Professional Qualifications

MBBS: 1992, Gujarat university
MD (Gen Med): 1995, Gujarat university
DM: 2002, SGPGI Lucknow (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology)

Professional Experience

• MBBS in ’92 and MD, medicine in ’95 from Gujarat university
• DM from SGPGI Lucknow in 2002
• Practicing in Ahmedabad as rheumatologist since. Also Rheumatologist to VS Gen Hosp, the municipal hospital of Ahmedabad.
• Publications in Rheumatology international in 2002 and Indian Journal of Rheumatology in 2009 (Chikungunya arthritis).
• Oral and poster presentations at IRACONs, APLAR, EULAR and ACR (chikungunya arthritis oral paper) mainly on Sjogren’s syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, chikungunya arthritis and recently palindromic rheumatism.
• Reviewed articles for International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (APLAR), IJR and PLoS one.
• Organised support group meets of Sjogren’s India (Sjogren’s patients’ support group) at Ahmedabad and Vadodara and CMEs in Gujarat and Mumbai under Rheumatology Association of Gujarat.
• Organised IRACON 2012, Ahmedabad, Quizmaster for SD Deodhar quiz, IRACON 2014,Chandigarh, organized the regional and zonal level quiz for the same.
• Treasurer, Indian Rheumatology Association