BENDS (Bangalore Endocrine and Diabetic Society) which was functional all these years and founded by Dr.Prasanna Kumar KM and all other Senior Endocrinologists from Bengaluru had been actively involved in conducting academic meetings every month. BENDS was not a formal registered society and did not have office bearers and a structured format. We, most of the Endocrinogists met on 11th July 2017 to form Karnataka Endocrine Society under the aegis of Endocrine Society of India and have a structured Endocrinology Organization and regular academic activities in Karnataka.
was discussed to have a interim governing council to facilitate registration of the society, to register the eligible endocrinologist across Karnataka and later to call for elections to elect the governing council.