Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Johnson Medical School
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Fellowships
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- A mathematical model for ketosis-prone diabetes suggests the existence of multiple pancreatic β-cell inactivation mechanisms.
Ridout SA, Vellanki P, Nemenman I
eLife. 2025;
PMID: 40662943 - Low-added sugar dietary intervention study to mitigate glucose intolerance and improve body composition in adults with cystic fibrosis: a protocol of a double-blind, randomised study.
Zaveri S, Stecenko A, Hunt WR, Goss A, Sharma P, Hartman TJ, Easley K, Chandler JD, Burley TM, Driggers C, Ciccarella A, Zhou H, Narlow K, Ziegler TR, Daley T, Vellanki P, Alvarez J
BMJ open. 2024;14(12):e092503.
PMID: 39725418 - Randomized Study Comparing Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Capillary Glucose Testing in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes After Hospital Discharge.
Umpierrez GE, Castro-Revoredo I, Moazzami B, Nayberg I, Zabala Z, Galindo RJ, Vellanki P, Peng L, Klonoff DC
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 2025;31(3):286-291.
PMID: 39694328 - Results From a Randomized Trial of Intensive Glucose Management Using CGM Versus Usual Care in Hospitalized Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: The TIGHT Study.
Hirsch IB, Draznin B, Buse JB, Raghinaru D, Spanbauer C, Umpierrez GE, Ullal J, Jones MS, Low Wang CC, Spanakis EK, Chao JH, Sibayan J, Kollman C, Zabala ZE, Moazzami B, Reynolds SL, Ferrara W, Fulghum K, Kass A, Armstrong C, Gilani F, Seggelke S, Churchill J, Monye JO, Choe MY, Scott W, Baran JD, Bais R, Khakpour D, Pasquel FJ, Davis GM, Vellanki P, Kershaw EE, Gligorijevic N, Goley A, Garg A, Alexander B, Matson BC, Diner J, Klein KR, Adair WB, Choksi P, Huang M, Vinh J, Singh LG, Beck RW,
Diabetes care. 2025;48(1):118-124.
PMID: 39571106 - Response to Comment on Kaminski et al. Assessment of Glycemic Control by Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Hemoglobin A1c, Fructosamine, and Glycated Albumin in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease and Burnt-Out Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2024;47:267-271.
Vellanki P, Umpierrez GE
Diabetes care. 2024;47(8):e63-e64.
PMID: 39052906 - A mathematical model for ketosis-prone diabetes suggests the existence of multiple pancreatic β-cell inactivation mechanisms.
Ridout SA, Vellanki P, Nemenman I
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2025;
PMID: 38895272 - Estimation of Glucose Absorption, Insulin Sensitivity, and Glucose Effectiveness From the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.
Stefanovski D, Smiley DD, Punjabi NM, Umpierrez GE, Vellanki P
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 2025;110(4):e1108-e1115.
PMID: 38739548 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Guided Insulin Administration in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Idrees T, Castro-Revoredo IA, Oh HD, Gavaller MD, Zabala Z, Moreno E, Moazzami B, Galindo RJ, Vellanki P, Cabb E, Johnson TM, Peng L, Umpierrez GE
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2024;25(5):884-888.
PMID: 38460943 - Assessment of Glycemic Control by Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Hemoglobin A1c, Fructosamine, and Glycated Albumin in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease and Burnt-Out Diabetes.
Kaminski CY, Galindo RJ, Navarrete JE, Zabala Z, Moazzami B, Gerges A, McCoy RG, Fayfman M, Vellanki P, Idrees T, Peng L, Umpierrez GE
Diabetes care. 2024;47(2):267-271.
PMID: 38085705 - Quality of dietary macronutrients is associated with glycemic outcomes in adults with cystic fibrosis.
Daley TC, Cousineau BA, Nesbeth PC, Ivie EA, Bellissimo MP, Easley KA, Vellanki P, Vos MB, Hunt WR, Stecenko AA, Ziegler TR, Alvarez JA
Frontiers in nutrition. 2023;
PMID: 37799765
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