Associate Professor Pooja Sachdev
University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham
Dr Pooja Sachdev is an Associate Professor in Paediatric Endocrinology at the University of Nottingham. She is also an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology at Nottingham Children's Hospital based at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. Her research interests include childhood obesity, Type 2 diabetes in Children and Young People and adrenal insufficiency with an emphasis on iatrogenic induced adrenal suppression. She leads the regional East Midlands Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) service for Children and Young People for Nottingham. Dr Sachdev completed her undergraduate degree in Medicine in Aligarh, India and undertook further paediatric training in Delhi, India and the West Midlands and South Yorkshire deaneries in the UK. She completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield in the area of childhood obesity. Dr Sachdev has given over 50 presentations at international, national and regional meetings and written several papers.
Dr Sachdev's current research includes studying the feasibility of low energy diets using total meal replacements to induce rapid and significant weight loss in young people to understand the acceptability of this approach in this population. The study will also explore the qualitative aspects of this work through semi-structured interviews with a subset of the participants, health care professionals delivering the study and those that declined to take part in the study.
Dr Sachdev is also a co-investigator in the 'Diabetes in Diversity' Programme grant which aims to improve glycemic outcomes in socially and economically disadvantaged young people with Type 1 Diabetes. NPDA data year on year has shown that there is a significant gap. She will be leading on the feasibility study in year 3 at Nottingham.
Dr Sachdev's current research includes studying the feasibility of low energy diets using total meal replacements to induce rapid and significant weight loss in young people to understand the acceptability of this approach in this population. The study will also explore the qualitative aspects of this work through semi-structured interviews with a subset of the participants, health care professionals delivering the study and those that declined to take part in the study.
Dr Sachdev is also a co-investigator in the 'Diabetes in Diversity' Programme grant which aims to improve glycemic outcomes in socially and economically disadvantaged young people with Type 1 Diabetes. NPDA data year on year has shown that there is a significant gap. She will be leading on the feasibility study in year 3 at Nottingham.
