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Office
5801 Allentown Road
Suite 500
Camp Springs, MD 20746Phone+1 301-899-7713Fax+1 301-899-9430- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Darshana Purohit, MD is board certified in Endocrinology and practices at Capital Diabetes and Endocrine Associates. Dr. Purohit attended K. J. Somaiya Medical Institute in Mumbai India . She completed her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins/Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and her three year fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas. Dr. Purohit is also an active member of Endocrine Society, American Thyroid Association, and The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. She treats all endocrine disorders which includes diabetes, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal disorders, osteoperosis and PCOS. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and photography.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2009 - 2012
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2008
- KJ Somaiya Medical CollegeClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2011 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsActivating BRAF mutation in sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of the thyroid gland: two case reports and review of the literature.Jasmine S. Sukumar, Senthil Sukumar, Darshana Purohit, Brian J. Welch, Jyoti P. Balani, Shirley Yan, Sumitha S. Hathiramani> ;Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019 Dec 28
- 111 citationsLeptin signaling and circuits in puberty and fertilityCarol F. Elias, Darshana Purohit> ;Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 2013 Mar 1
Other Languages
- Hindi
Hospital Affiliations
- MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, District of Columbia
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