Prerna Dogra, MD

Cancer Focus:
Adrenal Cancer, Adrenal Nodule/Mass, Pituitary Adenoma, Thyroid Cancer

Dr. Dogra’s practice centers on endocrine oncologic disorders involving the adrenal, pituitary, and thyroid glands. Her clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of complex and rare conditions such as pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, adrenocortical carcinoma, primary aldosteronism, Cushing syndrome, acromegaly, and inherited conditions  including von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN),  familial paraganglioma, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Her research focuses on adrenal tumors and their systemic effects, including impacts on muscle strength, bone health, cardiometabolic markers, and renal function.

Education & Training

Fellowship:

• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, US -

Residency:

• Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey, US -

Medical School:

• Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India

• Hamidi O, Salama B, Wang T, Findling JW, Zhang CD, Carroll T, Dream S, Sada A, Balderrama-Brondani V, Dogra P, Dackiw A, Mirfakhraee S, Mehta A, Oltmann S, McKenzie T, Foster T, Bancos I. Cortisol Testing to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency Following Adrenalectomy for Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Sep. Pubmedid: 40966719.
• Shih MC, Lavorgna TR, Dogra P, Hirner CN, Payne K. Things We Do for No Reason™: Failing to consider primary aldosteronism in the initial evaluation of hypertension, hypertensive urgency, and hypertensive emergency. J Hosp Med. 2025 Sep.20(9):998-1001. Pubmedid: 40113595. Pmcid: PMC12406761.
• Dogra P, Šambula L, Saini J, Drake MT, Athimulam S, Tsagarakis S, Vassiliadi DA, Antonopoulou V, Nathani R, Zhang CD, Genere N, Ambroziak U, Hubska J, Garcia RG, Bassiony M, Salama BH, Atkinson EJ, Fell V, Kastelan D, Larson JJ, Bancos I. Bone Health in Patients With Adrenal Adenomas and Hypercortisolism: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study. Clin Endocrinol. 2025 Oct. Pubmedid: 41058070.
• Kittithaworn AA, Dogra P, Saini J, Gruppen EG, Atkinson E, Achenbach S, Yu K, Thangamuthu K, Connelly MA, Dullaart RPF, Bancos I. Enhanced Chronic Inflammation and Increased Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Adrenal Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan.110(2):e330-e338. Pubmedid: 38546526. Pmcid: PMC11747673.
• Sandooja R, Hamidi O, Zhang CD, Dogra P, Athimulam S, Rahimi L, Torres CV, Chacko SR, Young W, Bancos I. Bilateral Adrenal Nodules Presenting With Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion. Endocr Pract. 2025 Aug.31(8):1071-1083. Pubmedid: 40571098.
• Sweeney AT, Hamidi O, Dogra P, Athimulam S, Correa R, Blake MA, McKenzie T, Vaidya A, Pacak K, Hamrahian AH, Bancos I. Clinical Review: The Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Bilateral Adrenal Masses. Endocr Pract. 2024 Oct.30(10):987-1002. Pubmedid: 39103149.
• Meade-Aguilar JA, Figueroa-Parra G, Yang JX, Langenfeld HE, González-Treviño M, Dogra P, Bancos I, Moynagh MR, Murad MH, Prokop LJ, Hanson AC, Crowson CS, Duarte-García A. Clinical presentation and outcomes in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome-associated adrenal hemorrhage. A multicenter cohort study and systematic literature review. Clin Immunol. 2024 Mar.260:109906. Pubmedid: 38244823.
• Dogra P, Chinthapalli M, Sandooja R, Rahimi L, Iniguez-Ariza NM, Foster T, Bancos I. Adrenal Hemorrhage: A Comprehensive Analysis of a Heterogeneous Entity-Etiology, Presentation, Management, and Outcomes. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Mar.99(3):375-386. Pubmedid: 38432745. Pmcid: PMC10917120.
• Sandooja R, Saini J, Kittithaworn A, Gregg-Garcia R, Dogra P, Atkinson E, Yu K, Fell V, Simha V, Connelly MA, Dullaart RPF, Bancos I. High LDL Particle and APOB Concentrations in Patients With Adrenal Cortical Adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Dec.110(1):195-207. Pubmedid: 38870260. Pmcid: PMC11651699.
• Rahimi L, Kittithaworn A, Gregg Garcia R, Saini J, Dogra P, Atkinson EJ, Achenbach SJ, Kattah A, Bancos I. Kidney Function in Patients With Adrenal Adenomas: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Aug.109(9):e1750-e1758. Pubmedid: 38157409. Pmcid: PMC11318994.
• Dogra P, Šambula L, Saini J, Thangamuthu K, Athimulam S, Delivanis DA, Baikousi DA, Nathani R, Zhang CD, Genere N, Salman Z, Turcu AF, Ambroziak U, Garcia RG, Achenbach SJ, Atkinson EJ, Singh S, LeBrasseur NK, Kastelan D, Bancos I. High prevalence of frailty in patients with adrenal adenomas and adrenocortical hormone excess: a cross-sectional multi-centre study with prospective enrolment. Eur J Endocrinol. 2023 Sep.189(3):318-326. Pubmedid: 37590964. Pmcid: PMC10479159.
• Rolak S, Dogra P, McKenzie T, Rivera M, Young WF, Bancos I. Adrenal and juxta-adrenal schwannomas: A single-centre study. Clin Endocrinol. 2023 Jul.99(1):52-57. Pubmedid: 37143372.
• Kittithaworn A, Dogra P, Rahimi L, Sandooja R, Bancos I. Etiology, morphology, and outcomes of adrenal calcifications in 540 adult patients-a retrospective single-center study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2023 Jul.189(1):K1-K6. Pubmedid: 37474107. Pmcid: PMC10387451.
• Dogra P, Navin PJ, McKenzie TJ, Foster T, Dy B, Lyden M, Young WF, Bancos I. Clinical, imaging and biochemical presentation of cystic pheochromocytomas. Clin Endocrinol. 2023 Jan.98(1):32-40. Pubmedid: 35445428. Pmcid: PMC9585148.
• Dogra P, Bancos I, Young WF. Primary Aldosteronism: A Pragmatic Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Aug.98(8):1207-1215. Pubmedid: 37536806.
• Dogra P, Sundin A, Juhlin CC, Calissendorff J, Falhammar H, Bancos I. Rare benign adrenal lesions. Eur J Endocrinol. 2023 Apr.188(4):407-420. Pubmedid: 36943310.
• Dogra P, Rivera M, McKenzie TJ, Foster TR, Dy BM, Lyden ML, Young WF, Bancos I. Clinical course and imaging characteristics of benign adrenal cysts: a single-center study of 92 patients. Eur J Endocrinol. 2022 Sep.187(3):429-437. Pubmedid: 35894855. Pmcid: PMC9380426.
• Dogra P, Bedatsova L, Van Gompel JJ, Giannini C, Donegan DM, Erickson D. Long-term outcomes in patients with adult-onset craniopharyngioma. Endocrine. 2022 Oct.78(1):123-134. Pubmedid: 35869972. Pmcid: PMC9308022.
• Paudel R, Bissell B, Dogra P, Morris PE, Chaaban S. Serum Bicarbonate: Reconsidering the Importance of a Neglected Biomarker in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Sepsis. Cureus. 2022 Apr.14(4):e24012. Pubmedid: 35547444. Pmcid: PMC9090221.
• Dogra P, Paudel R, Panthi S, Cassity E, Tannock LR. Low Yield of Thyroid-Function Tests in Adult Hospitalized Patients - A Retrospective Analysis. Int J Gen Med. 2020 Jul.13:343-349. Pubmedid: 32753934. Pmcid: PMC7351628.
• Paudel R, Dogra P, Montgomery-Yates AA, Coz Yataco A. Procalcitonin: A promising tool or just another overhyped test?. Int J Med Sci. 2020 Jan.17(3):332-337. Pubmedid: 32132868. Pmcid: PMC7053349.
• Bachert SE, Dogra P, Boral LI. Alternatives to Transfusion. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 Feb.153(3):287-293. Pubmedid: 31678985.
• Suman S, Prakash A, Priyadarshini S, Dogra P. Back Pain: An Ominous Harbinger of Aortitis. Cureus. 2018 Dec.10(12):e3711. Pubmedid: 30788200. Pmcid: PMC6373889.
• Paudel R, Dogra P, Suman S, Acharya S, Matta J. Acute Liver and Renal Failure: A Rare Adverse Effect Exclusive to Intravenous form of Amiodarone. Case Rep Crit Care. 2016 Sep.2016:5232804. Pubmedid: 27672457. Pmcid: PMC5031827.
• Paudel R, Dominguez LW, Dogra P, Suman S, Badin S, Wasserman C. A Hematological Menace: Multiple Venous Thrombosis Complicated by Acquired Factor VIII Deficiency. Am J Case Rep. 2016 Apr.17:214-218. Pubmedid: 27040655. Pmcid: PMC4824342.