Professor Thozhukat Sathyapalan
| Post Nominals | MBBS, MD, FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh), FACP, SFHEA |
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| Biography | Sathya obtained his undergraduate degree in Medicine from University of Kerala, India in 1996 and his MD (General Medicine) from JIPMER, India. He subsequently did his clinical training in Diabetes and Endocrinology as a Specialist Registrar in Yorkshire Deanery. Sathya was a Clinical Research Fellow in University of Hull and obtained his MD (Diabetes and Endocrinology) in 2009. He was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Hull York Medical School in October 2009, Reader in 2012 and was made Chair in Academic Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2016. MBBS, Trivandrum Medical College, India 1990-1996 MD (General Medicine), JIPMER, India 1997-2000 Postgraduate Clinical Training (Grampian University Hospitals and Yorkshire Deanery) 2001-2009 Clinical Research Fellow, University of Hull 2006-2008 Senior Lecturer, Hull York Medical School 2009-2012 Reader, Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013-2016 Chair, Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016 - |
| Research Interests | His main area of interest is on modulation of cardiometabolic risk through pharmacological and lifestyle interventions in insulin resistant states such as obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus. He is interested in traditional as well as novel risk factors, specifically endocrine disruptors. |
| Teaching and Learning | Postgraduate (clinical) Organise and lead the Continuing Medical Education programme for endocrine trainees and Consultants in Diabetes and Endocrinology for Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber. RCP-accredited. Delivered by national and international speakers. Educational and Clinical Supervisor for Foundation year trainees, Core Medical trainees and Specialty Trainees in Endocrinology and diabetes Undergraduate Delivering plenary lectures for Hull York Medical School students Phase II Student Selected Components (SSCs) on ‘patient pathway through research’ Critically appraised topic (CAT) assessment for Phase II students Thyroid teaching clinics and diabetes teaching clinics for Hull York Medical School Year 4 students Multi-disciplinary clinical teaching for Year 3 students: type 1 and type 2 diabetes, dedicated sessions with diabetes specialist nurses, podiatrists, and dieticians OSLER and OSCE examiner for Hull York Medical School Year 4 and 5 medical students |
| Scopus Author ID | 22956610200 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Lifestyle interventions and pharmacological interventions in cardio metabolic conditions Polycystic ovary syndrome https://www.hyms.ac.uk/about/news/2023/hull-york-medical-school-launch-freeman-phd-fellowship-in-endocrinology Completed postdoctoral students (16 students successfully supervised since 2010) Mohammed Abdalla - Pharmacotherapy of PCOS (Principal Supervisor) (PhD 2022) Youssra HZ Dakroury - Vitamin D effects in Qatari population (MSc 2022), Weill Cornell at Qatar (Principal Supervisor) Alexandra Butler - Life, Death and Regenration fo the Beta Cell (Principal Supervisor) (MD 2020) James England - Parameters for parathyroid surgery in hyperparathyroidism (Principal Supervisor) ( MD - 2018) Zeeshan Javed – The effect of vitamin D in women with PCOS (PhD 2018) Diabetes and Endocrinology research fund (Principal Supervisor) Keith Cunningham –The impact of insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome on IVF outcomes. MD (2016) (Principal Supervisor) Alasdair O Doherty – Effect of exercise of post-prandial hyperlipidaemia. (PhD 2016) (Co-supervisor). Ahmed Al-Qaissi - The studies on the physiology of insulin action in patients with diabetes mellitus. (MD 2018) (Principal Supervisor) Ehtesham Ehtesham – Effects of dietary polyphenols on vascular endothelium and cardiovascular health. PhD (2015) (Principal Supervisor). Anish George – Effect of dysglycaemia on cardiovascular outcome following acute coronary syndrome. MD (2015) (Principal Supervisor). Constantine Simintiras – The in vitro modelling of the oviduct: Investigating the role of maternal metabolic and endocrine parameters on early embryonic stem cell development – PhD (2014) (Co-supervisor). Judit Konya –Effect of polyphenols in cardiovascular risk factors. MD (2014) (Principal Supervisor) Hassan Kahal – (2010-13) The effect of liraglutide on platelet function and atherothormbotic risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome – PhD (2013) (Principal Supervisor) Simon Adams – Identification of factors predictive of outcome following bariatric surgery - MD (Surgery) (2011) (Principal supervisor) Current students Emmanuel Ssemmondo - Cardiometabolic risk reduction in PCOS (MD)(Principal Supervisor) Savannah Sygrove - Effect of exercise and lifestyle intervention in PCOS (PhD) (Principal Supervisor) - Freeman Fellowship Moose Sheikh - (MD) Effect of diabetes on cardiovascular outcomes MD (Principal Supervisor) Najeeb Shah - (MD) Interventions on metabolic fluctuations on type 2 diabetes (Principal Supervisor) Sebastian Spencer - (MSc) - Intravenous iron for the treatment of anaemia in peritoneal dialysis patients (Principal Supervisor) Alexandra Macnamara - (MD) Evaluation of pharmacology teaching for undergraudate medical students (Principal Supervisor) Haidee Gonzalez - (MD) To evaluate the link between obesity, metabolic syndrome, hyperlipidaemia, NAFLD in inflammatory bowel disease (Principal Supervisor) Saeed Alqarni - Endoparticle profile in patients with type 2 diabetes (PhD) (Co-supervisor) |