The current head of Medanta’s Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Dr. Rajiva Gutpa completed his higher training in the UK where he became a member of Royal College of Physicians. He has completed his senior residency in rheumatology & clinical immunology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and MD in Internal Medicine from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi. He is also a fellow of Royal College of Physicians in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively and has been a highly respected member of over 15 international and national medical associations and forums.
Awards
Fellow of Royal College of Physician (FRCP), Edinburgh (UK), 2009
Fellow of Royal College of Physician (FRCP), Edinburgh (UK), 2009
Zydus Oration for scientific contribution in the field of Rheumatology by Indian Rheumatology Association, 2008
Fellow of Royal College of Physician (FRCP), Glasgow (UK), 2004
International Fellow of American College of Rheumatology, USA, 2002
Treatments / Specialities
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Immunology
Rheumatology
Membership
Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, India. 1997
Member of British Society of Rheumatology, UK, 1998
Member of National College of Chest Physicians, India,1996
Member of National Osteoporosis Society, UK 1999
Member of Indian Rheumatism Association. 1995
Member of Indian Immunology Society, 2001
International reviewer of Kelley’s Text book of Rheumatology 7th ed, 2003
Member of International Advisory Board of Davidson’s – Principles and Practice of Medicine 20th ed, 2003
Member of International Advisory Board of Kumar & Clark – Clinical Medicine, 6th ed, 2003
Adjunct Faculty – Centre for Medical Education and Technology (CMET), AIIMS, 2002
Member of International Advisory Board of Davidson’s – Principles and Practice of Medicine 21th ed, 2009
Member of International Advisory Board of Kumar & Clark – Clinical Medicine, 7th ed, 2009
Member of International Advisory Board of Bates Guide to Physicial Examination, 10th ed, 2008
Paper Published
Indian Journal of Rheumatology : Preliminary study of HLA-B27 subtype in North Indian spondyloarthropathy (SpA) patients and its correlation with clinical features, 2014
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology : Plasma cell mucositis with gingival enlargement and severe periodontitis, 2014
Indian Journal of Rheumatology : Correlation of time to institution of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs with radiological outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, 2009
Sleep Medicine : Thyroxine replacement therapy reverses sleep-disordered breathing in patients with primary hypothyroidism, 2006
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