Dr. Roopa T
MBBS, MRCP (UK), CCT - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Roopa T is a Rheumatologist in JP Nagar, Bangalore and has an experience of 19 years in this field. Dr. Roopa T practices at Aster RV Hospital in JP Nagar, Bangalore. She completed MBBS from Dr B R Ambedkar medical college in 2002,MRCP (UK) from Royal College Of Physician, London in 2012 and CCT - Rheumatology from PGMETB in 2018. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Sarcoidosis,Scleroderma Treatment,Vasculitis,Sjogren's Disease and Gout Treatment etc.
CA-37, 24th Main Rd, ITI Layout, 1st Phase, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Sharath Kumar
MBBS, MD - Pediatrics, DNB - Rheumatology, Graduate Certificate of Paediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Sharath completed his DNB in Rheumatology in May 2013. He underwent training in both adult rheumatology (under Dr. A.N Malaviya who is known as the “Father of Indian Rheumatology) as well as in PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY (under Dr Sujata Sawhney). He also completed the graduate certificate course in Pediatric Rheumatology from the University of Western Australia in 2009. He was awarded the International Wyeth Scholarship for the same. (one of only three scholarships available worldwide).He has completed several online courses in rheumatology as well such as the 2 years EULAR Certificate Course on Rheumatic Diseases from European Rheumatology Association, which he completed in May 2010. Around the same time, he also completed the online course for NP and PAs called the Postgraduate course in Rheumatology (combined Adult and Pediatric tracks) from the American College of Rheumatology (American Rheumatology Association). He has a keen interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound and has received hands-on training in the same from Leeds in UK and Copenhagen in Denmark. He has undergone the USSONAR fellowship in Musculoskeletal ultrasound where training is imparted by some of the leading experts in musculoskeletal ultrasound in North America. He is now a full member of USSONAR as well. He is one of the first rheumatologists in India to inculcate musculoskeletal ultrasound into routine private rheumatology practice. He is well versed in various diagnostic and interventional ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedures. He has been invited as guest faculty to CMC Vellore for courses in musculoskeletal ultrasound for rheumatology trainees. He has undergone hands-on training in Nailfold capillaroscopy under some of the pioneers in the field from Genoa, Italy. He routinely performs diagnostic nailfold capillaroscopy in his rheumatology OPD. This is only 1 of 2 Rheumatology OPDs in Bengaluru where this facility is available. He has a keen interest in research and teaching. He has initiated and completed several research studies, the results of which have been presented in International Rheumatology Conferences. He has been awarded several EULAR bursaries for young rheumatologist, which helped him to travel and present his research in international conferences. He has been invited as faculty to several national rheumatology conferences. He has authored chapters in rheumatology textbooks on the topic of pediatric rheumatology, regional pain syndromes and vaccines in rheumatology. He has done his M.D from the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and graduated from the same in July 2007. He did his basic medical training i.e, MBBS, from the Bangalore Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University, from where he graduated in May 2002.
No 9(187) 1st Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Yathish GC
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DNB - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Yathish G. C. is a Gold Medalist and a highly qualified Rheumatology Consultant. He completed his MBBS degree from the renowned institute KIMS, Hubli (RGUHS), Karnataka in 2008. To gain specialization in Internal Medicine he went on to earn his MD from esteemed Delhi University (UCMS) in 2012 and was honored with a Gold Medal for the Best outgoing student. With a high affinity towards knowledge, he continued his educational endeavor by completing DNB Rheumatology from Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai since 2013. He has also actively pursued online courses on Rheumatism and Ultrasound and has attended 7th Eular SLE course 2015 at Pisa, Italy. He has acquired over 7 years of widespread experience by working in the General Medicine, Neurology and Rheumatology departments at UCMS & GTB Hospital, Delhi since 2009 as part of his residency. He has been invited to many eminent National and International conferences like annual conference of Indian Rheumatology Association, India; Eular SLE Course, Italy among many others, where he has actively delivered oral and poster presentations. He is also one of the few rheumatologists in Karnataka to become a member of American College of Rheumatology and had won the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Scholarship to attend ACR 2014 conference in Boston, USA. He has been acknowledged quite a lot for his publications in prominent journals such as India Journal of Rheumatology, British Medical journal Case Reports, The Rheumatologist to name a few.
No 9(187) 1st Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Chethana Dharmapalaiah
MBBS, MRCP (UK), CCT - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Chethana D completed her undergraduate training from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore. She then went to the United Kingdom to pursue higher training, completed MRCP Internal Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians. As Rheumatology always fascinated her, she decided to further her career in the field. She has experience in laboratory based research, having worked as a Clinical Research Fellow in Rheumatology at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. She was involved in a research project on Minocycline induced Lupus. She then joined the prestigious Cambridge Deanery for Superspecialty training in Rheumatology. She completed the Specialty Certificate Exam in Rheumatology and obtained Certificate of completion of training (CCT) in Rheumatology in 2013. She has 9years of experience in the field of Rheumatology. On returning to India, she worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore from Aug 2013 to Dec 2016. She joined our elite Aster group in January 2017. She is well trained in managing all rheumatological conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic, reactive, crystal arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, vasculitis like wegeners granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, takayasu’s arteritis, SLE, systemic sclerosis, myositis, sarcoidosis and chronic pain. She has a special interest in Vasculitis, having worked with experts in the filed in UK. She practices evidence based medicine. She performs intra articular (joint) injections, soft tissue injections and is trained in performing muscle and salivary gland biopsies. She is trained in musculoskeletal ultrasound. She also facilitates Biologic injections and infusions in our day care.
1st Floor, Sahakaranagar Main Road, Bangalore, , Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Vijay Rao K R
MBBS, MRCP (UK), CCT - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr Vijay KR Rao is Consultant Rheumatologist at Divisha Arthritis and Medical Center and Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, India. Dr Rao studied medicine at Bangalore Medical College. He then underwent specialist training Internal Medicine in West Midlands, UK and obtained his MRCP (UK), General Medicine qualification. He further underwent super specialist training in Rheumatology in some of the reputed centers in the UK and obtained MRCP (UK) Rheumatology qualification. He also did a fellowship in SLE and Rheumatic diseases in pregnancy at the prestigious Lupus UK Center of Excellence, Birmingham under the mentorship of Professor Caroline Gordon. He was awarded the prestigious FRCP degree from the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh Scotland UK in 2016. He has worked as a consultant rheumatologist in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK before taking up his current position at Manipal Hospitals. Dr Vijay KR Rao’s research interests include lupus, connective tissue disease and the management of rheumatic diseases in pregnancy and he has authored numerous articles and textbook chapters on these topics. He has been an invited speaker at several national and international rheumatology meetings and is a sub-investigator for several trials of therapies for lupus and inflammatory arthritis. He is Assistant Editor for the Indian Journal of Rheumatology and is a member of the Indian Rheumatology Association, and the British Society of Rheumatology. He is also an examiner for MRCP exams held in India.
98, Kodihalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Pradeep Kumar
MBBS, MD - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr Pradeep Kumar is a Consultant Rheumatologist working at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore having over 15 years of experience in this field.
Survey Number 91/1 A&B, HP Avenue, Konappana Agrahara Village Begur Hubli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. V A Deepika Ponnur
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr Deepika ponnur is a consultant at Optima Arthritis & Rheumatology Clinic. She has completed her MBBS and MD in internal Medicine from NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur. Further she went on to complete her DM in Rheumatology from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. She was a Part -TimeConsultant Rheumatologist at Century Super speciality Hospital,Hyderabad.She was a Consultant Rheumatologist at Cigent Super speciality Clinic. She was a consultant at ESI Super speciality Hospital, Hyderabad.
No 9(187) 1st Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Yogesh Singh
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Clinical Immunology
Rheumatology
Dr. Yogesh Singh also works as a Consultant Rheumatologist and Immunologist at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road in Bangalore. He heads the department of rheumatology at Manipal hospital. More than 15 years of experience makes him, specialized in the field of autoimmunity and rheumatology. He has done MD (Internal Medicine) from the prestigious Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. Dr. Singh has done DM (Clinical Immunology) from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), programLucknow. SGPGI is one of the premier medical institutes in India. SGPGI provides one of the programs for rheumatology and immunology in the world. The faculty at a department of Immunology, SGPGI is world-renowned and training under them provides an excellent opportunity for learning. Prof. R.N.Misra, Prof. Amita Aggarwal, the faculty at SGPGI are known worldwide for original research work in immunology and rheumatology. SGPGI caters to a population, which is larger than Europe. Training at SGPGI provides exposure to a wide variety of rheumatic conditions and provides a very invaluable experience in diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Dr. Singh spent nearly 6 years at SGPGI. Training at SGPGI is unique. At SGPGI, in addition to rheumatology, the students are taught basic immunology and laboratory immunology. Learning basic immunology is important in an understanding disease process, understanding treatment interventions. Training in lab immunology provides a unique perspective with regards to understanding lab tests, interpreting lab tests and the fallacies associated with each lab test. He has received numerous internal scholarships and has numerous international publications to his name. He is the recipient of the prestigious (APLAR) Asia Pacific League of Association for Rheumatology Fellowship for the year 2012. As a part of the APLAR fellowship, Dr.Singh worked as a research fellow under Prof.Bhaskar Dasgupta at Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-sea, UK. Prof.Dasgupta is a world authority on large vessel vasculitis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Dr.Singh has also spent time as a visiting research fellow under Dr.David Jayne at Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Dr.David Jayne is world authority in the field of Lupus and Vasculitis. Dr.Singh was previously appointed as a Consultant Rheumatologist at Columbia Asia Hospitals, Bangalore. His areas of interest are connective diseases like SLE (Lupus), Scleroderma (Systemic sclerosis), Myositis and systemic vasculitis. He is associated with Indian Rheumatology Association and Clinical Immunology Society of India as a member. Dr.Singh is a compassionate human being. Dr.Singh believes in patient empowerment; practicing ethical and evidence-based medicine. You can book an instant appointment with Dr. Yogesh Preet Singh on Practo.com.
# M-98 9th main road ,LIC housing colony, jeevanbheemnagar, Hal 3rd Stage, Sector 11,, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Satish Kalanje
MBBS, Fellowship in Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Satish Kalanje is a Rheumatologist in Millers Road, Bangalore and has an experience of 29 years in this field. Dr. Satish Kalanje practices at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital - Vasanthnagar in Millers Road, Bangalore and Manipal Hospital, Millers Road in Millers Road, Bangalore. He completed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore in 1990,MD - USA from University of Missouri, Columbia in 1997 and DABIM from American Board of Internal Medicine in 1997.
No.17, Millers Road, Vasanthnagar, Landmark: BMTC Bus Stop., Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Shweta Singhai
MBBS, DNB - General Medicine, Fellowship in Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Shweta Singhai is a promising Rheumatologist with 11 years of rich experience after her Post Graduation. She has done her Fellowship in Rheumatology and Immunology from Manipal Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore and a Fellowship in Rheumatology from EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism). She has also worked as a Tutor in Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at Christian Medical College, Vellore. She completed her MBBS in 1999 from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal and subsequently her Post Graduation in Internal Medicine in 2004. She started her career as an Intensivist at Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and then at Bombay Hospital, Indore. She has also worked as an Assistant Professor at Sir Aurobindo Medical College, Indore. Her areas of special interest are Ankylosing Spondylosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Connective tissue diseases such as Systemic Lupus Erythematoses, Sjogrens and Scleroderma.
52/2 and 52/3, Devarabeesanahalli Flyover, Kariyammana Agrahara, Outer Ring Road, Marathahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India