Director & Head - Rheumatology

Work Experience:

•Since October 2005 Senior Consultant – Rheumatologist, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket

•Since October 2016 - Associate Director & Head of Dept. – Rheumatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket , Max Smart, Max Multi Speciality Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi

•1st March 2019 onwards, Director and Head of Dept. of Rheumatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket , Max Smart, Max Multi Speciality Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi

•Since Dec 2017, Visiting Faculty – Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology (KIMS ,Hyderabad)

Education & Training:

•Fellowship in Rheumatology, Dept of Rheumatology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, AP

•M.D. (Internal Medicine), SCB Medical College (MCI Recognized), Utkal University, Orissa, India

•M.B.B.S, SCB Medical College (MCI Recognized) Utkal University,Orissa, India

•Graduate certificate in Paediatric Rheumatology, University of Western Australia

•Post graduate programme in Rheumatology, John Hopkins University, USA

•EULAR certified MSK Ultrasonography (Completed EULAR competency assessment)

•Diploma in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (UCAM, Spain)

•Fellow American College of Rheumatology

•American College of Rheumatology review course, Atlanta, USA

•American College of Rheumatology review course, Philadelphia, USA

•4th EULAR course on systemic lupus erythematosus, PISA, Italy

•3rd Abu Dhabi Advanced Rheumatology review course, Abu Dhabi

•EULAR Advanced Ultrasonography course, Rome

Awards Information:

•Recipient Of Prestigious’ ChikitsaRatan Award ‘for Excellence in the field Of Rheumatology By IMA(south Delhi branch)

•Recipient of the prestigious” DRA YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 2005 “for best paper at the Annual Rheumatology Conference in Hyderabad in Dec 2005

•Executive Committee Member Indian Rheumatology Association

•Member Organizing Committee of IRACON Khajurao 2007

•Organizing Secretary for DRA Annual conference 2012

•On the Editorial board of Journal of Medical Science &Research,IJRD,IJRCI

•Speaker at various Regional and National conferences

•National Faculty in Musculoskeletal Conference in (SGPGI lucknow, KIMS Hyderabad, CMC Vellore)

•Faculty at International conferences (MUSOC 2015, MUSK 2017, New Delhi)

•Guest Editor- Indian Journal of Rheumatology ,VOL 13, Issue Supplement 1; 2018, on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

•Director: Rheumatology Fellowship Training Programme, Max Hospital, Saket

•Member Academic Council: Max Healthcare

•Co Guide for 3 DNB Students Thesis

•Dr N Ramadas Best Paper Award at Indian National & Asian Oceanean societies of Radiology in 2018-‘Spectrum of Ultrasound Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Clinical correlation’