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    Overview

  • Dr. Akhila Rao K is a dedicated Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, with strong expertise in diabetes management, metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, and critical care medicine. A gold medalist in MBBS, she combines academic excellence with compassionate patient care.

  • She has extensive experience managing acute medical emergencies, chronic lifestyle diseases, and ICU patients. Dr. Akhila places strong emphasis on preventive medicine, helping patients control diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome through lifestyle modification and evidence-based treatment.

  • She is also well-known for her public health education initiatives, particularly through Kannada health awareness programs, which have helped improve community understanding of diabetes and chronic disease management.

  • At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, she works closely with specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated internal medicine care.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Diabetes mellitus & glycaemic control
  • Hypertension & metabolic syndrome
  • Acute & chronic internal medicine
  • Infectious disease management
  • Critical care & ICU medicine
  • Preventive health & lifestyle medicine
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Gold medal conferred by RGUHS for highest scorer in the subject of Anatomy for Karnataka state in the convocation of March 2014.
  • Highest scorer award conferred by M S Ramaiah medical college, in subjects of Anatomy and ENT in September 2014.
  • 1st runner up at KAPICON state conference quiz held at JSSMC, Mysore in May 2017.
  • Selected to represent Karnataka state for south zone TYSA Medical quiz 2017 organised by TORRENT pharma.
  • 1st runner up at quiz held at HDR summit 2018.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Original research article published in F1000 Research titled ‘Evaluation of patient profiles, treatment paradigms and clinical efficacy, and safety outcomes in adult patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in India: A multicenter, prospective, non-interventional study’ DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.128992.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Anemia profile in Diabetic patients with preserved renal function’ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.31437.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Cross-sectional study of pattern of Dyslipidemia and Prevalence of Atherogenic Diabetic Dyslipidemia in newly detected Diabetic patients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i6.25633.
  • Original research article published in Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences titled ‘Study of Effect of Anaemia on Hba1c in Diabetic Patients: A Case Control Study’.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine (IJAM) titled ‘Comparison of prediction of outcomes in upper GI bleed using non-endoscopic scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182391.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine titled ‘Study of spectrum of sepsis and prediction of its outcome in patients admitted to ICU using different scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20190123.
  • Case report published in Journal of internal medicine- Research, Review and Report (JIM3R) titled ‘Cryptococcal meningitis with secondary cutaneous cryptococcoma’ in July 2016.
  • Research paper presented at KAPICON state conference titled ‘A study of gamma glutamyl transferase as a diagnostic marker in metabolic syndrome ‘in May 2017.
  • Poster presented at APICON national conference 2018 titled ‘What’s wrong with being blue – an interesting case of cyanosis with congenital methhemoglobinemia’

    Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Overview

  • Dr. Akhila Rao K is a dedicated Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, with strong expertise in diabetes management, metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, and critical care medicine. A gold medalist in MBBS, she combines academic excellence with compassionate patient care.

  • She has extensive experience managing acute medical emergencies, chronic lifestyle diseases, and ICU patients. Dr. Akhila places strong emphasis on preventive medicine, helping patients control diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome through lifestyle modification and evidence-based treatment.

  • She is also well-known for her public health education initiatives, particularly through Kannada health awareness programs, which have helped improve community understanding of diabetes and chronic disease management.

  • At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, she works closely with specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated internal medicine care.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Diabetes mellitus & glycaemic control
  • Hypertension & metabolic syndrome
  • Acute & chronic internal medicine
  • Infectious disease management
  • Critical care & ICU medicine
  • Preventive health & lifestyle medicine
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Gold medal conferred by RGUHS for highest scorer in the subject of Anatomy for Karnataka state in the convocation of March 2014.
  • Highest scorer award conferred by M S Ramaiah medical college, in subjects of Anatomy and ENT in September 2014.
  • 1st runner up at KAPICON state conference quiz held at JSSMC, Mysore in May 2017.
  • Selected to represent Karnataka state for south zone TYSA Medical quiz 2017 organised by TORRENT pharma.
  • 1st runner up at quiz held at HDR summit 2018.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Original research article published in F1000 Research titled ‘Evaluation of patient profiles, treatment paradigms and clinical efficacy, and safety outcomes in adult patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in India: A multicenter, prospective, non-interventional study’ DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.128992.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Anemia profile in Diabetic patients with preserved renal function’ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.31437.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Cross-sectional study of pattern of Dyslipidemia and Prevalence of Atherogenic Diabetic Dyslipidemia in newly detected Diabetic patients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i6.25633.
  • Original research article published in Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences titled ‘Study of Effect of Anaemia on Hba1c in Diabetic Patients: A Case Control Study’.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine (IJAM) titled ‘Comparison of prediction of outcomes in upper GI bleed using non-endoscopic scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182391.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine titled ‘Study of spectrum of sepsis and prediction of its outcome in patients admitted to ICU using different scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20190123.
  • Case report published in Journal of internal medicine- Research, Review and Report (JIM3R) titled ‘Cryptococcal meningitis with secondary cutaneous cryptococcoma’ in July 2016.
  • Research paper presented at KAPICON state conference titled ‘A study of gamma glutamyl transferase as a diagnostic marker in metabolic syndrome ‘in May 2017.
  • Poster presented at APICON national conference 2018 titled ‘What’s wrong with being blue – an interesting case of cyanosis with congenital methhemoglobinemia’

    Field of Expertise

  • Diabetes mellitus & glycaemic control
  • Hypertension & metabolic syndrome
  • Acute & chronic internal medicine
  • Infectious disease management
  • Critical care & ICU medicine
  • Preventive health & lifestyle medicine
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Gold medal conferred by RGUHS for highest scorer in the subject of Anatomy for Karnataka state in the convocation of March 2014.
  • Highest scorer award conferred by M S Ramaiah medical college, in subjects of Anatomy and ENT in September 2014.
  • 1st runner up at KAPICON state conference quiz held at JSSMC, Mysore in May 2017.
  • Selected to represent Karnataka state for south zone TYSA Medical quiz 2017 organised by TORRENT pharma.
  • 1st runner up at quiz held at HDR summit 2018.
  • Talks & Publications

  • Original research article published in F1000 Research titled ‘Evaluation of patient profiles, treatment paradigms and clinical efficacy, and safety outcomes in adult patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in India: A multicenter, prospective, non-interventional study’ DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.128992.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Anemia profile in Diabetic patients with preserved renal function’ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.31437.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Cross-sectional study of pattern of Dyslipidemia and Prevalence of Atherogenic Diabetic Dyslipidemia in newly detected Diabetic patients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i6.25633.
  • Original research article published in Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences titled ‘Study of Effect of Anaemia on Hba1c in Diabetic Patients: A Case Control Study’.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine (IJAM) titled ‘Comparison of prediction of outcomes in upper GI bleed using non-endoscopic scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182391.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine titled ‘Study of spectrum of sepsis and prediction of its outcome in patients admitted to ICU using different scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20190123.
  • Case report published in Journal of internal medicine- Research, Review and Report (JIM3R) titled ‘Cryptococcal meningitis with secondary cutaneous cryptococcoma’ in July 2016.
  • Research paper presented at KAPICON state conference titled ‘A study of gamma glutamyl transferase as a diagnostic marker in metabolic syndrome ‘in May 2017.
  • Poster presented at APICON national conference 2018 titled ‘What’s wrong with being blue – an interesting case of cyanosis with congenital methhemoglobinemia’
  • Overview

  • Dr. Akhila Rao K is a dedicated Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, with strong expertise in diabetes management, metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, and critical care medicine. A gold medalist in MBBS, she combines academic excellence with compassionate patient care.

  • She has extensive experience managing acute medical emergencies, chronic lifestyle diseases, and ICU patients. Dr. Akhila places strong emphasis on preventive medicine, helping patients control diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome through lifestyle modification and evidence-based treatment.

  • She is also well-known for her public health education initiatives, particularly through Kannada health awareness programs, which have helped improve community understanding of diabetes and chronic disease management.

  • At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, she works closely with specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated internal medicine care.

    Awards & Achievements

  • Gold medal conferred by RGUHS for highest scorer in the subject of Anatomy for Karnataka state in the convocation of March 2014.
  • Highest scorer award conferred by M S Ramaiah medical college, in subjects of Anatomy and ENT in September 2014.
  • 1st runner up at KAPICON state conference quiz held at JSSMC, Mysore in May 2017.
  • Selected to represent Karnataka state for south zone TYSA Medical quiz 2017 organised by TORRENT pharma.
  • 1st runner up at quiz held at HDR summit 2018.
  • Field of Expertise

  • Diabetes mellitus & glycaemic control
  • Hypertension & metabolic syndrome
  • Acute & chronic internal medicine
  • Infectious disease management
  • Critical care & ICU medicine
  • Preventive health & lifestyle medicine
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Talks & Publications

  • Original research article published in F1000 Research titled ‘Evaluation of patient profiles, treatment paradigms and clinical efficacy, and safety outcomes in adult patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in India: A multicenter, prospective, non-interventional study’ DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.128992.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Anemia profile in Diabetic patients with preserved renal function’ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.31437.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Cross-sectional study of pattern of Dyslipidemia and Prevalence of Atherogenic Diabetic Dyslipidemia in newly detected Diabetic patients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i6.25633.
  • Original research article published in Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences titled ‘Study of Effect of Anaemia on Hba1c in Diabetic Patients: A Case Control Study’.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine (IJAM) titled ‘Comparison of prediction of outcomes in upper GI bleed using non-endoscopic scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182391.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine titled ‘Study of spectrum of sepsis and prediction of its outcome in patients admitted to ICU using different scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20190123.
  • Case report published in Journal of internal medicine- Research, Review and Report (JIM3R) titled ‘Cryptococcal meningitis with secondary cutaneous cryptococcoma’ in July 2016.
  • Research paper presented at KAPICON state conference titled ‘A study of gamma glutamyl transferase as a diagnostic marker in metabolic syndrome ‘in May 2017.
  • Poster presented at APICON national conference 2018 titled ‘What’s wrong with being blue – an interesting case of cyanosis with congenital methhemoglobinemia’
  • Overview

  • Dr. Akhila Rao K is a dedicated Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, with strong expertise in diabetes management, metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, and critical care medicine. A gold medalist in MBBS, she combines academic excellence with compassionate patient care.

  • She has extensive experience managing acute medical emergencies, chronic lifestyle diseases, and ICU patients. Dr. Akhila places strong emphasis on preventive medicine, helping patients control diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome through lifestyle modification and evidence-based treatment.

  • She is also well-known for her public health education initiatives, particularly through Kannada health awareness programs, which have helped improve community understanding of diabetes and chronic disease management.

  • At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, she works closely with specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated internal medicine care.

    Talks & Publications

  • Original research article published in F1000 Research titled ‘Evaluation of patient profiles, treatment paradigms and clinical efficacy, and safety outcomes in adult patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in India: A multicenter, prospective, non-interventional study’ DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.128992.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Anemia profile in Diabetic patients with preserved renal function’ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.31437.
  • Original research article published in the Asian journal of medical sciences titled ‘Cross-sectional study of pattern of Dyslipidemia and Prevalence of Atherogenic Diabetic Dyslipidemia in newly detected Diabetic patients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i6.25633.
  • Original research article published in Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences titled ‘Study of Effect of Anaemia on Hba1c in Diabetic Patients: A Case Control Study’.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine (IJAM) titled ‘Comparison of prediction of outcomes in upper GI bleed using non-endoscopic scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182391.
  • Original research article published in International journal of Advances in Medicine titled ‘Study of spectrum of sepsis and prediction of its outcome in patients admitted to ICU using different scoring systems’ DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20190123.
  • Case report published in Journal of internal medicine- Research, Review and Report (JIM3R) titled ‘Cryptococcal meningitis with secondary cutaneous cryptococcoma’ in July 2016.
  • Research paper presented at KAPICON state conference titled ‘A study of gamma glutamyl transferase as a diagnostic marker in metabolic syndrome ‘in May 2017.
  • Poster presented at APICON national conference 2018 titled ‘What’s wrong with being blue – an interesting case of cyanosis with congenital methhemoglobinemia’
  • Overview

  • Dr. Akhila Rao K is a dedicated Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, with strong expertise in diabetes management, metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, and critical care medicine. A gold medalist in MBBS, she combines academic excellence with compassionate patient care.

  • She has extensive experience managing acute medical emergencies, chronic lifestyle diseases, and ICU patients. Dr. Akhila places strong emphasis on preventive medicine, helping patients control diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome through lifestyle modification and evidence-based treatment.

  • She is also well-known for her public health education initiatives, particularly through Kannada health awareness programs, which have helped improve community understanding of diabetes and chronic disease management.

  • At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, she works closely with specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated internal medicine care.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Diabetes mellitus & glycaemic control
  • Hypertension & metabolic syndrome
  • Acute & chronic internal medicine
  • Infectious disease management
  • Critical care & ICU medicine
  • Preventive health & lifestyle medicine
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Gold medal conferred by RGUHS for highest scorer in the subject of Anatomy for Karnataka state in the convocation of March 2014.
  • Highest scorer award conferred by M S Ramaiah medical college, in subjects of Anatomy and ENT in September 2014.
  • 1st runner up at KAPICON state conference quiz held at JSSMC, Mysore in May 2017.
  • Selected to represent Karnataka state for south zone TYSA Medical quiz 2017 organised by TORRENT pharma.
  • 1st runner up at quiz held at HDR summit 2018.

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