Paturi V. Rao

Dr. Rao is co-founder and director for Diabetomics operations in India and Asia. Dr. Rao was previously Professor and Chief of Endocrinology at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences University in Hyderabad, India, and established the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) and served as Secretary from 1993-2007. RSSDI is the largest diabetes care providers’ organization in Asia, with more than 7000 member diabetologists. Dr. Rao has served as principal investigator on several key international clinical studies in diabetes, including ORIGIN, DREAM, and several phase-II and phase-III clinical trials for Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Aventis, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, and Johnson & Johnson. Dr. Rao serves on the advisory committees of the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Department of Science & Technology, and several pharmaceutical companies.