Experts deliberate on multidisciplinary approaches on managing diabetes and obesity

Pune, 3rd July 2025: More than 500 national and international experts converged at the three day ‘’International Conference on Diabetes and Obesity Metamorphosis Edition – 2’’ recently The conference which is in its second edition is an initiative of Centre of Excellence for Diabetes & Obesity at Noble Hospitals.

The Conference was inaugurated in presence of Namita Thapar, Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Dr. D B Kadam, Former Professor & Head, Dept. of Medicine, B. J. Govt. Medical College & Sassoon General Hospital Pune, Dr. Sudam Kate,Pioneer of sickle cell advocacy, Mr. Satish Magar, Managing Director Magarpatta Township, Dr. Dileep Mane, Chairman and Managing Director Noble Hospitals and Research Centre, Dr. Divij Mane, Director, Dr. Sanjay Pathare Group Executive Officer Noble Hospitals and Research Centre, Dr. Reema Kashiva Hod of Diabetes, Dr Georgia Regas- – Obesity Consultant, Senior Bariatric Physician, Dr. Ashok Tahilyani Eminent Cardiologist and other dignitaries.

The conference included deliberations and guidance from eminent speakers from the field of Bariatric Surgery, Oncology, Podiatry, cardiology, neurology, nephrology, physiotherapy, dietetics etc who shared their in-depth knowledge to empower a healthier tomorrow with the latest trends and techniques to manage the metamorphosis of diabetes and obesity.

The topics discussed included childhood obesity, obesity complexities, obstructive sleep apnoea, impact of genetics, dietary approaches to obesity management, metabolic syndrome and other insightful scientific sessions like the implication of diabetes and Obesity on the rising cancer incidence amount younger generations.

Veteran Cardiologist Dr. P C Manoria and eminent neurologist Dr. Nasli Icchaporia and Dr. Sudam Kate, founder-director of the Sudam Kate Research Foundation, and a true pioneer in the field of medical genetics and public health were conferred the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to this field.

Talking about the journey of Noble Hospitals, Dr. Dileep Mane, Chairman-MD and Chief consultant, Internal Medicine said that to have a successful hospital only constructing one is not enough, but quality care, academics, technology and affordability is the key. Every leader should have courage, vision and knowledge to build a hospital, but it the humility that is important and can make a leader from good to great.

Namita Thapar,Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals expressed her gratitude for the hard work of all doctors.

Satish Magar said that Noble Hospital has a human touch and the work done by the hospital especially during the Covid times is appreciable.

Dr. Divij Mane, Director of Noble Hospitals, stated that the knowledge transfer enabled by such conferences allows institutions to adopt a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to healthcare—ultimately improving patient outcomes and quality of life.

Various awards including contribution to various disciplines, awards for paper presentation, women achiever awards were presented on the occasion.