Qualification, Designations & Posts Held
Qualification
Primary Education
- The Doon School, Dehradun
Graduation & Post Graduation
- M.B.B.S. – Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University (1984–1989)
- M.D. – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (1991–1993)
Further Studies
- PGD-PCR (Primary Care Rheumatology) – University of Bath, England
Present Positions
- Director – Institute of Rheumatology and Pain
Brij Medical Centre, KK-54, Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad (U.P.) - Senior Consultant Rheumatologist
- Narinder Mohan Hospital and Heart Centre (NMH), Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad
- Combined Medical Institute (CMI), Dehradun
Affiliations
- Life Member – IRA, ISBMR, ISA, IMA, IASSP
Positions Held in the Past
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist / Director
- Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, NCR
- Fortis Hospital, Noida
- Kailash Hospital, Noida
- Prakash Hospital, Noida
- Brij Hospital & Pain Centre, Railway Road, Ghaziabad
Specialist
- Ministry of Health, King Fahad Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Academic Position
- Assistant Professor – Santosh World Medical Academy, Ghaziabad
Consultant
- Narinder Mohan Hospital, Ghaziabad
Professional Leadership Roles
- Founder Honorary Secretary – ISA, Ghaziabad
- Vice President – ISA, Uttar Pradesh State
- Organising Secretary – UPANCON 1999, ISA U.P. State
- Treasurer – Ghaziabad Nursing Homes Association
- Organising Treasurer – UPNCON 2004, UPNHA U.P. State
Conferences and CME
Regular attendee and presenter at national and international Conferences to update himself with the latest and future in his field of practice:
- ACR - American College Of Rheumatology Conference >10 times Attendee
- EULAR - Annual European Congress of Rheumatology > 10 times Attendee
- APLAR - Asia Pacific League against Rheumatism > 5 times Attendee
- IRACON - Indian Rheumatology Association Conference > 20 times Attendee
- Regular attendee of Other Conferences Like IOF, Pain International Conferences
Group therapy and Patient Education
He holds public and patient education programs regularly at his state of the art facility at the Institute of Rheumatology and pain, Brij medical Centre, Ghaziabad.
He runs Group therapy sessions for patients and their relatives and Rheumatology treatment camps also.
Advisory board position
He is and hs been on the advisory board of many National and International Companies. He is a regular speaker in CME programs and attends regular CME programs and updates by them.
To name a few - Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Janssen of J&J, Aventis, LG, Dr. Reddy's, Zydus, IPCA, Intas, Torrent, Emcure & Alkem.
Papers Presented & Publications
Papers/Posters Presented/Printed:
- Long-term Sustained Benefits Of Viscosupplementation With Different Molecular Weight Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acids In The Treatment Of Osteoarthritis Of The Knee (Hav-oak, >15-year Indian Cohort Study) – Coa Annual Conference 2024, Halifax, Canada
- Long-term Sustained Benefits Of Viscosupplementation... (>15 Years) – CASEM Annual Symposium 2024, Niagara Falls, Canada
- P190 – Long-term Sustained Benefits Of Viscosupplementation... (>15 years) – WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2024, London, UK
- Ab1192 – Response To Viscosupplementation With Different Types Of Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acids In Knee Oa (>15-year Indian Cohort)– EULAR 2023, Milan, Italy
- Ab1028 – Regressive Bmd Trends Due To Delay In Denosumab During Lockdown – EULAR 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Ab1015 – Synergistic Effect Of Teriparatide + Denosumab Followed By Denosumab – EULAR 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Ab0852 – Long-term Follow-up Of Viscosupplementation In Knee Oa – EULAR 2020, Frankfurt, Germany
- Bmd Vs Bmc Trend Analysis Using Dxa – IOF Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Conference 2018, Sydney, Australia
- Serial Bmd Changes With Bisphosphonates & Pth – APLAR 2016 (Shanghai) & EULAR 2017 (Madrid)
- Peripheral Bmd Testing For Osteoporosis Screening – APLAR 2016, Shanghai
- Bmd Changes After Zoledronic Acid – Iracon 2013, Kolkata, India
- Bmd Changes After Teriparatide Therapy – Iracon 2013, Kolkata, India
- Discordance In Osteoporosis Diagnosis (Spine Vs Hip) – Esceo-iof 2013, Rome, Italy
- Efficacy Of Hylan G-f 20 In Knee Oa – Eular 2012, Berlin, Germany
- Diacerein Vs Glucosamine In Knee Oa – Acr 2008, San Francisco, Usa
- Ia Viscosupplementation After Joint Preparation – Eular 2007, Barcelona, Spain
- Pain Detect In Knee Oa – Iracon 2007, Khajuraho, India
- Pulse Therapy For Spa – Iracon 2007, Khajuraho, India
- Ia Hyaluronic Acid After Joint Preparation – Aplar 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Viscoelastic Supplementation In Knee Oa – Iracon 2005, Hyderabad, India
- Lumbar Wedge To Prevent Post-spinal Lbp – Isacon 1999, Kathmandu, Nepal
Publications:
- Rheumatoid Arthritis – Medi-Focus, Jan 2004
- Osteoarthritis – Medi-Focus, Jan 2004
- Low Back Pain – Medi-Focus, Jan 2004
- Osteoporosis – Medi-Focus, Jul 2004
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Role of Biologics – Medi-Focus, Jan 2007
- Spondyloarthropathies – Medi-Focus, Jan 2007
Book Chapters:
- Pain Management in Rheumatic Diseases – Rheumatology: Principles and Practice
Recent CME Talks
- JAK inhibitors in AS – Pfizer Webinar, July 2024
- Hyaluronan in Knee OA – SOARCON 2024, Gujarat
- Secukinumab in AS – Cipla Webinar, June 2024
- Pain & Multimodal Analgesia – CME, Dehradun
- Joint Preservation & HA – COA 2024, Halifax
- HA in OA – UK & Germany Educational Meetings, June 2024
- Joint Preservation – CASEM 2024, Canada
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Biologics – J&J Webinar, April 2024
- Etanercept in AS – Pfizer Webinar, March 2024
- BMD Analysis – AIIR Kolkata, Jan 2024
- Multiple CME talks (2011–2023) on RA, OA, AS, Osteoporosis, Biologics, Pain Management across India & international forums