Dr. Ambrish Mithal

About Doctor

Dr. Ambrish Mithal is an endocrinologist and the Chairman and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Max Healthcare, Saket, New Delhi; he started working in December 2019. One of the most renowned names in the field of Endocrinology, Dr. Ambrish Mithal is considered to be a thought leader in the medical community. Before joining Max Healthcare, he was Chairman, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, at Medanta the Medicity. There, he led the Endocrinology and Diabetes division from 2009 to 2019. Before that, he worked at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

More recently, in 2019, Dr. Mithal has been nominated to the Governing Council of the National Health Authority, the apex body involved in implementing the ambitious population health coverage plan of the government. He has also been appointed (honorary) President, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur.

Dr. Mithal was awarded the International Osteoporosis Foundation President's Award in March 2016. In March 2017, Dr. Mithal was awarded the Dr. B C Roy Award by the President of India for his contribution to the development of endocrinology in India. He has won numerous awards from medical and social bodies throughout his career.

Work Experience

• Chairman and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta - The Medicity, 2009-2019
• Senior Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, 1998-2009
• Faculty member (Endocrinology) - Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow, 1988-1998

Education & Training

• M.B.B.S. - Kanpur University - 1980
• M.D.- Kanpur University - 1984
• D.M.(Endocrinology) - AIIMS, New Delhi -1987 (First DM in Endocrinology from AIIMS)

Memberships

• Endocrine Society of India
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• Founder-Secretary, Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• President, Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• Member, Governing Council, Indian Menopause Society
• Endocrine Society (US)
• Editorial Board, Apollo Medical Journal
• President, South Asian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (SASBMR)
• Chairman, Bone and Joint Decade (India)
• President, Endocrine Society of India
• Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Task Force for  Secondary Prevention of Fractures

Awards

• President of India – Padma Bhushan, 2015
• Laureate Award 2021, International Excellence in Endocrinology Award,
• Medical Council of India -  Dr. B.C. Roy Award, 2015
• Fogarty Fellow at Harvard Medical School, 1993-94
• JICA Fellow, Japan, 1996-97
• Boy Frame Award - American Society for Bone Mineral Research 2004
• International Osteoporosis Foundation - President’s Award 2016

Speciality Interest

• Endocrinology & Diabetes