Priya Prahalad

Priya Prahalad, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Stanford University School of Medicine

Research Description: Dr. Prahalad’s research interests are in the role of technology to improve clinical outcomes in youth with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Prahalad is a co-investigator in a study evaluating the clinical outcomes and patient reported outcomes of youth started on CGM in the first month of diabetes diagnosis. She received an SDRC Pilot & Feasibility Grant to study the role of remote monitoring in patients started on CGM in the new onset period. She is also a co-investigator on the Stanford TrialNet grant.

Selected relevant publications (Stanford DRC Members in BOLD):

  1. Prahalad P, Addala A, Scheinker D, Hood KK, Maahs DM. CGM Initiation Soon After Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Results in Sustained CGM Use and Wear Time. Diabetes Care. 2020 Jan;43(1):e3-e4. doi: 10.2337/dc19-1205. PMID: 31558548; PMCID: PMC7011198. [P30 support] 

  2. Prahalad P, Zaharieva DP, Addala A, New C, Scheinker D, Desai M, Hood KK, Maahs DM. Improving Clinical Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Teamwork, Targets, Technology, and Tight Control-The 4T Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020 Jul 9;11:360. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00360. PMID: 32733375; PMCID: PMC7363838. 

  3. Addala A, Maahs DM, Scheinker D, Chertow S, Leverenz B, Prahalad P. Uninterrupted continuous glucose monitoring access is associated with a decrease in HbA1c in youth with type 1 diabetes and public insurance. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Jul 17. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13082. PMID: 32681582. 

  4. Prahalad P, Yang J, Scheinker D, Desai M, Hood K, Maahs DM. Hemoglobin A1c Trajectory in Pediatric Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2019 Aug;21(8):456-461. doi: 10.1089/dia.2019.0065. PMID: 31180244; PMCID: PMC7001422. [P30 support]