Gnanagurudasan Prakasam
Dr. Prakasam, a practicing physician and medical business/technology consultant for over 30 years, is a leading expert in diabetes, growth hormone, endocrinology, diabetes related technology and most importantly the healthcare business. He is the founder and president of the Center of Excellence in Diabetes and Endocrinology (CEDE) in Sacramento, providing care to over 15,000 patients, including over 1,200 with diabetes. CEDE hosts one of the largest pediatric insulin pump programs and growth disorders programs in the United States and is involved in several any number clinical trials in the field of diabetes (type 1 and 2), diabetes technologies, thyroid and growth hormone.
He is additionally the Medical Director of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento since 2001. He is the immediate past president of the Leadership Council of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Northern California and served as a national committee member of the ADA. He is also currently a board member in the Northern California Chapter of JDRF.
Dr. Prakasam serves as an adviser, lead principal investigator for multicenter studies, and a marketing consultant for several pharmaceutical companies. He started and continues to run a patient support online program, one of the first of its kind, for children with diabetes, growth hormone deficiencies and lifestyle issues. He has been invited to speak all over the globe on pediatric endocrinology and has organized several comprehensive pediatric endocrine CME programs in the US.
He has authored and co-authored multiple papers and abstracts in the field of endocrinology and diabetes and was a member of the working committee on the first guideline, published in November 2011, about transitioning children with diabetes from pediatric care to adult care. His additional areas of interest include social entrepreneurship, e-health, medical social networking, and family centered care. His recent passion is exploring how to employ happiness as a tool in the healthcare workplace as well as for chronic disease management.
He is also an entertainer and gives motivational lectures on health, work, family and happiness
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