Professor Parag Singhal

Professor Parag Singhal is a Consultant Endocrinologist. In the field of endocrinology and metabolic medicine, their special interests lie in all aspects of diabetes, including diabetic foot, thyroid disease and reproductive medicine.

Professor Singhal received their initial medical training in India at Jiwaji University before moving to the UK where they became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1995. Following this, they gained further training in the US, after which they received their higher specialist training in Newcastle. Professor Singhal received their postgraduate MPhil at the University of Newcastle in 2002 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2004.

Professor Singhal was heavily involved in a project to offer remote assistance to junior doctors in India, to help manage the COVID-19 crisis in the country. Using a telemedicine tool, Professor Singhal, as secretary of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) offered virtual consultations to doctors in India to help fight the second wave of the coronavirus, and to assist doctors on their ward rounds.

Professor Singhal has published many research papers. Their past research involves insulin resistance and retinopathy. Their main areas of focus are the thyroid and thyroid conditions, especially hypothyroidism. They have a large cohort of patients they have successfully treated using a combination of therapies, and as such, patients travel to see them from all over the country for help with their thyroid condition.