Email

ruchi.gaba@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine-Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Clinic)

O’Quinn Medical Tower at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s McNair Campus
1919 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 957-6500
Fax: (713) 610-4597

Education

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2014 - Houston, Texas United States

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Residency at University of Alabama (UAB)

06/2012 - Montgomery, Alabama United States

Internal Medicine

MBBS from University College of Medical Sciences

06/2008 - New Delhi, New Delhi India

Certifications

Internal Medicine

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Professional Interests

• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid nodules and FNA
• Thyroid disorders in pregnancy
• Ketosis- Prone Diabetes
• General Endocrine disorders
• Thyroid Clinc
• Atypical Diabetes

Professional Statement

Dr. Ruchi Gaba obtained her medical degree from University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) in New Delhi, India followed by residency in Internal Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and then fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and has been faculty at BCM since 2015. Her clinical expertise include evaluation and treatment of patients with endocrine neoplasia especially advanced thyroid cancer in addition to a variety of complicated thyroid disorders like hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules/FNA and thyroid ds in pregnancy. As the co-director of the Thyroid and Parathyroid at Dan Duncan Cancer Center at BCM, she takes care of these patients with a multidisciplinary team including surgery, ENT, radiology, nuclear medicine and pathology. She also has vast clinical experience in taking care of patients with Atypical Diabetes like Ketosis Prone Diabetes and is actively involved in cutting edge research in the same. She is a proud recipient of the “Women in Excellence Award” for her exceptional contribution to the issues that affect women at BCM and in the larger community; now dedicated to access and equity in medical education and healthcare through transformative leadership and practice.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Mulukutla SN, Hsu JW, Gaba R, Bohren KM, Guthikonda A, Iyer D, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Hampe CS, Ram N, Jahoor F, Balasubramanyam A. "Arginine Metabolism Is Altered in Adults With A-β + Ketosis-Prone Diabetes." J Nutr.. 2018 Feb 1; Pubmed PMID: 29490093
• Ruchi Gaba , Paras Mehta ,Ashok Balasubramanyam "Evaluation and Management of Ketosis-Prone Diabetes." Expert Rev Endocrinol Meta. 2019 Jan 14; Pubmed PMID: 30612498
• Gaba R, Gambhire D, Uy N, Gonzalez EV, Iyer D, Hampe CS, Ram N, Balasubramanyam A. "Factors Associated With Early Relapse to Insulin Dependence in Unprovoked A-β+ Ketosis-Prone Diabetes." J Diabetes Complications.. 2015 Oct 29; Pubmed PMID: 26071380
• Oak S, Gaur LK, Radtke J, Patel R, Iyer D, Ram N, Gaba R, Balasubramanyam A, Hampe CS. "Masked and Overt Autoantibodies Specific to the DPD Epitope of 65-kDa Glutamate Decarboxylase (GAD65-DPD) Are Associated With Preserved β-cell Functional Reserve in Ketosis-Prone Diabetes." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Jun; Pubmed PMID: 24601691

Memberships

American College of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)

Endocrine Society

American Thyroid Association(ATA)

Indian Doctor's Association (IDA)

Texas Endocrine Association