FNB (Infectious Diseases)- National Board of Examination, New Delhi
MD (Medicine)- B.J.Medical College and Civil Hospital Ahmedabad
MBBS- B.J.Medical College and Civil Hospital Ahmedabad
Speciality
Infectious Diseases And Adult Immunization
Area Of Interest
1. Diagnosis and Treatment of
A. Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
B. HIV infection
C. Tuberculosis
D. Fungal Infections
E. Bone and Joint Infections
F. Infections in Cancer and Post-transplant patients
G. Stent and other implant related infections
2. Adult Immunization
Experience
Former Group head and consultant HCG oncology, India ;
Awards
Invited speaker for various national and regional conferences in the field of infectious disease and HIV care including HIV Congress, APICON etc
Co-authored a chapter on “Zika virus” in prestigious API textbook of medicine
Research And Publications
1. Safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2020;38(1):117-123. doi:10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_298
2. SARS-CoV-2 viral sepsis with meningoencephalitis. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2020;38(2):219-221. doi:10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_291
3. Footprints of human melioidosis in the north western Indian states, expanding endemicity in India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 39. 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2021.04.003.
4. Case series of 4 patients with post Covid-19 Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome- Adult (MIS-A), CIDS Newsletter, 2020.
5. Case report of osteoarticular mucormycosis in post COVID - 19 Patient. Indian Journal of Case Reports 2022. 46-48. 10.32677/ijcr.v8i2.3272.
6. Role of steroids in management of Covid-19, CIDS Newsletter, 2020
7. Case report of post PTCA stent infection with coronary aneurysm, CIDS Newsletter, 2020
8. Posters presented in CIDSCON 2018 and 2019"
Membership
Executive member of Infectious Diseases Society of Gujarat
Member of Clinical Infectious Diseases Society, India
