Dr. Nisha Kaimal

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Adrenal and thyroid disorders, Neuro-endocrinology, Diabetes

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

Diagnosis and management of pituitary disorders, Adrenal diseases, Thyroid disorders, Bone and calcium metabolism disorders, Disorders of female reproduction including Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Endocrine diseases in pregnancy, diabetes

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• MBBS, T N Medical College
• MRCP, Royal College of Physicians
• CCST in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal College of Physicians, London

FELLOWSHIPS:

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK

• Best oral presentation at the North West Endocrine Society Meeting, Liverpool, UK, May 2011

After graduating from T.N Medical College, Mumbai, Dr Kaimal spent the next fifteen years in UK acquiring additional qualifications and experience. She completed her MRCP in Medicine and her specialist training in Endocrinology and Diabetes, which included experience in reputed Tertiary care centres. She worked as a Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes in UK and was the clinical lead of the Endocrinology department at Mid Essex Hospital. She was the lead Endocrinologist in Essex region for the thyroid cancer multidisciplinary team and the lead for endocrine management of patients undergoing adrenal surgery. She has extensive experience in advanced diabetes management such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring. She was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London in 2018.

Dr Kaimal has multiple publications in international medical journals. She has presented over twenty posters at reputed international conferences and meetings. She has performed over fifteen healthcare related audits to improve patient care.

Publications:

• Effects of exenatide in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, N Kaimal, J Schofield, A Zaki, R Patel, M Sharma, E McCourt, KE Imtiaz.; Quarterly Journal of Medicine 2012; 105 (4): 321-326
• Iodinated contrast-induced thyrotoxicosis, P Dunne, N Kaimal, J MacDonald, ASyed; Canadian Medical Association Journal 2012. DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120734
• Suture erosion after gastric bypass surgery, N Kaimal, M Al-Rashedy, BJ Ammori, AA Syed; Quarterly Journal of Medicine 2012; doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs080
• Elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein in diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy., Imtiaz KE, Lekwuwa G, Kaimal N, Rai M, Nafeez M, Majeed T.; QJM 2011 Sep 14
• Authored a chapter on acromegaly in the textbook ‘Endocrinology and Diabetes: A problem-oriented approach’, September 2013

International Poster Presentations

22 poster presentations including:

• The use of continuous glucose monitoring: impact on therapeutic decision making and glycemic control; N Kaimal, S Bitat. Diabetes UK conference, London, March 2018.
• Management of thyroid cancer: a 5-year retrospective audit, N Kaimal, L Farouk. British Endocrine Society Conference, Edinburgh, November 2015.
• A rare case of Cushing’s syndrome, N Kaimal et al. American Endocrine Society Conference, June 2012.
• An extraventricular neurocytoma in the pituitary region, N Kaimal et al. British Endocrine Society conference, Harrogate, March 2012.
• Evaluation of the surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism in a tertiary referral unit, N Kaimal, V Bonello, B Ahmed, T Kearney, H Doran. British Endocrine Society conference, Harrogate, March 2012
• Hyponatremia following an adrenalectomy for Conn’s syndrome, D Bradley, N Kaimal, H Doran. BAETS, Poitiers, France, September 2011
• Adrenal incidentalomas – should we be doing PET scans, N Kaimal et al. North West Endocrine Society, Liverpool, May 2011 and British Endocrine Society conference, Birmingham, April 2011

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Physicians, UK
• British Endocrine Society
• Diabetes UK
• Association of British Clinical Diabetologists