Dr. Shruti Sastry

Consultant - Pediatric Endocrinology

MBBS, MD(Pediatrics), Fellowship (Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes), FAAP

Speciality

Paediatrics & Neonatology, Paediatric Endocrinology

Hospital

Aster CMI Bangalore, Aster RV Bangalore

Languages

English , Hindi , Kannada , Telugu

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Overview

Dr. Shruti Sastry is a distinguished Pediatric Endocrinologist and Diabetes Consultant at Aster CMI Hospital and Aster RV Hospital. With profound expertise in managing diabetes and other hormonal problems in children and teenagers, Dr. Sastry brings exceptional care to her patients. Dr. Sastry completed her specialty and sub-specialty training in the USA. She pursued her fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, which is consistently ranked among the top 6 best hospitals by US News and World Report. Driven by a passion to provide the same level of expertise and treatment to children in India, she returned to her homeland.

Dr. Sastry has an impressive repertoire of published papers and remains dedicated to using evidence-based medicine to deliver the highest standard of care. She specializes in treating children and adolescents with diabetes, growth issues, puberty disorders, thyroid problems, pituitary and adrenal disorders, and other hormonal issues. Her approach integrates holistic measures with cutting-edge research and technology, ensuring comprehensive and compassionate care for her young patients. Dr. Shruti Sastry's commitment to excellence makes her an invaluable asset to the pediatric endocrinology field.

Membership:

Member of the Endocrine Society
Member of the Pediatric Endocrine Society
Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Area of expertise

Paediatric & Adolescent Diabetes
Short Stature & Growth hormone therapy
Early and late puberty
Obesity in children and teenagers
Disorders in genital development: babies born with abnormal genitalia, undescended testes, micropenis
Paediatric Bone health: bones that break or bend easily including Osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, osteoporosis, other varieties of metabolic bone diseases seen in kidney diseases, Prematurity, hypogonadism, steroid treatment
Endocrine sequelae of cancer treatment
Pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, gonadal disorders
Precocious & Delayed puberty
Endocrine disorders in syndromic disorders

Paper published:

March C.A., Sastry S., McPhaul M.J., Garibaldi L. Copeptin Stimulation by Combined Intravenous Arginine and Oral LevoDopa/Carbidopa in Healthy Short Children and Children with the Polyuria-Polydipsia Syndrome. Hormone Research in Paediatric. 2024. PubMed:38705144
Sastry S, March CA, McPhaul MJ, Garibaldi L. Very Elevated Serum Copeptin Concentrations Occur in a Subset of Healthy Children in the Minutes after Phlebotomy. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2024;37(1):8-14.
March CA, Sastry S, McPhaul MJ, Wheeler SE, Garibaldi L. Combined arginine and insulin stimulation elicits a robust and consistent copeptin response in short children. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2023. Aug;96(4):395-403.\
Sastry S, Hooven-Davis JT, Hughan KS, Gurtunca N. Vitamin D Deficiency or Pseudohypoparathyroidism? Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology: Case Reports. 2022 Dec;26:100131.

Published Abstracts:

Sastry S, Coren M, Schreiber J, Libman I. Screening for Disordered Eating Behaviors in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: Feasible and Needed. Poster Presentation at American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Session. Diabetes. 2023 Jun;72(Supplement_1):1135–P.
Sastry S, March CA, McPhaul M, Wheeler S, Garibaldi L. The Effects Of Combined Arginine And Sinemet Stimulation On Copeptin Levels In The Pediatric Population. Poster Plus Presentation at ENDO 2023. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2023 Oct;7(Supplement_1):bvad114-1406.
Gonzalez A, Sastry S, Chemaitilly W, Gurtunca N. A Novel mutation in the HNF4A gene (c.691C>T, p.ARG231Trp) likely to be pathogenic for Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young type 1 presenting with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in an infant. Poster Plus Presentation at ENDO 2023. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2023 Oct;7(Supplement_1):bvad114-1029.
Sastry S, March CA, McPhaul M, Garibaldi L. Serum copeptin concentrations during water deprivation testing in children with primary polydipsia, Poster Presentation at Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society 2023. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2023 Aug;96(Supplement_3):1– 399.
Sastry S, March C, Gonzalez A, McPhaul M, Garibaldi L. Extremely Elevated Serum Copeptin Concentrations Following Venipuncture Occur in Approximately 5% of Children and May Affect Proper Interpretation of Copeptin Measurement. Poster Plus Presentation at ENDO 2022. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2022 Nov;6(Supplement_1):A549-50.
Sastry S, Zorkot Z, Garibaldi L. Early Onset of Insulin Resistance in a Patient with ROHHAD(NET) Syndrome. Rapid Fire Oral Presentation at ENDO 2022. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2022 Nov 1;6(Supplement_1):A641.
Sastry S, March C, McPhaul M, Wheeler S, Garibaldi L. The Effect of Phlebotomy and Placement of an Intravenous Catheter on Plasma Catecholamine and Serum Copeptin Concentrations. Poster Presentation at Pediatric Endocrine Society Virtual Annual Meet 2022. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2022 Jul:95(Supplement_1):160-161.
Sastry S, March C, Morsi A, Garibaldi L. Arginine Stimulated Copeptin Response: A Novel Method of Diagnosis Polyuria Polydipsia Syndrome in Pediatrics. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (Virtual) 2021. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2021;94(Supplement_2):86.
March C, Sastry S, Witchel S, McPhaul M, Garibaldi L. Stimulated Copeptin Response to ArginineInsulin Tolerance Test: A Novel Method to Assess Posterior Pituitary Function? Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (Virtual) 2021. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2021;94(Supplement_2):134-135.
Hooven-Davis J, Sastry S, Hughan K, Gurtunca N. A Mimicker of Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type II: Vitamin D Deficiency. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (Virtual) 2021. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2021;94(Supplement_2):23-24.
Klein A, Gardner O, Pierce C, Rajagopal A, Rosenthal A, Sastry S, Chander J. Literacy Initiative for Children on Dialysis. Poster Presentation at Eugene J. Sayfie Research Day, University of Miami. 2017 Mar.
Seeherunvong T, Sastry S, Ruiz M. The Influence of Breastfeeding on Development of Obesity in Infants Born Small for Gestational Age (SGA). Poster Presentation at ENDO 2017.
Ruiz M, Sastry S, Seeherenvong T. Rapid weight gain in first 3 months does not predict obesity at 36 months in children born small for gestational age. Poster Presentation at Pediatric Academic Society. Annual Meeting 2016.

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