Shashank R. Joshi, MD, DM, FRCP, FACE, FACP, FICP is the President, API (Association of Physicians of India), President of Indian Academy of Diabetes, and Past President of RSSDI (Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India). He is also an endocrinologist at Lilavati and Bhatia Hospitals. He is on the faculty at Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals in Endocrinology. Dr. Joshi is a practicing endocrinologist and diabetologist who has topped all years of MBBS, MD, and DM with Gold Medals. He is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology, American College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow and Edinburgh). He has more than 600 research publications to his credit. He is the Hon. Emeritus Editor of JAPI (Journal of The Association of Physicians of India), and former editor of the Indian Journal of Obesity, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Indian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics as well as several other leading medical journals. He is affiliated with several leading hospitals, including Lilavati and Bhatia Hospitals, Association of Advancement for Research in Obesity, IASO Affiliate), Chapter Chair (India), and American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE). He is visiting faculty to several Indian and international universities. Dr. Joshi is actively involved with evidence-based work in endocrinology including diabetes, obesity, thyroid, osteoporosis, and growth. He was awarded “International Clinician of the Year 2012” by the American College of Endocrinology. He has been conferred “Padma Shri” in 2014 by the Government of India.
