Prasanna Santhanam
Experienced in Hypopituitarism

Dr. Prasanna Santhanam

Endocrinology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Hypopituitarism
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Prasanna Santhanam received his M.B.B.S. from B.J. Medical College and his M.D. from N.H.L. Municipal Medical College. He completed a residency in internal medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University and a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University. He underwent additional training in nuclear medicine, at the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to pursue his research and clinical interests in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging of endocrine glands and disorders. His clinical interests include thyroid disorders, endocrine neoplasms, and research focus on metabolic and molecular imaging of endocrine tissues and predictive analytics in metabolic disorders.

Dr. Santhanam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypopituitarism. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 83 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, 2017
Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Fellowships
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, 2010
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gujarati 
Hindi
Tamil
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 4, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 410-955-9270
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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse STE 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
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Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Santhanam has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


83 Total Publications

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Variability and Incident Heart Failure in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Variability and Incident Heart Failure in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.
Journal: JACC. Advances
Published: December 17, 2024
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