Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh is a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at G.D Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Kolkata & Sun Valley Hospital & Diabetes Research Centre, Guwahati, India. Initially trained as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science (M.B.B.S) at Calcutta National Medical College, University of Kolkata in 1995, he subsequently completed his M.D in Internal Medicine from N.R.S Medical College (erstwhile named Campbell School of Medicine), arguably the largest medical college and hospital in Asia, in year 2000. Following MD, he pursued his Doctorate in Medicine (D.M) in super specialty of Diabetes & Endocrinology from India’s Premier Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research (I.P.G.M.E.R), Kolkata and was conferred as youngest endocrinologist in India in year 2004. He is a National Lifetime Board Member of Research Society of Diabetes in India (R.S.S.D.I) and Endocrine Society of India (E.S.I). He is serving as an Adaptation Editor of Williams Text Book of Endocrinology, South Asian Edition, 2020. He has also contributed a chapter on “Diabetes in South Asia” in Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, South Asian Edition, 2020. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor of Springer Nature, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (IJDDC) and Executive Editor of Elsevier Clinical Keys/India Point of Care in Diabetes & Endocrinology. His dedication in academics as well as serving people with Diabetes and Endocrinal disease for past 20 years fetched him as most inspiring Diabetologist & Endocrinologist of India, awarded by the Ex-president of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the eve of doctor’s day, June 30, 2020.  He has published over 100 papers in high impact international journals and presented over 2000 lectures around the world. His two papers on COVID-19 are currently amongst the top 10 highest citated paper in the world.