User:Rakeshparikh

Dr Rakesh Parikh, Director, D Clinarch, India, is a researcher and consultant diabetologist based in Jaipur, Jaipur. He is postgraduate in medicine with specialization in diabetology from Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Mumbai. He is currently working as the Chief Consultant Diabetologist at S K Soni Hospital, Jaipur. He is involved in numerous global clinical drug trials as the principal investigator. At a very young age of less than 35 years, he has more than 40 publications to his credit.

Research Contributions
1.He is the innovator of Parikh's Formula to calculate expected date of delivery. Parikh's Formula to minimize the errors in calculating expected date of delivery

2.He is the innovator of Index of Central Obesity, a novel parameter for central obesity Index of central obesity - A novel Parameter

3.He has published various other innovative concepts in diverse areas of Medicine.

4.His Index of Central Obesity has been widely used and validated by various researchers across the globe. Index of Central Obesity

5.He has published data suggesting that more than 98% of females are dyslipidemic at baseline. Prevalence and Pattern of Dyslipidemia in Indian Type 2 Diabetic Subjects

He is the guest editor for The Journal of General Medicine, on editorial board of 5 international journals and reveiewer for numerous peer reviewed journals.

He has been awarded by Govt of India with National Science Fellowship in 1998 for his contribution to the field of Medicine. He has numerous other awards like Rashtriya Ratan Puraskar, Best Resident Award, Most Outstanding Student Award etc. to his credit.