EDUCATION
M.B.B.S (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) awarded by Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India. Registered with Maharashtra Medical Council, Mumbai - January 1999.
DNB (Diplomat National Board) in General Medicine at KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai – awarded by National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
FACR (Fellow American College of Rheumatology)
F.C.P.S. (Fellow College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay) in General Medicine – awarded by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay.
MNAMS- Member National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Certificate Course in Clinical Rheumatology - KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai (2004-2005)
Certified EULAR (European League against Rheumatism) Training Course in Rheumatic Diseases (2008-2011)
Higher Secondary School Certificate - Aurangabad Divisional Board of Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education - March 1993.
Secondary School Certificate - Pune Divisional Board of Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education - March 1991.
CURRENT POSITION
Consulting Rheumatologist at (Since 2007):
Pain & Arthritis Clinic, Sassoon Road, Pune-1 (Own Clinic)
Sancheti Institute of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Shivajinagar, Pune-5
Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune-1
Columbia Asia Hospital, Pune 14
Panel Rheumatologist
Noble Hospital, Pune 28
Inamdar Hospital, Pune 40
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant Physician & Rheumatologist
(Jan 2006 to Dec 2006) at CPR hospital, Kolhapur & Apple Heart Institute & Saraswati Advanced Medical Care Centre, Kolhapur.
Research Fellow in Rheumatology:
18 months (From August, 2004 to Dec, 2005) at KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Medical Advisor:
(June 2005 to Dec 2005) at Bharat Serums and Vaccines limited, Mumbai.
Panel Physician:
(June 2005 to Dec 2005) at Wellquest Research Centre, Worli, Mumbai.
Registrar in Rheumatology:
18 months (from Feb, 2003 to July, 2004), at KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Registrar in Medical & Neuro Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Medical services:
6 months (Aug 2002 to Jan 2003) ), at KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Resident in Cardiology:
6 months (from February, 2002 to July, 2002), at KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Resident House Physician:
6 months (from February 2001 to July 2001) at Centenary Municipal Hospital, Kandivali,
attached to BYL Nair Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai, India.
6 months (from August 2001 to January 2002) at VN Desai Municipal Hospital, Santacruz,
attached to BYL Nair Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Medical Officer:
14 months (from February, 1999 to March, 2000) at Rural Hospital, Shindkheda, Dist: Dhule
Internship:
12 months (from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998), at Sassoon General Hospital Pune, India.