SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS
| Thursday, 4th September 2025 | |||
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| Subhash Mukherjee Hall | |||
| Workshop : Transgender Medicine - A Multidisciplinary Approach for Endocrinologists (Supported by Sun Pharma) | |||
| Foundations | |||
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Chair Person |
| 9:00AM - 9:15AM | Introduction to Gender Identity and Transgender Health | Dr. Anirban Majumder | Dr. Shalender Bhasin & Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada |
| 9:15AM - 9:30AM | Feminizing Hormonal Therapy Overview | Dr. Debmalya Sanyal | |
| 9:30AM - 9:45AM | Masculinizing Hormonal Therapy | Dr. Pramila Kalra | |
| 9:45AM - 10:00AM | Discussion | ||
| Multidisciplinary Perspectives | |||
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 10:00AM - 10:15AM | Thrombotic events with estrogen therapy | Dr. Suja Sukumar | Dr. Anirban Majumdar & Dr. Debmalya Sanyal |
| 10:15AM - 10:30AM | CV risk with Androgen Therapy | Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran | |
| 10:30AM - 10:45AM | Estrogen therapy on bone health in adult transwoman | Dr. Kaushik Sen | |
| 10:45AM - 11:00AM | Discussion | ||
| Workshop : Clinical Application and Interactive Case | |||
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | Moderator |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Adolescent with early gender incongruence: Puberty blocker decision | Dr. Pramila Kalra | Dr. Kaushik Pandit |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Fertility preservation options for transwomen | Dr. Subhodip Pramanik | |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Adult transwoman with CAD and history of DVT: HRT challenges | Dr. Debmalya Sanyal | |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Transman planning pregnancy: Crossroads of testosterone withdrawal and fertility | Dr. Suja Sukumar | |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Non-binary person seeking partial medical transition | Dr. Anirban Majumder | |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Assessment for readiness before Gender Affirming Surgery | Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran | |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Legal rights, NALSA judgment, Transgender Persons Act 2019 | Dr. Shameek Sen | |
| Workshop : Insulin pump (Supported by Sun Pharma) | |||
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| Moderator: Dr. Soham Tarafdar | |||
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Introduction and Key Principles of Pumping Insulin | Dr. Sharvil Gadve | |
| 1:30PM - 1:50PM | Overview of Automated Insulin Delivery System • Components • Algorithm |
Dr. R Santosh | |
| 1:50PM - 2:10PM | Onboarding and Review of AID system • Initiation • Follow Up |
Dr. Tittu Oommen | |
| 2:10PM - 2:30PM | Interpretation of AID Device Reports | Dr. Uday Phadke | |
| 2:30PM - 2:50PM | Meal Management | Dr. Sachin Mittal | |
| 2:50PM - 3:10PM | Exercise & Sick Days | Dr. Mayur Agarwal | |
| 3:10PM - 3:30PM | Type 2 diabetes, Pregnancy & Other Indications | Dr. Beatrice Anne | |
| 3:30PM - 4:00PM | Hands on Insulin Pump Therapy • Infusion set • Setting Basal rate • Taking Bolus with AID system |
Dr. Mahesh D.M. | |
| Meet the Professor | |||
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| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 04:00PM - 04:30PM | Case of Hypercalcemia | Dr. Jayaditya Ghosh | |
| 04:30PM - 05:00PM | Case of Hypercalcemia | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada | |
| 05:00PM - 05:30PM | Case of Tumour Induced Osteomalacia | Dr. Divya Ragate | |
| 05:30PM - 06:00PM | Case of Tumour Induced Osteomalacia | Dr. Tushar Bandgar | |
| 06:00PM - 07:00PM | Quiz Prelims | |||
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| 07:00PM Onwards | Cultural Programme - Colours of India (ITC Sonar) Supported by USV | |||
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| B. Sadhukhan Hall | |||
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| Workshop : Nuclear imaging in Endocrinology (Supported by Sun Pharma) | |||
| Moderator: Dr. Ajitesh Roy | |||
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 9:00AM - 9:10AM | Welcome and workshop objectives | Dr. Ajitesh Roy | |
| 9:10AM - 9:55AM | Thyroid and parathyroid imaging: Diagnostic and therapeutic roles | Dr. Deepanjan Mitra | |
| 9:55AM - 10:40AM | Nuclear medicine in Adrenal gland evaluation | Dr. Amburanjan Santra | |
| 10:40AM - 11:25AM | Theranostics and broader endocrine applications of nuclear medicine | Dr. Punit Sharma | |
| 11:25AM - 11:55AM | Panel discussion | ||
| 11:55AM - 12:00PM | Closing remarks | Dr. Ajitesh Roy | |
| Workshop : Diabetic foot (Supported by Sun Pharma) | |||
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| Moderator: Dr. Arijit Singha | |||
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 1:00PM - 1:20PM | Foot as a marvel: structure, function & biomechanics of foot | Dr. Felix Jebasingh | |
| 1:20PM - 1:40PM | Assessment of at-risk diabetic foot | Dr. Amritava Ghosh | |
| 1:40PM - 2:00PM | Diabetic foot infection: Identification and selection of antimicrobial agents | Dr. Amritava Ghosh | |
| 2:00PM - 2:20PM | Charcot neuroarthropathy: key concepts | Dr. Preyander Singh Thakur | |
| 2:20PM - 2:40PM | Imaging in diabetic foot: principle and practice | Dr. Madhavi K | |
| 2:40PM - 3:00PM | Comprehensive wound dressing | Dr. Rahul Gupta | |
| 3:00PM - 3:20PM | Footwear and offloading in diabetic foot care | Dr. Felix Jebasingh | |
| 3:20PM - 3:40PM | Surgical intervention: when and what to do? | Dr. Rahul Gupta | |
| 3:40PM - 4:00PM | Panel discussion | ||
| 04:00PM - 06:00PM | Closed | |||
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| 07:00PM Onwards | Cultural Programme - Colours of India (ITC Sonar) Supported by USV | |||
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| Dhira Ganguly Hall | |||
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| Workshop : Endocrine Imaging (Supported by Sun Pharma) | |||
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 9:00AM - 10:00AM | Pituitary imaging | Dr. Arvinda H. R. | |
| 10:00AM - 11:00AM | Adrenal imaging | Dr. Anupam Lal | |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Pancreas imaging | Dr. Ajay Gulati | |
| Workshop : Advanced DXA (Supported by Sun Pharma) | |||
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| Moderator: Dr. Shinjan Patra | |||
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
| 1:00PM - 1:30PM | The usefulness of DXA in endocrinology clinical practice How to advise and interpret a DXA report in clinical practice |
Dr. Manoj Chadha | |
| 1:30PM - 2:00PM | The available screening tools in Osteoporosis: Can it overcome the need for DXA in clinical practice | Dr. Lakshmi Nagendra | |
| 2:00PM - 2:30PM | Trabecular bone score (TBS) and vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) in DXA: current understanding and importance | Dr. Khusboo Agarwal | |
| 2:30PM - 3:00PM | DXA and beyond: Hip structural analysis, buckling ratio, bone strain index | Dr. Anshita Aggarwal | |
| 3:00PM - 3:30PM | Body composition analysis from DXA and evaluation of sarcopenia from a DXA scan | Dr. Akhila Bhandarkar P. | |
| 3:30PM - 4:00PM | Panel discussion | ||
| 07:00PM Onwards | Cultural Programme - Colours of India (ITC Sonar) Supported by USV | |||
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Seats for workshops limited, on first-come-first-served basis.
For participation, registration as conference delegate is mandatory.
| Oration | Speaker(s) |
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| Presidential Oration | Lt Gen (Dr) Narendra Kotwal (Paras Hospital, Panchkula) |
| Dr MMS Ahuja Memorial Oration - "Type 1 Diabetes-When Science meets Souls" | Dr Rishi Shukla (Regency Hospital, Kanpur) |
| Dr Subhash Mukherjee Memorial Oration- "Differential Diagnosis and Management of Delayed Puberty in Boys" | Dr Rama Walia (PGIMER Chandigarh) |
| Dr P N Shah Memorial Oration- "Decoding Pituitary adenoma through Multi-omics lens: towards precision endocrine oncology" | Prof Pinaki Dutta (PGIMER Chandigarh) |
Please refer to the scientific programme for hall details and timings
| Topic | Speaker |
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| Management of Idiopathic Adrenal hyperplasia: An update | Anurag Lila |
| Molecular imaging in the diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome: Present and Future | Remya Rajan R |
| Cushing’s disease after failed trans-sphenoidal surgery: How should I approach | Asha H.S. |
| Challenges with BIPSS: A case-based approach | M.K. Garg |
| Role of nuclear imaging in primary aldosteronism | Kishore Kumar Behera |
| Imaging in Insulinoma: An update | Bipin Kumar Sethi |
| Hypophysitis: Endocrine kaleidoscope | Tushar Bandgar |
| Pituitary Apoplexy: Endocrine kaleidoscope | Prem Narayanan |
| Hypothalamic Syndrome | S. Sridhar |
| Sheehan Syndrome | Zargar A.H. |
| Newer therapies in Acromegaly | S K Singh |
| Idiopathic short stature: Myth or Reality? | V. Sri Nagesh |
| What’s in a name? Pit adenoma or Pit NET | Riaz Ahmad Misgar |
| Surgery in Prolactinoma: When? Why? | K V S Harikumar |
| Pituitary micro-incidentaloma | Alok Sachan |
| Persistent hyperprolactinemia & negative sellar imaging | Anil Bhansali |
| Aggressive NFPA | Sadishkumar Kamalanathan |
| Spectrum of primary adrenal insufficiency in childhood | Abhamoni Baro |
| Enigmatic adrenal SOLs | Gagan Priya |
| Ectopic Cushing’s: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges | Umesh Kumar Garg |
| Elevated metanephrine(s), negative imaging: What should we do? | Nalini Shah |
| Power of innovation of new generation insulins: Advancing from Human insulins | Unnikrishnan AG |
| A SOUL- ful perspective on oral Semaglutide | Shashank R Joshi |
| One STEP ahead - Unlocking the full potential of Semaglutide 2.4 mg | Sanjay Kalra |
| Advancing the management of CVD in people living with Obesity | Krishna Seshadri |
| Exploring GIP-GLP1 co-agonism with Tirzepatide | Ganapati Bantwal |
| PRA v/s DRC - assay variations and clinical utility | Nikhil Bhagwat |
| Role of Machine learning in Type 1 diabetes | Rajiv Singla |
| Management of dyslipidemia in pregnancy: "Benefits" vs "Risks" | Rama Mohan |
| Critical illness related adrenal insufficiency | Beatrice Anne |
| Fertility prospects in adults with CYP21A2 defect | Shriraam Mahadevan |
| Post Pituitary surgery polyuria: How to approach | Basavaraj Sooragonda |
| Nelson syndrome: From prediction to prevention | Jay Chordia |
| Topic | Speaker |
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| CAH management across lifespan | Manjiri Karlekar |
| AMH across lifespan | Belinda George |
| Normohormonal Hyperparathyroidism: An expanding horizon | Dinesh Kumar Dhanwal |
| Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: An update | Sanjay Kumar Bhadada |
| Imaging in osteoporosis: beyond DXA | Satinath Mukhopadhyay |
| Genetics in Primary Hyperparatyroidism: An update | Parjeet Kaur |
| Hypoparathyroidism: Treatment target and challenges | Pramod Gandhi |
| The kaleidoscope of Medullary thyroid carcinoma | Jayaprakash Sahoo |
| Combination therapy of T4+T3: Hype or hope? | Deep Dutta |
| From bench side to bed side: Low-risk Papillary thyroid carcinoma | Dukhabandu Naik |
| 11-year-old boy with gynecomastia: How to approach | P K Jabbar |
| Child with ambiguous genitalia and palpable gonads: Approach | Vijayasarathi |
| 1 year old girl with isolated thelarche: how to approach | Nisha Bhavani |
| Drug induced alterations in TFT | Ipsita Mishra |
| Drug induced hyperprolactinemia | Uma Kaimal Saikia |
| Drug induced adrenal insufficieincy | Nilakshi Deka |
| CKD-MBD: From an Endocrinologist's perspective | Ameya Joshi |
| TmP/GFR: A critical appraisal | Prathosh Gangadhar |
| Sclerotic bone disorders: Role of imaging to reach the etiology | S. Ramkumar |
| Osteomorphs and its role in osteoporosis | Swayamsidha Mangaraj |
| Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis | Sachin Chittawar |
| Hungry bone syndrome: Prevention and management | Soham Mukhejee |
| Diabetic Osteopathy | Ambrish Mithal |
| Tumour induced osteomalacia | Sanjay Saran |
| Optimal serum 25OHD | Raman Marwaha |
| Non-compliance with LT4 | Nikhil Tandon |
| Non-compliance with thionamide | Subrahmanyam KAV |
| Anti-TSHRAb in routine practice | Arun Menon C.S |
| Evidence-based Management: Hypertension in diabetes | Abhay Kumar Sahoo |
| Evidence based management: Primary and secondary prevention of CKD in diabetes | Balram Sharma |
| Guidelines to Clinical practice: LDL-c in diabetes | Deepak Khandelwal |
| Guidelines to Clinical practice: TG in diabetes | Jayabhanu Kanwar |
| Guidelines to Clinical practice: Lp(a) in diabetes | Jaideep Khare |
| Surgical fitness in patients with diabetes | Prem Prakash Patidar |
| Surgical fitness in patients with abnormal TFT | Saptarshi Bhattacharya |
| Steroid induced Hyperglycemia: Management strategies | Om Jitendra Lakhani |
| Asymptomatic hyperuricemia in Diabetes | Sameer Aggarwal |
| Management of Diabetes in patients with CLD | S K Wangnoo |
| New clusters of Diabetes: ‘What’s different’ | Riddhi Dasgupta |
| Type 5 diabetes: New wine in an old bottle | Nihal Thomas |
| Post transplantation diabetes mellitus | Suresh Damodaran |
| Approach to indeterminate thyroid nodule | Subramanian Kannan |
| Thyroid hormone assay interference | Vijay Bhaskar Reddy |
| Osteosarcopenia: Clinical significance | Muthukrishnan |
| Topic | Speaker |
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| PCOS: Implementing Guidelines into practice | Ashraf Ganie Mohd |
| Management of adults with Turner syndrome | Yashdeep Gupta |
| Genetics of Turner syndrome | Naincy Purwar |
| Evaluation of the GH-IGF1 axis: potential pitfalls | Vageesh Ayyar |
| Long-acting growth hormone Preparations: Current status and future considerations | H.K Ganesh |
| Ovulation induction in PCOS: Current perspectives | Preeti Dabadghao |
| “Timing hypothesis” and post-menopausal hormone therapy | Jayashree Swain |
| Myoinositol in PCOS: Is it really effective | Chitra Selvan |
| Approach to a child with recurrent fractures | Sushil Gupta |
| Resistant rickets: Diagnostic algorithm | Rajesh Khadgawat |
| Childhood obesity: Clinical approach | Sambit Das |
| Tumor risk in DSD: What we have learnt? | Raju A Gopal |
| Genetics in DSD in resource-restricted settings: When? What? | Jayashree Gopal |
| Fruitful or futile? CDGP Vs. Hypo hypo | Sushil Jindal |
| Clinical spectrum of IHH | Nishant Raizada |
| Pubertal induction and maintenance in male with IHH: An update | Madhukar Mittal |
| Reversal of IHH: Myth or reality? | Santosh Kumar Singh |
| Early Vs. late GDM: What is the difference? | Alpesh Goyal |
| Metformin in diabetes in pregnancy: What we have learnt? | Prakash Keshwani |
| Offspring of pregnant women with diabetes | Sarita Bajaj |
| Approach to young onset, lean, non ketotic Diabetes | Shivprasad C |
| Mortality in Type 1 DM: what we have learnt | SV Madhu |
| Screening for monogenic diabetes in patients with type 1 diabetes | Eesh Bhatia |
| Disease modifying agents: Can we prevent T1DM? | George Joe |
| Non-insulin therapy in Type 1 Diabetes | Mohan Shenoy |
| β cell replacement in T1D: Advancements and obstacles | Ravindra Sukla |
| Adiposopathy: A disease for South Asians? | Sandeep Mathur |
| Inceptors in diabetes: A new breakthrough? | Aneesh Ghosh MS |
| Spectrum of diabetic cystopathy | Manas P. Baruah |
| Diabetes distress: Concerns and struggles | Tejal Lathia |
Anil R Sheth Award paper presentations(in Clinical Endocrinology and in
Basic/Comparative Endocrinology)
Instituted in the memory of Dr Anil R Sheth, one of the senior members of ESI and its past Secretary and Vice President, these awards are primarily aimed at recognising the younger ESI members conducting original research work in India.
The eligibility criteria are as follows:
- The presenting author must be a member of the Endocrine Society of India
- Only members below the age of 40 years with one year standing as a member of the ESI are eligible for the award.
- The paper must be accompanied by an undertaking by the author/authors that the work proposed to be presented has not been presented for award published earlier or is not under consideration for any award and a certificate from the Head of the Institution/Department to the effect that the major part of the work has been done in India by the author himself/herself.
- The decision for award in each of the categories shall be done by a panel of judges appointed for the purpose at ESICON 2025 where the work is to be presented.
Dedicated half-day sessions featuring cutting-edge updates, case discussions and practical insights in
| Specialty | Date |
|---|---|
| Bone and mineral endocrinology (for orthopaedic surgeons / rheumatologists / physiatrists) |
6th September 2025 |
| Reproductive endocrinology (for gynaecologists) |
7th September 2025 |
| Paediatric Endocrinology (for paediatricians) |
7th September 2025 |
Please refer to the scientific programme for details.
All delegates for the half-day sessions will receive certificates of participation but will not qualify for CME credit points.
How would your teachers and subject experts approach complex endocrine cases? Listen to glean insights and clarify your doubts.
| Professor | Topic |
|---|---|
| Dr Sanjay Bhadada | A case of hypercalcemia |
| Dr Tushar Bandgar | A case of tumour-induced osteomalacia |
| Dr Anuja Dokras | TBD |
Please refer to the scientific programme for details.
ESI Endo PG Quiz 2025
Rules:
- Participants must be DM/DrNB Endocrinology trainees and registered delegates of the conference.
- With a valid ID card (mandatory)
- And a letter from the Head of the Department (preferable)
- Scan the QR code in the flyer and enter participant details in the link to the Google form. Alternatively join the relevant Whatsapp group (to contact Dr Anish Kar, +919830951267 for details)
- The quiz shall be taken as teams of 3 members each. Inter-institutional teams are accepted. The same team composition shall be maintained in the Preliminary and Final rounds.
Exciting prizes await the top 3 winning teams!!!
And many more!!!
Join us for the scientific cornucopia across the length and breadth of Endocrinology between 4th-7th September 2025, at ITC Royal Bengal Kolkata.
ESICON 2025 Programme Brochure
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