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
View More +
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineJuly 2015 - present
- Adjunct Instructor, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore
View More +
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
View More +
Research Interests
- Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
- Continuous glucose monitoring derived glucose metrics
- Technology to improve diabetes care
- Psychology and Diabetes
View More +