Rheumatologist in Millers Road | Dr B G Dharmanand

Fellowship & Membership

IMA

API

IAPMR

Geriatric society.

Society of orthopaedic medicine.

IACFS-ME

Fascia research society.

IOF

Indian Rheumatology association.

Field of Expertise

Arthritis

Multi-system autoimmune diseases

Osteoporosis

Fibromyalgia and Musculoskeletal medicine

Languages Spoken

English

Tamil

Kannada

Telugu

Hindi

Awards & Achievements

President, Indian Rheumatology Association (2021-2023).

Scientific committee chairman: IRACON 2021.

Talks & Publications

Dapsone in Rheumatic Diseases (Review) Journal of Indian Rheumatology Association (JIRA) 1994:2(4): 177-179.

Interferon therapy in Rheumatic diseases (Review) JIRA 1995:3(1) 33-35.

Gastrointestinal tract in Rheumatic diseases (Review)-Antiseptic 1995

1995:92(9);336-337.

Aggressive therapy in Neuropsychiatric Lupus-Should NPSLE be treated as aggressively as renal Lupus-JIRA 1996;4(2);61-63.

Rheumatological manifestation of diabetes mellitus-Karnataka journal

of medical sciences (KJMS) April-June 2002.

Rheumatological manifestations in Hypothyroidism-JK Science Vol 3: no 3, July-September 2001.

International scleroderma symposium: July 16-17, 2016, Bengaluru. Indian J Rheumatol 2016;11:163-4.

Preface: Soft Tissue Rheumatism Indian Journal of Rheumatology 9 ( 2 0 1 4 ) S 1eS 2.

Approach to a patient with soft tissue rheumatic pain.. Ind J Rheumatol. 2014;9:S3eS5.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant cell arteritis. JIM 3R; vol 5 issue 1: Jan-March 17. 28-31.

The spectrum of clinical and immunological features of systemic rheumatic diseases in a referral hospital: Juvenile Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis. JIRA 1995:3(4):141-145.

Diabetic muscle infarct- A under-recognized complication of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes news & views (RSSDI newsletter-Karnataka chapter) 2005: vol 2 ; 8.

BG Dharmanand, B Elliot, D Tucker, A Eden, B Dasgupta. Rheumatology, Southend Hospital, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, United Kingdom; ...

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Short report: Giant cell arteritis A Clinical and Pathological Study National medical journal of India; 2010 vol 23;1; 18-20.

An unusual presentation of Wegener’s granulomatosis during pregnancy. IJRCI. 2013;1(1):CS4 (22 June 2013).

Presentation of Ewing’s sarcoma as unilateral sacroiliitis. IJRCI. 2013;1(1):CS3. (21 May 2013).

Efficacy and safety of golimumab in Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Subgroup data from GO-MORE study.

Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Nov;19(11):1083-1092. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12927.

Phenotypic Variability in Majeed Syndrome. J Rheumatol 2016;43:6; doi:10.3899/jrheum.151193.

Factors influencing remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients: results from Karnataka rheumatoid arthritis comorbidity (KRAC) study. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Jul 25. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12908. [Epub ahead of print].

Reduced incidence of extra-articular manifestations of RA through effective disease control: Karnataka Rheumatoid Arthritis Comorbidity;(KRAC) study. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Dec 10. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12957. [Epub ahead of print].

Latitude gradient influences the age of onset of rheumatoid arthritis: a worldwide survey. Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print].

Comorbidities and related factors in rheumatoid arthritis patients in south India-KRAC study. Rheumatismo 2017;69(2):47-58.

Das P, Moorthy A, Dharmanand B. Rheumatology training in India compared to the United Kingdom. Indian J Rheumatol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2018 Jun 7];13:113-6. Available from: http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/text.asp?2018/13/2/113/222116.

Biologics and risk of tuberculosis in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: A real-world clinical experience from India.

August 2018 International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.13376

International Scleroderma Symposium: July 16–17, 2016, Bengaluru: Indian J Rheumatol 2016;11:163-4.

SAT0234 Prospective single centre study of effectiveness of upfront rituximab and mycophenolate with minimum steroid in SLE

June 2017Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 76(Suppl 2):862.1-862

DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.2902

Conference: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017

Incidence of infection other than tuberculosis in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with bDMARDs: a real-time clinical experience from India. Rheumatology International

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-019-04245-4

Worsening of posterior scleritis and orbital pseudotumor in a patient with Granulomatosis polyangiitis with a rituximab‑A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:XX-XX

Expert Panel Consensus Statements on the Optimal Usage of Rituximab

for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in India. Indian Journal Of Rheumatology; 10.4103/injr.injr_69_21 (2021).

Do all Patients with Rheumatic Diseases have a Higher Risk of COVID 19? Initial Results from the Karnataka Rheumatology Association COVID 19 Cohort Study (KRACC). Indian J Rheumatol 2021;16:164-8.

A Prospective Longitudinal Study Evaluating The Influence of Immunosuppressives and Other Factors On COVID-19 in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases; DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-805748/v1 (Preprint).

Effectiveness of myofascial release on pain, sleep, and quality of life in

patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: A systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 45 (2021) 101477.

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