM (03/2018)
- Rising star clinician Award
- BCM (05/2015)
- Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation
- BCM (06/2010)
- Member of Academy of Distinguished Educators
- BCM
- Houston's Top Physicians
- 01/2017
- America's Best Physicians
- 01/2018
- Women of Excellence Award
- Baylor College of Medicine (03/2019)
Professional Interests
- Endocrine complications in pregnancy
- Ketosis prone diabetes
- Thyroid nodules and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology
- General Endocrinology
- Initiated the e-Consults in the Harris Health System
- Bone and Mineral Metabolism Disorders
Professional Statement
As a clinician educator, my goal is to provide the highest quality compassionate patient care, lead new clinical efforts, educate the next generation of physicians, and serve the community. I have experience in managing complicated endocrine diseases. I direct the Diabetic Ketoacidosis, OB-Endocrine, General Endocrine, and Thyroid biopsy clinics at the Harris Health System. I have been instrumental in leading new clinical efforts, including the implementation of e-consults and expanding the out-patient endocrine clinics at Harris Health System. I have been involved in the education of endocrine fellows, internal medicine residents, and medical students, and my efforts have been recognized by multiple teaching and clinical care awards.Websites
Selected Publications
- Mulukutla SN, Hsu JW, Gaba R, Bohren KM, Guthikonda A, Iyer D, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Hampe CS, Ram N, Jahoor F, Balasubramanyam A "Arginine Metabolism Is Altered in Adults with A-β + Ketosis-Prone Diabetes.." J Nutr. 2018 Feb 1;148(2):185-193.; Pubmed PMID: 29490093
- Kamran H, Ram N. "Chronic Acetaminophen Use Associated with Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis.." Am J Med. 2016 Aug;129(8):e127-8.; Pubmed PMID: 26976385
- Gaba R, Gambhire D, Uy N, Gonzalez EV, Iyer D, Hampe CS, Ram N, Balasubramanyam A "Factors associated with early relapse to insulin dependence in unprovoked A-β+ ketosis-prone diabetes.." J Diabetes Complications. 2015 Sep-Oct;29(7):918-22.; Pubmed PMID: 26071380
- Lu J, Samson S, Kass J, Ram N. "Acute psychosis in a pregnant patient with Graves' hyperthyroidism and anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.." BMJ Case Rep.. 2015 Apr; Pubmed PMID: 25903201
- Oak S, Gaur LK, Radtke J, Patel R, Iyer D, Ram N, Gaba R, Balasubramanyam A, Hampe CS. "Masked and overt autoantibodies specific to the DPD epitope of 65-kDa glutamate decarboxylase (GAD65-DPD) are associated with preserved β-cell functional reserve in ketosis-prone diabetes.." J Clin Endocrinol Metab.. 2014 Jun;99(6):E1040-4. Pubmed PMID: 24601691
- Brooks-Worrell BM, Iyer D, Coraza I, Hampe CS, Nalini R, Ozer K, Narla R, Palmer JP, Balasubramanyam A. "Islet-specific T-cell responses and proinflammatory monocytes define subtypes of autoantibody-negative ketosis-prone diabetes.." Diabetes Care. 2013 Dec;36(12):4098-103.; Pubmed PMID: 24130366
- Fernandez R, Misra R, Nalini R, Hampe CS, Ozer K, Balasubramanyam A "Characteristics of Patients with Ketosis-Prone Diabetes (KPD) Presenting with Acute Pancreatitis: Implications for the Natural History and Etiology of a KPD Subgroup.." Endocr Pract. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):243-51.;19(2):243-51. Pubmed PMID: 23529349
- Patel SG, Hsu JW, Jahoor F, Coraza I, Bain JR, Stevens RD, Iyer D, Nalini R, Ozer K, Hampe CS, Newgard CB, Balasubramanyam A "Pathogenesis of A-ß+ Ketosis-Prone Diabetes.." Diabetes. 2013 Mar;62(3):912-22. Pubmed PMID: 23160531
- Carhill A, Gutierrez A, Lakhia R, Nalini R "Surviving the storm: two cases of thyroid storm successfully treated with plasmapheresis.." BMJ Case Rep. 2012;2012 Pubmed PMID: 23087271
- Shahani S, Nudelman RJ, Nalini R, Kim HS, Samson SL "Ectopic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) syndrome from metastatic small cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.." Diagn Pathol. 2010;5:56. Pubmed PMID: 20807418
- human leukocyte antigen class II alleles "Presence or absence of a known diabetic ketoacidosis precipitant defines distinct syndromes of A-ß+" ketosis-prone diabetes based on long-term ß-cell function." and sex predilection.". 2010;59. Pubmed PMID: 20170930
- Haaland WC, Scaduto DI, Maldonado MR, Mansouri DL, Nalini R, Iyer D, Patel S, Guthikonda A, Hampe CS, Balasubramanyam A, Metzker ML "A-beta-subtype of ketosis-prone diabetes is not predominantly a monogenic diabetic syndrome.." Diabetes Care. 2009 May;32(5):873-7. Pubmed PMID: 19228875
- Nalini R, Gaur LK, Maldonado M, Hampe CS, Rodriguez L, Garza G, Lernmark A, Balasubramanyam A "HLA class II alleles specify phenotypes of ketosis-prone diabetes.." Diabetes Care. 2008 Jun;31(6):1195-200. Pubmed PMID: 18316396
- Balasubramanyam A, Nalini R, Hampe CS, Maldonado M "Syndromes of ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus.." Endocr. Rev.. 2008 May;29(3):292-302. Pubmed PMID: 18292467
- Nalini R, Maldonado M, Balasubramanyam A "Re: A comparison of classification schemes for ketosis-prone diabetes.." 2007 Dec;3(12):E1. Pubmed PMID: 18026157
- Hampe CS, Nalini R, Maldonado MR, Hall TR, Garza G, Iyer D, Balasubramanyam A "Association of amino-terminal-specific antiglutamate decarboxylase (GAD65) autoantibodies with beta-cell functional reserve and a milder clinical phenotype in patients with GAD65 antibodies and ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus.." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Feb;92(2):462-7. Pubmed PMID: 17090641
Memberships
- Endocrine Society
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- American Diabetes Association
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