Achievements & Research
International Certifications
Globally recognized credentials in rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound.
EULAR European Certificate of Rheumatology
European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR), Italy
EULAR Ultrasound Certification
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - European Certification
EULAR Evidence Based Practice Certification
Evidence-based rheumatology practice - European Certification
Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Pain & Ultrasound
Advanced training in MSK pain management and ultrasound
Awards & Honors
Best Clinical Poster Award
SGPGI Foundation Day – Recognized for outstanding clinical research poster presentation
EULAR Certificate of Excellence
European Rheumatology Congress – International certification in rheumatology
Guest Lectures & Panelist Roles
RSSDI Panelist
Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India
IRACON Panelist
Indian Rheumatology Association Conference
Guest Speaker
Multiple CME Programs across India
Workshops & Training
MRI Workshop
IRACON – Advanced MRI interpretation in rheumatology
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop
Hands-on training in MSK ultrasound techniques
Advanced Hands-on Ultrasound Training
Comprehensive advanced ultrasound training program
Conference Presentations
Oral and poster presentations at national and international conferences.
Juvenile onset SLE in India-Data from a multi-institutional inception (INSPIRE) cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus
IRACON 2022, Indore
Caregiver burden in Indian Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis patients: A single hospital-based study
European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2023, Milan, Italy
Caregiver burden in Indian Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis patients: A single hospital-based study
Research Day SGPGI, Lucknow, 2023
Takayasu Arteritis Unveiled by Nephrotic Syndrome Due to AA Amyloidosis
Vasculitis conclave, Jaipur 2025
Research Publications
Published research in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
Evaluation of Xpert® Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin in sputum-smear negative and sputum-scarce patients with pulmonary tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Lung India. 2018 Jul–Aug;35(4):295–300.
Caregiver burden in families of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in India.
Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Jun;43(6):2009–2019.
Primary immunodeficiencies: When is it not “JIA”.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Sep;38(3):101960.
Tjalma syndrome as the rare initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Indian J Rheumatol. 2025;20(2):192–193.
SLE – Antibodies and Biomarkers.
In: Rheumatology Clinics: Connective Tissue Diseases. Sharma A, Handa R, editors. Evangel; 2025.
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