Diabetes professor receives global recognition for research into hyperglycaemia

A leading consultant has been branded as one of the top 10 most prominent experts for hyperglycaemia.

Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Diabetes and Endocrinology Consultant at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been ranked by Expertscape.com as the ninth leading researcher in the field of hyperglycaemia.

His commitment to conducting research and awareness on hyperglycaemia is the reason why Professor Dhatariya is now recognised as one of the top 10 global researchers on this topic. 

In June, Professor Dhatariya will take on his new role as the chair of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD). He said: “I am lost for words. So many heroes of mine are on the list.”

Professor Dhatariya also holds a number of other national roles, including the co-chair of the Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group where he has led or co-authored the national guidelines on the management of various aspects of inpatient diabetes care including the guideline on diabetic ketoacidosis.

Additionally, he is the chair of the Examining Board for the UK Specialist Clinical Exam in Diabetes and Endocrinology; immediate past President of the Diabetes and Endocrine section of the Royal Society of Medicine, and an associate editor of Diabetic Medicine and BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.

Professor Dhatariya is also one of the authors of the national guidance around the treatment of children and young people with diabet