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Dr. Raj Kiran D

Consultant Rheumatologist

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  • MBBS, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, 2001 
  • MD, Gandhi medical college, Hyderabad, 2005 
  • Fellowship in Rheumatology, NIMS, Hyderabad, 
  • 2007 Certificate course on Ankylosing Spondylitis, Chariotte Hospital, Berlin Germany, 2009 EULAR Course on Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, @PISA, Italy, 2010 MusculoSkeletal ultrasound- basic Course, September, 2013

Professional Highlights

Professional Highlights

  • Life member of Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA)
  • Life member of Association of Physicians of India (API)
  • Life member of Indian College of physicians
  • Fellow of American college of Rheumatology
  • Member Uveitis society of India
  • Founder member Psoriatic arthritis interest group (PASIG
  • Principal investigator for ENTRACTE Trial (Toclizumab vs Etanarcept in RA) 2012-2016
  • Principal investigator in DRL study – Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics study – ongoing
  • Principal investigator for Etanercept the Biosimilar study 2015
  • Trial design committee member for non-inferiority biosimilar adalimumab in comparison with reference product originator.
  • Psoriatic arthritis demographics and clinical patterns in India – investigator initiated study.
  • Developing biologic registry for Hyderabad
  • Screening before giving Biologics – Indian perspective; Editorial in Indian journal of Rheumatology 2016 September issue.
  • Written Fibromyalgia chapter in Manual of Indian Rheumatology 2014
  • Psoriatic arthritis chapter in Manual of Indian Rheumatology 2014
  • Writing chapter on MCTD
  • Case report of Tumoralcalcinosis in a patient with chronic renal failure sent for NEJM, awaiting publication
  • Role of Cyclophosphamide in Connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease in Indian journal of Rheumatology 2006.

Expertise

Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE

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