Soumya Adhikari, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Soumya Adhikari, M.D., is a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Health℠. He is also a Professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Adhikari’s clinical and research interests include beta cell preservation in type-1 diabetes and leveraging the electronic health record to improve outcomes in children with endocrinologic disorders.
The power to make a difference in a child’s life while satisfying my intellectual curiosity is something no other field could offer me
D Magazine has continuously awarded Dr. Adhikari recognition as a Best Pediatric Specialist from 2010 to 2022. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, a member of the Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas and a member of the Pediatric Endocrine Society. His published research work covers topics that include pediatrics, childhood obesity and type-1 diabetes.
“The power to make a difference in a child’s life while satisfying my intellectual curiosity is something no other field could offer me,” he says.
Dr. Adhikari spends his leisure time trying to keep up with his kids and often rooting for all his downtrodden sports teams.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Miami Medical School (2001)
- Internship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2002), Pediatrics
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2004), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2007), Pediatric Endocrinology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Endocrinology
Conditions
- 22q deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome VCFS)
- Acromegaly (Gigantism)
- Addison's disease (hypocortisolism)
- Adrenal carcinomas
- Adrenal disorders
- Adrenal mass
- Anaplastic thyroid cancer
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS)
- Central diabetes insipidus (CDI)
- Constitutional growth delay
- Cushing's syndrome
- Delayed puberty
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Follicular thyroid cancer (FTC)
- Graves' disease
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar)
- Hyperinsulinism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Joint disorders and joint pain
- Klinefelter syndrome (KS)
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS)
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Mature onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
- McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS)
- Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)
- Multinodular goiter (MNG)
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
- Neonatal diabetes
- Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
- Parathyroid Mass
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary lesions
- Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)
- Pre-diabetes
- Precocious puberty (early puberty)
- Short stature
- Thalassemia
- Thyroid carcinoma (cancer)
- Thyroid disorders
- Thyroid nodules
- Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease)
- Turner syndrome (TS)
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Use of medical informatics in pediatric endocrinology
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Publications
Publications
- A Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk Score Predicts Progression of Islet Autoimmunity and Development of Type 1 Diabetes in Individuals at Risk. Redondo MJ, Geyer S, Steck AK, Sharp S, Wentworth JM, Weedon MN, Antinozzi P, Sosenko J, Atkinson M, Pugliese A, Oram RA Diabetes Care 2018 Jul
- Preliminary studies related to anti-interleukin-1ß therapy in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes., Sumpter KM, Adhikari S, Grishman EK, White PC Pediatric diabetes 2011 Apr
- Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors., Bowers DC, Adhikari S, El-Khashab YM, Gargan L, Oeffinger KC Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009 Dec 53 7 1295-301
- Institution of basal-bolus therapy at diagnosis for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus., Adhikari S, Adams-Huet B, Wang YC, Marks JF, White PC Pediatrics 2009 Apr 123 4 e673-8
- Childhood obesity: the scope of the problem., Adhikari S Tex Med 2009 Feb 105 2 23-4
Books
- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases. In Step-Up to Pediatrics. Shah S., Ronan J., Alverson B. (2014). Baltimore, MD, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Professional Activities
- Endocrine Society, Member (2008)
- Pediatric Endocrine Society, Member (2007)
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2010-2022)
- Faculty Marshall - One of six UT Southwestern Faculty selected by vote to lead graduation hooding ceremony (2016)
- Fellow of the Year - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2005)
Virtual Visit
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