Overview:
Dr Kavitha is a Paediatric & Adolescent Endocrinologist & Diabetologist with over two decades of paediatric experience caring for children and adolescents with complex hormonal and metabolic conditions, from diabetes to thyroid disorders to growth, puberty, and adrenal conditions. Trained at various hospitals within the NHS in the UK. Dr Kavitha has held various training & consultant posts at the Northern Deanery, UK, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, India and currently at KIMS (CUDDLES) Hospitals Hyderabad. She is leading specialist clinics for children with diabetes on insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring.
Areas of special interest:
- Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes, insulin pumps & CGMS
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and other acute endocrine emergencies like Hypocalcaemia and Addisonian crisis.
- Hypoglycaemia & Hyperinsulinism
- Growth disorders, including Growth Hormone Deficiency and pituitary conditions
- Disorders of Puberty (both precocious and delayed)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), primary adrenal insufficiency and other adrenal conditions
- Thyroid disorders, from congenital hypothyroidism to autoimmune hypothyroidism to Graves’ disease
- Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)
- Bone disorders including various types of rickets, calcium & phosphate conditions and parathyroid disorders
- Adolescent gynaecological endocrinology including menstrual irregularities
- Childhood obesity and metabolic health
- Prematurity and associated endocrine issues like metabolic bone disease of prematurity, foetal growth restriction (IUGR) and small for gestational age (SGA)
- Late effects of Childhood cancers
National guideline & policy contributions:
- Co-author, Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) Revised Guidelines on Evaluation, Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity
- Co-author, Parental Guidelines for Childhood Obesity (IAP)
- Co-author, Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG) for Menstrual Irregularities
Publications:
- Indian Academy of Paediatrics Revised Guidelines on Evaluation, Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity: Indian Paediatrics (2023), recognised as one of the top five most-cited articles of the year
Research & Presentations (few selected of many presentations):
- JUICE: Fruit drink consumption by 1–5-year-olds in the North East of England: research project; poster presentation, EAPS Barcelona (2014)
- Management of DKA in Children & Adolescents at a Single Centre in South India: virtual poster presentation, ISPAD (2020)
- Neonatal Endocrine Emergencies: What Every Paediatrician Should Know: national presentation (2026)
- Short Stature: A Case-Based Approach: national presentation (2025)
Beyond the clinic, Dr Kavitha is a Clinical Overseas Examiner for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) UK, a co-author of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics national guidelines on childhood obesity, and the developer of pDKA, a free digital decision-support tool to standardise and safeguard the management of paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis.
Dr Kavitha is passionate about combining rigorous, evidence-based medicine with practical innovation, mentoring the next generation of paediatricians while keeping patient safety and family-centred care at the heart of every decision.