Dr. PEERZADA OVAIS AHMAD

Dr Peerzada Ovais Ahmad, MBBS, PhD, PDF, is a clinician–scientist with 10 years of dedicated research and clinical experience in diabetes and endocrinology, with a particular focus on youth-onset and pediatric diabetes in India. He has extensive expertise in advanced diabetes technologies, including CGM, CSII, and MDI therapy. Dr. Ovais played a pivotal role in establishing the first young-onset diabetes registry in Jammu & Kashmir and collaborated with Professor Bruce King (Australia) to develop an innovative diabetes management program. His international recognitions include the Allan Drash Clinical Fellowship (2020) and the ISPAD-JDRF Award (2022), making him the first Asian recipient. His PhD research featured a landmark randomised controlled trial on vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy. He also initiated the Life For a Child program at SKIMS, Srinagar, improving access to care for children with Type 1 diabetes. His contributions were profiled by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, underscoring his leadership in pediatric diabetes care in Kashmir. Most recently, Dr Ovais was honoured with the Best Diabetes Innovation Award 2025 by the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), recognising his decade-long commitment to advancing diabetes care and innovation.

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