Professor Umesh Dashora

Qualifications:

CCT (Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Medicine) / Royal College of Physicians of the UK / 2006
Certificate of Completion of Training
CCT is a degree which is given after 5 years of training in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Professional memberships:

CPD approver, Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Member of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologist
Executive member of the Join British Diabetes Societies for Inpatients
Member of Diabetes UK.

• Sinclair AJ, Bellary S, Middleton A, Morris A, Walker R, Winkley Bryant K, Dashora U, Karamat M, Rayner J, Tomlinson S, Maltese G. Type 1 Diabetes in care homes: A practical guide on management. Diabetic Medicine. 2024:e15457.
• Abouibrahim M, Rahman M, Zafar M, Berliti S, Hacikurt K, Dashora U, Sathiskumar P. Unusual Presentation of Case of a Lung Carcinoid Tumor With Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Secretion (EAS) Associated With Acute Weight Gain and Peripheral Edema. Cureus. 2024 Jul;16(7).
• Mustafa OG, Haq M, Dashora U, Castro E, Dhatariya KK, Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) for Inpatient Care Group. Management of hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) in adults: an updated guideline from the joint British diabetes societies (JBDS) for inpatient care group. Diabetic Medicine. 2023 Mar;40(3):e15005.
• Dashora U, Flanagan D, Rayman G, Mustafa OG, Walden E, Dhatariya K, Joint British Diabetes Societies. Optimal staffing for a good quality inpatient diabetes service. Diabetic Medicine. 2023 Oct;40(10):e15151.
• Sinclair AJ, Bellary S, Dashora U, Abdelhafiz AH, Rowles S, Reedman L, Turner B, Green M, Forbes A, Middleton A, NAPCHD. Enhancing diabetes care for the most vulnerable in the 21st century: Interim findings of the National Advisory Panel on Care Home Diabetes (NAPCHD). Diabetic medicine. 2023 Aug;40(8):e15088.
• Sinclair AJ, Bellary S, Middleton A, Morris A, Walker R, Winkley Bryant K, Dashora U, Karamat M, Rayner J, Tomlinson S, Maltese G. Type 1 Diabetes in care homes: A practical guide on management. Diabetic Medicine. 2024:e15457.
• Chua A, Drake W, Yoeli H, Oyibo P, Dashora U, Till D, Cartwright M, Llahana S. Exploring experiences of patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) using parenteral hydrocortisone injection device to manage adrenal crisis: a qualitative interview study. InEndocrine Abstracts 2024 May 6 (Vol. 99). Bioscientifica.
• Evans M, Morgan AR, Bain SC, Davies S, Hicks D, Brown P, Yousef Z, Dashora U, Viljoen A, Beba H, Strain WD. Meeting the Challenge of Virtual Diabetes Care: A Consensus Viewpoint on the Positioning and Value of Oral Semaglutide in Routine Clinical Practice. Diabetes Therapy. 2022 Jan 19:1
• Khunti K, Ruan Y, Davies J, Field BC, Harris S, Kosiborod M, Nagi D, Narendran P, Patel D, Ryder RE, Várnai KA. Association Between SGLT2 Inhibitor Treatment and Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mortality in People With Type 2 Diabetes Admitted to Hospital With COVID-19. Diabetes Care. 2022 Sep 8.
• Dashora U. Notes from the Diabetes UK conference. British Journal of Diabetes. 2022 Jun 29;22(1):52-3.
• Evans M, Morgan AR, Bain SC, Davies S, Dashora U, Sinha S, Seidu S, Patel DC, Beba H, Strain WD. Defining the Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Primary Care: Time to Think Differently. Diabetes Therapy. 2022 Mar 29:1-23.
• Dashora U, Levy N, Dhatariya K, Willer N, Castro E, Murphy HR. Reply to Rowe et al Re: Managing hyperglycaemia during antenatal steroid administration, labour and birth in pregnant women with diabetes-an updated guideline from the Joint British Diabetes Society for Inpatient Care Dashora et al. Diabetic Medicine. 2022; 39: e14744. Diabetic medicine: a journal of the British Diabetic Association. 2022 Apr 14:e14844.
• Dashora U, Levy N, Dhatariya K, Willer N, Castro E, Murphy HR, Joint British Diabetes Societies In Patient group. Managing hyperglycaemia during antenatal steroid administration, labour and birth in pregnant women with diabetes–an updated guideline from the Joint British Diabetes Society for Inpatient Care. Diabetic Medicine. 2022 Feb;39(2):e14744.
• Evans M, Lewis RD, Morgan AR, Whyte MB, Hanif W, Bain SC, Davies S, Dashora U, Yousef Z, Patel DC, Strain WD. A Narrative Review of Chronic Kidney Disease in Clinical Practice: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives. Advances in therapy. 2021 Nov 5:1-1.
• Ruan Y, Ryder RE, De P, Field BC, Narendran P, Iqbal A, Dashora U et al. A UK nationwide study of people with type 1 diabetes admitted to hospital with COVID-19 infection. Diabetologia. 2021 Aug;64(8):1717-24.
• Dashora U, Patel DC, Gregory R, Winocour P, Dhatariya K, Rowles S, Macklin A, Rayman G, Nagi D, ABCD executive committee, supported by Diabetes UK. Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations on the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitors with insulin for treatment of type 1 diabetes (Updated October 2020). Diabetic Medicine. 2021 Feb;38(2):e14458.
• Evans, M., Morgan, A. R., Patel, D., Dhatariya, K., Greenwood, S., Newland-Jones, P., … & Dashora, U. (2021). Risk prediction of the diabetes missing million: identifying individuals at high risk of diabetes and related complications. Diabetes Therapy, 12(1), 87-105.
• Zafar, M., Karkhanis, M., Shahbaz, M., Khanna, A., Barry, L., Alam, S., … & Dashora, U. (2021). Vitamin D levels and mortality with SARS-COV-2 infection: a retrospective two-centre cohort study. Postgraduate Medical Journal.
• Zafar, M., Shahbaz, M., Karkhanis, M., Abdelbagi, M., Makanjuola, O. A., Pun, B., … & Dashora, U. (2021). A retrospective observational study: is absolute lymphocyte count a prognostic marker in COVID-19?. Cureus, 13(7).
• Evans M, Morgan AR, Whyte MB, Hanif W, Bain SC, Kalra PA, Davies S, Dashora U, Yousef Z, Patel DC, Strain WD. New Therapeutic Horizons in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Clinical Practice. Drugs. 2021 Dec 21:1-2.
• Dashora U, Ahmed S, Bossman I, Aung KK, Castro E, Sathiskumar P. A service evaluation of the impact of adoption of JBDS guidelines for the management of glucose during labour and birth in women with diabetes. British Journal of Diabetes. 2021 May 28;21(1):67-75.
• Dashora U, Ahmed S, Shaiq S, Castro E, Khan SA, Bossman I, Sathiskumar P. A case series of Humulin RU‐500 in insulin resistant people with type 2 diabetes. Practical Diabetes. 2021 Nov;38(6):16-22.
• Zafar M, Randhawa RS, Peacock-Young B, Eldebri R, Dashora U. Blurring of vision with malaise. The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 2021 Mar 1;51(1):49-52.
• Nagi DK, Rowles S, Macklin A, Dashora U, Oliver H, Patel D. Integrated diabetes care: The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) national survey report. British Journal of Diabetes. 2021 Dec 17;21(2):272-80.
• Dashora U, Laurent DB, Leech N, Dhatariya K, Sampson M, Castro E, Hillson R, Jones C. The Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019 for the best perioperative pathway for people with diabetes. British Journal of Diabetes. 2021 May 28;21(1):149-53.
• Dashora U, Gregory R, Winocour P, Dhatariya K, Rowles S, Macklin A, Rayman G, Nagi D, Whitehead K, Beba H, De P. Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations for non-diabetes specialists on the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes (January 2021). Clinical Medicine. 2021 May;21(3):204.
• Nagi DK, Dashora U. ABCD debate at the annual ABCD virtual meeting 18 December 2020. British Journal of Diabetes. 2021 Dec 17;21(2):286-8.

I am the Deputy Chief of Medicine at Conquest Hospital.
CPD approver for the Royal College of Physicians of London.
I am undergraduate lead for Brighton and Sussex Medical School at East Sussex.
I am currently leading on OP digital electronic patient record.

In these roles I have had the opportunity to lead on many national guidelines and workstreams to standardise care of people with diabetes and endocrine problems.

I have enjoyed an extensive and diverse experience of growing up, training and learning in India, Oman and in the various parts of UK including Newcastle, Sunderland, Southampton and now Hastings.

I regularly play badminton and swim to keep fit. I also enjoy public speaking.

I am very lucky to have an understanding wife and bright children who have quickly grown up.

Private secretary: Mrs Balabavani Dashora

Private secretary telephone: 07817371053

Private secretary email: b.dashora@yahoo.co.uk