Dr. Anitha Somasundaram
MD
Erode KMCH ,- Consultant Endocrinologist .
- Phone: +91-424-2262838
- Mon - Sat: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Address: Kovai Medical Center – Erode, 02/2, Gandhi Nagar Colony, Perundurai road, Erode – 638011.
Dr. Anitha Somasundaram is a Consultant Endocrinologist associated with Erode KMCH.
Academic Excellence:
- Fellow in Endocrinology and metabolism, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA from 2014-2016
- Chief Resident, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, Pennsylvania, USA, 2013 – 2014
- Resident in Internal Medicine, MD (American Board), Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010 – 2013
- Foundation House Officer 1& 2, Hull University Hospital, Hull, United Kingdom, 2007 -2009
- House Officer in Intensive Care Medicine, KLES Hospital & Medical Research Center, Belgaum, Karnataka, 2005 – 2006
- MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, 1999 -2005
Experience:
- Consultant endocrinologist at Riddle Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA from November 2021 – June 2023
- Consultant endocrinologist at Gateway Endocrinology associates, USA from September 2016 – October 2021
Indications for referral:
- All types of Diabetes – Type 1 (insulin pump) and Type 2
- Thyroid disorders
- Parathyroid and Osteoporosis
- Adrenal disorders
- pituitary tumors
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- polycystic ovarian syndrome
Awards and Recognitions
- III rd. prize for best resident research, Drexel Research Day, USA (2013)
- Honorable mention for resident research project, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, USA(2013)
- Awarded first prize for best resident research, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, USA (2013)
- Awarded Bapu Patil Memorial cup for securing 1st rank in Medical School (2002)
- Awarded XXIX I.A.P.M Commemoration cash prize for 1st in Microbiology (2002)
- Awarded APICON -95 cash prize in Physiology (2001)
- National talent search examination scholarship (1997)