Dr. Sharmila Shankar
BAMS, Diploma in Clinical Nutrition
Ayurveda
Dr.Sharmila Shankar Is an Ayurvedic practitioner, Clinical Nutritionist and a therapeutic yoga consultant with almost 20 years of experience. Previously, she was the founder of Prakruti Ayurvedic health and wellness care Centre in Fremont, California, USA. After having completed her M. Sc. Yoga with honours from S- VYASA university, Nesar Yoga Foundation was a natural extension of her work owing to her profound dedication to the field of Yoga and holistic healthcare. Dr. Sharmila is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, having studied clinical Nutrition at Natural Healing Institute, Encinitas, California. She has conducted many workshops on Ayurveda and Yoga in India as well as in Europe and USA. Currently she is the Co- founder/ Partner of Ayushya Ayurcare, an exclusive Ayurvedic health, wellness and Panchakarma therapy centre in Malleshwaram, Bangalore, India.
41, 8th Cross, 6th Main, Bengaluru, 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.
No. 43/2, New Airport Road, NH.7, Hebbal, Sahakara Nagar, Bengaluru, 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.
No- 500/A, 1st G Cross, 8th Main Road,4th Block, 3rd Stage, pin-560079, Bengaluru, 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, Bengaluru, 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,, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Vikramraj K Jain
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Clinical Immunology
Rheumatology
Dr. Vikramraj K Jain is a Clinical Immunologist & Rheumatologist. He did his MBBS from the prestigious Bangalore Medical College, following which he completed his MD in General Medicine from SMS Medical College, Jaipur. It is here he was exposed to rheumatology working in a rheumatology unit for 3 years. He further pursued his DM in Clinical Immunology from JIPMER, Pondicherry which is an institute of national importance. He later worked as Assistant Professor in Clinical Immunology at the same institute. He has numerous publications to his credit in national & international journals. He has also made several oral and poster presentations in both regional, national and international conferences. His special interest lies in inflammatory arthritis, SLE, myositis, scleroderma, and musculoskeletal ultrasound. His endeavor is an early and accurate diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases and their prompt management.
Miller's Road., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Ramesh Jois
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, MRCP (UK), CCT - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
A renowned Rheumatologist in India, Dr. Ramesh Jois is an expert in the management of various rheumatologic conditions including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, SLE (Lupus), Vasculitis, Gout, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis. He has vast experience in administering various intra-articular injections and the use of biologic drugs for rheumatologic diseases. Actively involved in spreading awareness about rheumatologic diseases amongst doctors in India, Dr. Jois has also presented abstracts at various national and international meetings. He has published articles in several peer-reviewed international journals and is also a reviewer for various Rheumatology journals.
31/32, Crescent Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India