Previous Positions:
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India (June 2022 - July 2024)
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India (October 2018 – June 2022)
Education:
Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
MRCP SCE (Rheumatology), Royal College of Physicians
DM (Clinical Immunology), JIPMER, Puducherry, India
MD (Internal Medicine), University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, University of Delhi
MBBS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Professional Involvement:
Assistant Editor, The Indian Journal of Rheumatology (2018 - Present)
Core Taskforce Member, Indian Rheumatology Association Vaccination Guidelines for Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (2020 - Present)
Core Member, Task Force for Guidelines for Pulmonary Hypertension in Connective Tissue Diseases, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) (2020 - Present)
Member, APLAR Task Force for Telemedicine Guidelines (2021)
Editorial Board Member, PLOS One and BMC Rheumatology (2021 - Present)
Memberships:
Life Member, Indian Rheumatology Association
APLAR Young Rheumatologists Member
Core Team Member, Indian Rheumatology Association Vaccine Guidelines Group
2010: Smt. Mani Bai & Sri B. Sidda Naik Gold medal for best outgoing student in medicine, RGUHS
2010: Dr. H.B.Rajashekar’s 60th Birthday Celebration Committee, Gold medal, Highest marks in the subject of Medicine of
MBBS Course , RGUHS
2016: 2nd prize Annual National rheumatology quiz (Rheum whiz), Lucknow
2019: Travel bursary for EULAR conference, Madrid Spain for the year 2019
2021: Young rheumatologist fellowship from the Korean College of Rheumatology
2023: Travel grant lupus meeting from the Korean College of Rheumatology
2023: APLAR young rheumatologist Travel Grant
2023: International travel scholarship from the Science and research Board (SERB), Govt of India.
2023: Best Oral abstract at the 25th Asia Pacific League of Association for Rheumatology Conference
