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Dr Suresh Rama Chandran

Dr Chandran Suresh Rama

MBBS, MRCP(UK)

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Endocrinology, Endocrinology

Clinical Interest: Young Adults with Diabetes, General Endocrinology, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Technology

Clinical Appointments

  • Co-Lead, Specialist (Diabetes) Care SingHealth Duke-NUS Diabetes Centre
  • Senior Consultant Endocrinology Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital

Profile

Dr Suresh Rama Chandran is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Endocrinology at the Singapore General Hospital. He graduated with honours in MBBS, 2004 from JIPMER, India; completed his post-graduate Internal Medicine training in 2009 and obtained MRCP (UK) in 2010. He completed his specialist training in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Singapore General Hospital in 2016. He completed a 1-year clinical research fellowship at the King’s College Hospital, London,  focussing on  the holistic care of people with type 1 diabetes and the use of technology to improve outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes while reducing the burden of self-care. His research interests are in the optimal use of continuous glucose monitoring and the integration of technology into the daily lives of people with diabetes to improve their care.  

Education

  • MRCP (UK) (Endocrinology & Diabetes - SCE)
  • MD. DNB (Internal Medicine), India
  • MBBS

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineJuly 2015 - present
  • Adjunct Instructor, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore

Awards

  • ​MOH- Health Manpower Development - Fellowship Award, 2018
  • SingHealth Service with a Heart Award, 2018
  • Outstanding Resident Award – Diabetes & Endocrinology: 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Singapore Health Quality Services Award, 2013
  • Indian Council of Medical Research Award, 2004
  • Gold Medal in Internal Medicine – JIPMER, MBBS, 2003

Research Interests

  • Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
  • Continuous glucose monitoring derived glucose metrics
  • Technology to improve diabetes care
  • Psychology and Diabetes

Research Trials