About Us
Dr. Vishnu Sharma
Dr. Vishnu Sharma is one of the very few qualified Rheumatologist in Gujarat.
He did his MBBS from SMS Medical College, Jaipur and MD(Med) from BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad.
After doing his MD (Masters in Medicine), he did superspeciality in Rheumatology (DNB Rheumatology) from P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai. He is the first DNB Rheumatologist in Gujarat.
During his DNB training he got trained with one of the masters Prof. Dr. V R Joshi, MD, FRCP, a senior and pioneering rheumatologist of Asia. He got adequate exposure of the outdoor, indoor and emergency care in Rheumatology during his DNB training. He was also awarded travel bursary in EULAR-2011 and prestigious Indo UK Rheumatology fellowship in 2012.
He is presently working as a Consultant Rheumatologist at Apollo Hospital, Bhat and at Arthritis Care Clinic, Satellite.
He had numerous publications in peer reviewed journals. He has presented talks at various conferences on numerous occasions. Apart from clinical practice, he is deeply interested in academics and research work. His area of interest are Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vasculitis and osteoporosis.
Dr. Nikunj Dadhaniya
Academic details:
Dr Nikunj Dadhaniya did his MBBS and MD in internal medicine from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He pursued his super specialisation in Rheumatology (DNB Rheumatology) from Indraprastha Apollo hospital, New Delhi, India. He has been awarded President Gold Medal for DNB Rheumatology. He has also completed EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) online course in Rheumatology.
Awards and Presentations:
Authored a poster (as first author) presented at IRACON annual meeting at Lucknow 2017 on ‘Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity screening using OCT – A cross sectional study’.
Authored a poster (as second author) presented at IRACON annual meeting at Lucknow 2017 on ‘Nailfold capillary changes and clinical profile in eight patients with positive Scleroderma serology and specific visceral involvement without any skin thickening’.
Participated in Rheumatology Quiz at Indian Rheumatology Association Conference 2018.
Runners up at Delhi Rheumatology Quiz 2019.
President Gold Medal for DNB Rheumatology 2019.
Publications:
Sood I, Dadhaniya NV, Jasuja S, Handa R. Frozen shoulder in chronic kidney disease. Rheumatology 2019;0:1
Sood I, Dadhaniya NV, Anand AC, Handa R. ‘Watermelon stomach’ as a presenting manifestation of systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology 2019;0:1
Dadhaniya N, Sood I, Upadhyaya SK, et al. Screening for hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity: current recommendations. Apollo Medicine. 2017;14:27–30.
Sood I, Dadhaniya N, Upadhyaya SK, et al. Nailfold capillaroscopy—an underutilised investigation in rheumatology. Apollo Medicine. 2017;14:21–26.
Patil A, Upadhyaya SK, Dadhaniya N, Handa R. Lepra reaction presenting with inflammatory polyarthritis. Apollo Medicine. 2017;14:61-71.
Patil A, Upadhyaya SK, Dawar R, Vaishnav B, Dadhaniya N, et al. AB0683 Trough infliximab levels and anti-infliximab antibodies in spondyloarthritis patients on treatment with low dose infliximab: a single centre cross-sectional study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2012:76(Suppl 2):1292.1-1292
Parikh R, Gauswami PK, Dadhaniya N, Surela AM, Prajapati BA, Paunikar NA, et al. Is it pulmonary Koch’s? Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 2012. 7 s7-s56
Upadhyay KJ, Parmar SJ, Parikh RP, Gauswami PK, Dadhaniya N, Surela A. Intravenous ranitidine: Rapid bolus can lead to cardiac arrest. J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2015;Apr-Jun;6(2):100-2.
