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{{Short description|Indian diabetologist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vijay Viswanathan
| image = Vijay-Viswanathan.jpg
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Diabetologist
| education = Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Doctor of Medicine in Internal Medicine (MD) Doctor of Philosophy in diabetic nephropathy (Ph.D.)
| alma_mater = [[University of Mangalore]] [[Stanley Medical College]] [[The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]] [[Royal College of Physicians]]
| boards = [[European Association for the Study of Diabetes]] (EASD) (Member)
European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group (EDNSG) (Member)
Diabetic Foot Study Group (DFSG) (Founding Member)
European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Member)
}}

'''Vijay Viswanathan''' is a diabetologist from India<ref>{{Cite web |title=High level of Distress Affect Women Diabetic patients than men in South India |url=https://www.apnnews.com/high-level-of-distress-affect-women-diabetic-patients-than-men-in-south-india/ |website=APN News}}</ref> who is the chief diabetologist at M.V. Hospital for Diabetes<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-15 |title='No one should lose a leg to diabetes' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/no-one-should-lose-a-leg-to-diabetes/article35931679.ece |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> based in [[Royapuram|Chennai]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2022-12-29 |title=New guidelines for treatment of diabetic foot to be released on May 13 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-guidelines-for-treatment-of-diabetic-foot-to-be-released-on-may-13/article66318002.ece |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 March 2019 |title=Women with type 2 diabetes have high levels of distress: study |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/women-with-type-2-diabetes-have-high-levels-of-distress-study/article26602303.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 August 2022 |title=Research society launches 'Save the feet and keep walking' campaign |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/research-society-launches-save-the-feet-and-keep-walking-campaign/article65754478.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Week - Dr Vijay Viswanathan |work=Cdicindia.org |url=http://cdicindia.org/cdicadmin/uploads/professionals/upload_path/Dr_Vijay_Viswanathan.pdf}}</ref> He is also the President of Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-12 |title=App to help people with diabetic foot launched |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/app-to-help-people-with-diabetic-foot-launched/articleshow/97833166.cms?from=mdr |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and the first Asian President of D-Foot International, a non-profit organization based in [[Belgium]].<ref>{{cite news |date=4 June 2019 |title=डा. विजय विश्वनाथन बने डी-फुट इंटरनेशनल के इलेक्ट प्रेसीडेंट {{!}} Dr. Vijay Viswanathan becomes Elect President of D-Foot International |language=hi-IN |work=Patrika News |url=https://www.patrika.com/chennai-news/dr-vijay-viswanathan-becomes-elect-president-of-d-foot-international-4666865/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 November 2021 |title=World Diabetes Day: MV hospital lights up Anna Centenary Library |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/nov/17/world-diabetes-day-mv-hospital-lights-up-anna-centenary-library-2384437.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 November 2022 |title=Footcare awareness among diabetologists is need of the hour to prevent amputation: Dr Vijay Viswanathan |work=Navjeevan Express |url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/footcare-awareness-among-diabetologists-is-need-of-the-hour-to-prevent-amputation-dr-vijay-viswanathan/}}</ref> Viswanathan has published over 543 research papers, in publications including the [[United States National Library of Medicine|National Library of Medicine]], on topics such as primary prevention and management of diabetes, diabetic foot and prevention of amputation, diabetic nephropathy, socio-economics of diabetes care and Pulmonary TB and diabetes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viswanathan V - PubMed |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Viswanathan+V&sort=pubdate&size=50 |website=PubMed |language=en}}</ref>

He has been awarded the Medical Council Award from the [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Tamil Nadu]] at the Tamil Nadu Medical Council in [[Chennai]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Vijay Viswanathan, MD, PhD - University of Michigan |work=[[University of Michigan]] |url=https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/mneuronet/vijay-viswanathan-md-phd}}</ref>

==Education and career==
In 1987, Viswanathan completed his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree from Govt. [[Stanley Medical College]]. He later went on to pursue his [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] in [[Internal medicine|Internal Medicine]] at the [[Kasturba Medical College]], [[Mangalore]], which he completed in 1991. In 1999, Viswanathan earned his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[Diabetic nephropathy|Diabetic Nephropathy]] from The [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]] (TNMGRMU). Additionally, he has advanced post-graduate training in diabetes. In 2010, Viswanathan completed his [[Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]] from the [[Royal College of Physicians]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Diabetic Foot Research India and Diabetic Amputation Prevention Initiative |work=dfri.in |url=https://dfri.in/message-from-experts.php}}</ref> He serves as the President of Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, a WHO Collaborating centre for Research, Education and Training,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-16 |title=M.V. Hospital retains WHO tag |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mv-hospital-retains-who-tag/article26008731.ece |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=12 November 2008 |title=Diabetes The Alarming Facts - Interview With Dr. V. Vishwanathan |work=Medindia |url=https://www.medindia.net/news/interviews/diabetes-the-alarming-facts-interview-with-dr-v-vishwanathan-43959-1.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Live Chennai: M.V. Hospital for Diabetes - Annual Oration and Lifetime Achievement Award, Hospital for Diabetes, Hospital for Diabetes Chennai, Chennai Hospital for Diabetes, Diabetes Hospital Chennai |url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?catid=&newsid=2167&nav=n |work=www.livechennai.com}}</ref> and a Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) recognized by the [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (Govt. of India).<ref>{{cite news |date=12 June 2014 |title=1st Vivian Fonseca Scholar award for Dr Vijay Viswanathan |work=Express Healthcare |url=https://www.expresshealthcare.in/life-healthcare/1st-vivian-fonseca-scholar-award-for-dr-vijay-viswanathan/4276/}}</ref> In 2019, he was the National Vice President of the [[Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India|Research Society for the Study of Diabetes]] (RSSDI).<ref>{{cite news |title=Vijay Viswanathan, Prof. M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai, India - RePORT International |work=RePORT International |url=https://reportinternational.org/vijay-viswanathan/}}</ref>

Viswanathan is a member of the [[European Association for the Study of Diabetes]] (EASD), the European Association for Study of Diabetes (EASD) as well as the European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group (EDNSG). Additionally, he is a founding member of the Diabetic Foot Study Group (DFSG).<ref>{{cite news |title=Managing diabetic foot |url=https://www.m3india.in/webinar/58e949/managing-diabetic |work=M3India}}</ref>

Viswanathan was involved in drafting guidelines for wound healing and offloading as part of The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) will release these guidelines next year, which are updated every four years. Viswanathan has previously drafted infection guidelines in 2015 and recommendations for footwear for diabetic foot ulcers in 2019. He will be part of the wound healing and offloading working groups for the 2023 update.<ref name=":1" />

Viswanathan currently serves as national president of the [[Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India|Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI)]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-23 |title=39th Prof. M. Viswanathan oration highlights strategies to prevent diabetic foot amputations |url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/39th-prof-m-viswanathan-oration-highlights-strategies-to-prevent-diabetic-foot-amputations/ |access-date= |website=Navjeevan Express |language=en-US}}</ref> On 30 March 2024, MV Hospital for Diabetes and the Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Royapuram, conducted the 38th Prof. M. Viswanathan DRC Gold Medal Oration in Chennai. During the event, the hospital launched a 'Wound Clinic Training Program' designed to educate healthcare professionals on preventing complications associated with diabetic foot infections.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-03-30 |title=Oration on diabetic foot remission held |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/oration-on-diabetic-foot-remission-held/article68009160.ece |access-date= |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In October 2024, MV Hospital for Diabetes, in collaboration with the Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (United States), established a School of Podiatry under the name Diabetic Foot Research India, aimed at providing training in podiatric care for medical and paramedical professionals.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-10-22 |title=MV Diabetes launches School of Podiatry to train doctors in diabetic foot treatment |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mv-diabetes-launches-school-of-podiatry-to-train-doctors-in-diabetic-foot-treatment/article68783137.ece |access-date= |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Selected publications==
*{{Citation |last1= Viswanathan|first1= V.|title=''Role of Technology for wound Care in Diabetic Foot'' |date=2023 |url=|work=Chronic Wound Management |pages= 67–76|editor-first=|access-date= |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-26110-7_4 |isbn=978-3-031-26109-1 |last2=Mirshad|first2=R.}}
*{{Cite journal |last1=Viswanathan|first1=Vijay|last2= Ahmed Khan|first2= Balkhiwala|last3=Nachimuthu|first3=Sukanya|last4=Kumpatla|first4=Satyavani|date= 2023|title=''Precision of Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Tool for the Diagnosis of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Among People with Type 2 Diabetes—A Study from South India'' |url= |journal=The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds |language=en |pages=|doi=10.1177/15347346231163209 |issn=1534-7346}}
*{{Cite journal |title=''Current and future perspective in the management of diabetes''|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368845665 |journal=}}
* {{Cite journal |title=''Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – The Epidemic Of The 21st Century: The Indian Scenario A Ramachandran, C Snehalatha*, Int. J. Diab. Dev. Countries (1999), Vol. 19'' |url= |journal=}}
*''High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Care Center''. J Assoc Physicians India. 2017 Nov;65(11):38-42. PMID 29322708.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Viswanathan |first1=Vijay |last2=Ramalingam |first2=Indira Priyadarshini |last3=Ramakrishnan |first3=Nagarajan |date= |title=High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Care Center |journal=The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India |volume=65 |issue=11 |pages=38–42 |issn=0004-5772 |pmid=29322708}}</ref>
*''Need for education on footcare in diabetic patients in India''. J Assoc Physicians India. 1999 Nov;47(11):1083-5. PMID 10862318.
*''Diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: the Indian experience''. J Assoc Physicians India. 2001 Dec;49:1185-7. PMID 11996441.
*''Prevalence of pathogens in diabetic foot infection in South Indian type 2 diabetic patients''. J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 Aug;50:1013-6. PMID 12421021.
*''Is increased apolipoprotein B-A major factor enhancing the risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes?'' J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 Aug;50:1036-8. PMID 12421026.
*''Plasma homocysteine concentration and coronary artery disease in Asian Indians''. J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 Oct;50:1229-31. PMID 12568203.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viswanathan V |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Viswanathan+V&cauthor_id=29322708 | website=PubMed |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 2005 Hoechst Senior Lecturership in Diabetes by Diamond APICON<ref name=":0" />
* 2009 Professor P.J. Mehta Oration Award by Association of Physicians of India<ref name=":0" />
* 2011: Received the Professor Sam G.P. Moses Oration from Research Society for the Study of Diabetes (RSSDI)<ref name=":0" />
* 2013 Vivian Foncseca Scholar Award from the [[American Diabetes Association]] for his research on the link between Diabetes and TB.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 June 2013 |title=Dr Vijay Viswanathan to receive First Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award |work=Express Pharma |url=https://www.expresspharma.in/dr-vijay-viswanathan-to-receive-first-vivian-fonseca-scholar-award/}}</ref>
* 2014 Professor Sam. G. P. Moses Oration and Gold Medal Oration from Research Society for the Study of Diabetes (RSSDI)<ref name=":0" />
* 2014 Dr. B Ramamurthy Endowment Lecture Award, Indian Medical Association Branch<ref name=":0" />
* 2015 Gold Medal Oration by Research Society for the Study of Diabetes (RSSDI)<ref name=":0" />
* 2015 Medical Council Award by [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Tamil Nadu]] at Tamil Nadu Medical Council, [[Chennai]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2017 Fellowship Award by Research Society for the Study of Diabetes (RSSDI)<ref name=":0" />
* 2018 Inspiring Diabetologist of India from [[Anupriya Patel]], [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of State- Health and Family Welfare Govt of India]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2018 Excellence in Diabetic Foot Award from the National Diabetic Foot Conclave<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 Outstanding Investigator Award from the World-India Diabetes Foundation, a US-based organization in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 January 2022 |title=Award for Chennai doctor |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/award-for-chennai-doctor/article38198415.ece}}</ref>
* 2022 Second prize at the 18th European Diabetic Foot Study Group (DFSG) meeting in [[Bratislava|Bratislava, Slovakia]] for his research paper submitted on “Improving blood flow and saving the legs of people with Diabetes”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Footcare awareness among diabetologists is need of the hour to prevent amputation: Dr Vijay Viswanathan |url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/footcare-awareness-among-diabetologists-is-need-of-the-hour-to-prevent-amputation-dr-vijay-viswanathan/ |website=Navjeevan Express |language=en-US}}</ref>

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