1999 

M.B.B.S. 

Gujarat University 

 

2003

M.D.

Gujarat University Medicine 

 

2011

D.N.B (Diplomate National Board)

Rheumatology Indian Spinal Injuries center 

Gold medalist
Research Experience:

•     Dissertation for award of the degree of MD Medicine
“Role of low molecular weight Heparin (Nadroparin) in stroke”

•     Dissertation for the award of degree of DNB Rheumatology
“Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis”

•     “Characteristics of radiological damage in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in India- A cross-sectional study.” (This is the first such study among Indian rheumatoid arthritis patients)




Awards:

•     Award for ‘Best Doctor at Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi during Senior Residency.
•     Gold Medal in General Surgery (MBBS), Gujarat University
•     Gold Medal in Obstetrics and Gynecology (MBBS), Gujarat University
•     Mathematics Olympiad Scholar 1990-92
•     National Scholar Award 1992


Publications:

International

•     "Acute Abdomen in SLE - Grand Rounds in Rheumatology". International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2011; 14(1):98-104.
•     “Vaccination as a Triggering Agent for the Development of Rheumatoid arthritis”. (Letter to editor) Accepted for publication in International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2011; 14(1):e8-9.
•     “Low-dose and high-dose methotrexate are two different drugs in practical terms”. (Special article) International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2010; 13: 288–293.
•     “Multiple myeloma presenting with musculoskeletal manifestations: a case report”. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2010; 13: e42-e45.


National

•     “Routine laboratory testing for HLA B27 gene: flowcytometry-based techniques occasionally give false negative results.” Accepted for publication in Indian Journal of Rheumatology.
•     “Acute inflammatory ankle arthritis in Northern India-Lofgren’s syndrome or Poncet’s disease? (Original article) Journal of The Associations of Physicians of India 2011 (Feb) 59: 87-90.
•     “Practising computer-aided objectified outcome-driven targeted treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a resource constrained country: results from a single rheumatology clinic”. (Original Article) Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2010 March. Vol 5: 3–10
•     “Spleenic infarct in Antiphospholipid syndrome”


Poster Presentation:

•     25th Annual Conference of Indian Rheumatology Association
•     (IRACON 2009) held at Jaipur on 27-29 Nov 2009 – “Musculoskeletal presentation in a patient of Hyperlipoproteinemia: A case report”.
•     25th Annual Conference of Indian Rheumatology Association
•     (IRACON 2009) held at Jaipur on 27-29 Nov 2009 – “Pancreatitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A case report”.
•     25th Annual Conference of Indian Rheumatology Association
•     (IRACON 2009) held at Jaipur on 27-29 Nov 2009 – “Vaccination as a Triggering Agent for the Development of Rheumatoid arthritis: A case report”.


Workshops Attended:

•     8th National Autoantibody workshop held at Department of Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow from September 6-10, 2010.
•     Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Radiograph scoring in RA and Intraarticular joint injection techniques workshops held at Annual Conference of Indian Rheumatology Association (IRACON 2009), Jaipur on 27-29 Nov 2009.


Conferences Attended:

Year 2011
•     DRA meetings and workshops.

Year 2010
•     DRA meeting held at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj on Dec 18, 2010.
•     DRA meeting held at AIIMS on Oct 30, 2010.
•     IRA Mid-term meeting on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Department of Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow from September 5, 2010.
•     DRA meeting held at Sir Gangaram Hospital on Sept 25, 2010
•     Rheumatology Summit held at The Oberoi, New Delhi on Aug 8, 2010.
•     DRA meeting held at ISIC Superspeciality hospital on Aug 5, 2010
•     DRA meeting held at LHMC on July 24, 2010
•     Rheumatology Update held at Army Hospital, New Delhi on Feb, 2009.
•     Rheumatology Update held at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi on Feb 21, 2010.

Year 2009
•     25th Annual National Conference of Indian Rheumatology Association
•     (IRACON 2009) held at Jaipur on 27-29 Nov 2009.
•     “Advances in Rheumatology-concepts to practice” held at AIIMS on Oct 11, 2009.
•     Recent advances in Rheumatology held at SGPGI, Lucknow in Sept 2009.
•     Monthly DRA meeting held at ISIC, AIIMS, Sir Gangaram, Apollo, and Fortis Hospital in 2009.
November 26th
 

Indian rheumatology association
Association of physicians of India