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Office
5801 Allentown Road
Suite 500
Camp Springs, MD 20746Phone+1 301-899-7713Fax+1 301-899-9430
Summary
- Darshana Purohit, MD is board certified in Endocrinology and practices at Capital Diabetes and Endocrine Associates. Dr. Purohit attended K. J. Somaiya Medical Institute in Mumbai India . She completed her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins/Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and her three year fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas. Dr. Purohit is also an active member of Endocrine Society, American Thyroid Association, and The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. She treats all endocrine disorders which includes diabetes, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal disorders, osteoperosis and PCOS. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and photography.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2009 - 2012
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2008
- KJ Somaiya Medical CollegeClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2011 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsActivating BRAF mutation in sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of the thyroid gland: two case reports and review of the literature.Jasmine S. Sukumar, Senthil Sukumar, Darshana Purohit, Brian J. Welch, Jyoti P. Balani
Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019-12-28 - 114 citationsLeptin signaling and circuits in puberty and fertilityCarol F. Elias, Darshana Purohit
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 2013-03-01
Other Languages
- Hindi
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