Dr Praveen Ramachandra is a senior consultant in endocrinology and human metabolism department at SPARSH Hospital. Having earned an MBBS degree from Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore/Manipal University in 2002, he went on to pursue further specialisation in Internal Medicine from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. This was followed by a DM in Endocrinology in 2011 from Lala Laj Pat Rai Memorial Medical College (LLRMMC), affiliated with CCS University in Meerut, India, and SGPGI, Lucknow.