Ambrish Mithal

Ambrish Mithal is an Indian endocrinologist and diabetologist. He secured MBBS from GSVM Medical College, master's degree (DM) from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Then he worked at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow and, later, at Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi before joining Medanta the Medicity as Chairman, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes  where he worked from 2009 to 2019. Subsequently, he joined Max Health Care where he is the chairman and head of Endocrinology and Diabetes department.

Mithal, who has published a number of articles in the field of endocrinology in journals, was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the field of medicine. In September 2020, Mithal became the first Indian to be chosen for the Laureate Award for International Excellence in Endocrinology (2021) by the Endocrine Society (US). Mithal was awarded the International Osteoporosis Foundation President's award in March 2016. In March 2017, Mithal was awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award by the President of India (for the year 2015) for his contribution to the development of endocrinology in India. He is also a recipient of the Fogarty Fellowship of Harvard Medical School (1992-93), JICA fellowship (1996), Boy Frame Award of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (2004), IOF Amgen Health Professionals Award (2005) and the Indian Medical Association Academy of Medical Sciences Award (2007). He is also a fellow of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.