Research Areas

  1. Epidemiology, radiology, metabolic changes in skeletal fluorosis
  2. Primary hyperparathyroidism in Indians: implications for disease understanding
  3. Vitamin D deficiency in Indians
  4. Normal BMD for Indians
  5. Bone health of armed forces
  6. Bone health of children
  7. Risk factors for osteoporosis
  8. Drug trials

Publications

  1. An article on “Oral dosing of pentoxifylline” by Dr. Naibedya Chattopadhyay.
  2. Gupta A. Osteoporosis in India- the nutritional hypothesis. Natl Med J India 1996;9:268-74
  3. Mithal A, Nangia S, Arya V, Verma BR, Gujral RB. Spinal bone mineral density in normal Indian females. J Bone Miner Res (suppl 1) 1998:S591 ( abstract ).
  4. Mithal A, Skeletal fluorosis. In: Molecular and Cellular Biology of Bone (ed. Zaidi M), JAI press, Connecticut , USA . 1998
  5. Mithal A. Singh AK. Endemic fluorosis and calcium intake. In: Calcium and Bone Development (eds. Bonjour JP, Tsang R) Nestle Nutrition Workship Series, Lipincott Raven Publishers, New York , 1998
  6. Zargar AH, Laway BA, Masoodi BR, Hakim FA, Wani AI, Bashir MI, Mithal A. Hereditary Hypophosphetemic rickets: a report from the Indian subcontinent. Postgrad Med J 75;485, 1999.
  7. WHO Global Task Force for Osteoporosis (Mithal A). Interim report and recommendations. Osteoporosis International; 10;259 – 264, 1999.
  8. Singh AK , Avula S, Kher V, Rao DS, Mithal A. Calcitropic hormone status in North Indian patients with end stage renal disease. Natl Med J India 12;202, 1999
  9. Zargar AH, Laway BA, Masoodi BR, Hakim FA, Wani AI, Bashir MI, Mithal A. Hereditary Hypophosphetemic rickets: a report from the Indian subcontinent. Postgrad Med J 75;485, 1999
  10. Ravishankar U. Bone Mineral density in normal Indian women: Assessment by Dual Energy X ray Absorptiometry. In Sankaran B ed. “Osteoporosis” . Supported by South East Asia Regional Office, World Health Organization, pp120-122, 2000.
  11. Zargar AH, Mithal A, Wani AI, Laway BA, Masoodi BR, Bashir MI, Ganil MA. Postgrad Med J 76;369, 2000
  12. Goswami R, Gupta N, Goswami D, Marwaha RK, Tandon N, Kochupillai N. Prevalence and significance of low 25(OH) D concentration in healthy subjects in Delhi . Am J Clin Nutr 72;472-475, 2000.
  13. Mithal A, Bandeira F, Meng X, Siverberg SJ, Shi Y, Mishra SK, Griz L, Macedo G, Celdas G, Bandeira C, Bilezikian JB, Rao DS. Clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism: India , Brazil and China . In: The Parathyroids: Basic and clinical aspects. (eds: Bilezikian JP, Marcus R, Levine MA) Academic Press, San Diego , 2001
  14. Mishra SK, Agarwal G, Kar DK, Gupta SK, Mithal A, Rastad J. Unique clinical characteristics of primary hyperparathyroidism in Indians. Brit J Surg 88;708, 2001
  15. Agarwal G, Singh AK , Arya V, Mishra SK , Mithal A. Recovery pattern of patients with osteitis fibrosa cystica in primary hyperparathyroidism after successful parathyroidectomy. Surgery, 132:1075, 2002
  16. Rao DS, Agarwal G, Talpos GB, Phillips ER, Bandiera F, Mishra SK, Mithal A. Role of Vitamin D and Calcium Nutrition in Disease Expression and Parathyroid Tumor Growth in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Global Perspective. J Bone Miner Res, 17, suppl 2: N75-80, 2002
  17. Reddy PG, Mithal A , Rao DS. Bone Mineral density in healthy Asian Indian women: Development of a reference database and implications for diagnosis of osteoporosis in Indian women living in the United States . J Bone Mineral Res 2002 (suppl. 1):SA270,
  18. Dharmalingam M, Prasanna Kumar KM, Patil J, Karthikshankar S. Study of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Bone 2003. 32 (suppl) S178 (abstract).
  19. Keramet A, Bhambhri R, Chakravarty D, Mithal A. Spinal bone mineral density in healthy urban Asian Indian women presenting for a preventive health check-up. J Bone Miner Res (suppl 1), 2003: SA083 ( abstract).
  20. Bhambri R, Naik V, Taneja S, Rastogi S, Mithal A : Change in bone mineral density following treatment of osteomalacia and rickets. Endocrine Society (US), Philadelphia , June 19-22, 2003 : P-3/560 ( abstract).
  21. Kung AWC, Chao HT, Huang K, Sriram U, et. al. Efficacy and safety of Raloxifene 60mg/day in postmenopausal Asian Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.88, 3130, 2003
  22. Mithal A. Editorial. Bone Mineral Health of Indians. Natl. Med. J India,16: 294-297,2003
  23. Kung AWC, Chao HT, Huang K, Sriram U et al. Efficacy and safety of Raloxifene 60mg/day in postmenopausal Asian Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.88, 3130, 2003
  24. Tandon N, Marwaha RK, Kalra S, Gupta Nandita, Dudha A, Kochupillai N. Bone mineral parameters in healthy young Indian adults with optimal vitamin D availability. National Med J India., 16, 2003
  25. Arya V, Bhambri R, Godbole MM, Mithal A. Vitamin D status and its correlation with bone mineral density in healthy Asian Indians. Osteoporosis International, 15: 56-61, 2004
  26. Nangia S, Reddy PG, Mithal A, Arya V, Gujral RB, Rao DS. Bone mineral density in healthy Asian Indian women: development of a reference database and implications for diagnosis of osteoporosis. World Congress of Osteoporosis, Rio de Janeiro , May 14-18, 2004 .
  27. Bhambri R, Keramet A, Chakravarty D, Mithal A. Femoral bone mineral density in healthy urban Asian Indian women presenting for a preventive health check. Endocrine Society (US), June 16-19, 2004.
  28. Nangia S, Reddy PG, Ramaswamy N, Mithal A, Sriram U. Bone mineral density in healthy Indian women: development of a reference database and implications for diagnosis of osteoporosis in Indian women. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Adult Bone and Mineral Working Group, October 1-4, 2004
  29. Bhadada SK., Bhansali A, Shah VN, Rao DS. Changes in serum leptin and adiponectin concentrations and insulin resistance after curative parathyroidectomy in moderate to severe primary hyperparathyroidism. Singapore Med J. 2011 ; 52:890-3.
  30. Bhadada S K, Bhansali A, Ahluwalia J, GV Chanukya, Behera A, Dutta P. Anaemia and marrow fibrosis in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism before and after curative parathyroidectomy. Clinical Endocrinology (Oxf) 2009; 70: 527-532.
  31. Bhadada S K, Cardenas M, Bhansali A, Mittal B.R, Behera A, Chanukya G.V, Nahar U, Sudhakar Rao D. Very low or undectable intact parathyroid hormone levels in patients with surgically verified parathyroid adenomas. Clinical Endocrinology (Oxf) 2008;69:382-385
  32. Bhadada SK, Udawat HP, Bhansali A, Rana SS, Sinha SK and Bhasin DK. Chronic pancreatitis in primary hyperparathyroidism: comparison with alcoholic and idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2007, 1440-1746
  33. Bhansali A, Masoodi SR, Bhadada S, Mittal BR, Behra A,Singh P Ultrasonography in detection of single and parathyroid glands in primary hyperparathyroidism: comparision with radionuclide scintigraphy and surgery Clinical Endocrinology 2006 ;65: 340-5.
  34. Marwaha RK, Tandon N, Garg MK, Kanwar R, Narang A, Sastry A, Bhadra K, Saberwal A, Mithal A. Bone health in healthy Indian population aged 50 years and above. Osteoporosis International 2011 Nov;22(11):2829-36. Epub 2011 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 21271341.
  35. Marwaha RK, Tandon N, Chopra S, Agarwal N, Garg MK, Sharma B, Kanwar RS, Bhadra K, Singh S, Mani K, Puri S. Vitamin D status in pregnant Indian women across trimesters and different seasons and its correlation with neonatal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Br J Nutr. 2011 May 31:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21736816.
  36. Ragavan M, Tandon N, Bhatnagar V. Exstrophy bladder: Effect of sigmoid colocystoplasty on physical growth and bone mineral density. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2011 Apr;16(2):45-9. PubMed PMID: 21731230; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3119935.
  37. Marwaha RK, Puri S, Tandon N, Dhir S, Agarwal N, Bhadra K, Saini N. Effects of sports training & nutrition on bone mineral density in young Indian healthy females. Indian J Med Res. 2011 Sep;134(3):307-13. PubMed PMID: 21985813; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3193711.
  38. Khandelwal D, Bhattacharya S, Gadodia A, Khadgawat R, Tandon N, Ammini AC. Metabolic bone disease as a presenting manifestation of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: Three cases and review of literature. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;15(4):341-5. PubMed PMID: 22029009; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3193787.
  39. Marwaha RK, Tandon N, Kaur P, Sastry A, Bhadra K, Narang A, Arora S, Mani K. Establishment of Age-Specified Bone Mineral Density Reference Range for Indian Females Using Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. J Clin Densitom. 2011 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22154428.
  40. Gahlot M, Khadgawat R, Ramot R, Eunice M, Ammini AC, Gupta N, Kalaivani M. The effect of growth hormone deficiency on size-corrected bone mineral measures in pre-pubertal children. Osteoporos Int. 2011 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22071483.
  41. Khandelwal D, Bhattacharya S, Gadodia A, Khadgawat R, Tandon N, Ammini AC. Metabolic bone disease as a presenting manifestation of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: Three cases and review of literature. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;15(4):341-5. PubMed PMID: 22029009;
  42. Khadgawat R, Brar KS, Gahlo M, Yadav CS, Malhotra R, Guptat N, Tandon N. High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Asian-Indian patients with fragility hip fracture: a pilot study. J Assoc Physicians India. 2010 Sep;58:539-42. Erratum in: J Assoc Physicians India. 2010 Oct;58:630.
  43. Shivaprasad C, Paliwal P, Khadgawat R, Sharma A. Identification of a novel mutation in an Indian patient with CAII deficiency syndrome. J Postgrad Med. 2010 Oct-Dec;56(4):290-2.
  44. Marwaha RK, Khadgawat R, Tandon N, Kanwar R, Narang A, Sastry A, Bhadra K, Kalaivani M. Reference intervals of serum calcium, ionized calcium, phosphate and alkaline phosphatase in healthy Indian school children and adolescents. Clin Biochem. 2010 Oct;43(15):1216-9. Epub 2010 Jul 23.
  45. Khadgawat R, Singh Y, Kansara S, Tandon N, Bal C, Seith A, Kotwal P. PET/CT localisation of a scapular haemangiopericytoma with tumour-induced osteomalacia. Singapore Med J. 2009 Feb;50(2):e55-7.
  46. Khadgawat R, Makharia GK, Puri K. Evaluation of bone mineral density among patients with inflammatory bowel disease in a tertiary care setting in India. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 May-Jun;27(3):103-6.
  47. Bhadada S, Bhansali A, Unnikrishnan AG, Khadgawat R, Singh SK, Mithal A, Saikia UN. Does Paget’s disease exist in India?: A series of 21 patients. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006 Jul;54:530-4.