Dr. Rajiva Gupta
Vice Chairman
35 years of experienceRheumatologists
MBBS, MD, DNB, MRCP, FACR, FRCP
Medanta - The Medicity Medical Centre, Gurgaon
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Dr. Rajiva Gupta is a well-known Rheumatologist and Immunologist with more than 35 years of professional experience. His expertise lies in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Immunology, Rheumatology, etc. After completing his MBBS from Patna Medical Coll., Patna, in 1989, he also achieved an MD (Medicine) from G B Pant Hosp. / Maulana Azad Medical Coll., New Delhi, 1994 and a DNB (General Medicine) from National Board Of Examination, 1996. He further achieved the International Fellowship of the American Coll. of Rheumatology, USA, 2002; a Fellowship of the Royal Coll. of Physician (FRCP), Glasgow, UK, 2004; and a Fellowship of Royal Coll. of Physician (FRCP), Edinburgh, UK, 2009. Dr. Gupta was awarded Zydus Oration for contributions to Rheumatology by the Indian Rheumatology Association in 2008. He is a part of over 15 international and national medical associations and forums, including the National Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Society of Rheumatology, the National Coll. of Chest Physicians, the National Osteoporosis Society, the Indian Rheumatism Association, and the Indian Immunology Society. He is the international reviewer of Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology 7th ed. He is an esteemed part of the International Advisory Boards of Kumar & Clark – Clinical Medicine and Davidson's – Principles and Practice of Medicine 21st ed.Education
MBBS, Patna Medical Coll., Patna, 1989 MD (Medicine), G B Pant Hosp. / Maulana Azad Medical Coll., New Delhi, 1994 DNB (General Medicine), National Board Of Examination, 1996 MRCP, Royal Colleges Of Physicians, London, UK, 2000 International a fellow of American Coll. of Rheumatology, USA, 2002 a fellow of Royal Coll. of Physician (FRCP), Glasgow, UK, 2004 a fellow of Royal Coll. of Physician (FRCP), Edinburgh, UK, 2009Past Experience
Associate Professor, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 2010 Assistant Professor, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 2006 Locum Consultant, Royal Hampshire County Hosp. Winchester, UK, 2001 Specialist Registrar, Nottingham Deanery City Hosp., Nottingham & Kings Mill Hosp., Mansfield, UK, 2001 Clinical Research Fellow, Royal National Hosp. for Rheumatic Diseases Bath, UK, 1999 Senior Research Associate (Pool Officer), All India Inst. of Medical Sciences New Delhi (AIIMS), 1998 Senior Resident, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 1997Awards
Zydus Oration for scientific contribution in the field of Rheumatology by Indian Rheumatology Association - 2008
Associations/Membership
National Academy of Medical Sciences, India National Coll. of Chest Physicians, India National Osteoporosis Society, UK Indian Rheumatism Association Indian Immunology Society International Advisory Board of Kumar & Clark – Clinical Medicine International Advisory Board of Davidson's – Principles and Practice of Medicine International Advisory Board of Bates Guide to Physical Examination
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 the institution of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs with radiological outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, 2009 Sleep Medicine: Thyroxine replacement therapy reverses sleep-disordered breathing in patients with primary hypothyroidism, 2006 Genome-wide analysis of methotrexate pharmacogenomics in rheumatoid arthritis shows multiple novel risk variants and leads for TYMS regulation,2014 A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals ARL15, a Novel Non-HLA Susceptibility Gene for Rheumatoid Arthritis in North Indians, 2013 A pilot study on short-term heart rate variability & its correlation with disease activity in Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 2012 Caucasian and Asian Specific Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Loci Reveal Limited Replication and Apparent Allelic Heterogeneity in North Indians, 2012 Effect of Low-Dose Amitriptyline on Autonomic Functions and Peripheral Blood Flow in Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study, 2011 A comprehensive study of autonomic dysfunction in fibromyalgia patients, 2011 P74 Effect of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on lipid profile in treatment-naive Indian rheumatoid arthritis patients, 2009 Purine biosynthetic pathway genes and methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis patients among North Indians, 2009 Correlation of time to institution of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs with radiological outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, 2009 The usefulness of anti-CCP antibodies in rheumatic diseases in Indian patients, 2009 Successful twin pregnancy while on cyclophosphamide therapy in a patient with lupus nephritis, 2009 Lemierre's syndrome due to community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection and presenting with orbital cellulitis: A case report. 2009 Interaction of genes from influx-metabolism-efflux pathway and their influence on methotrexate efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis patients among Indians, 2008 Presence of spondyloarthropathy and its clinical profile in patients with hypoparathyroidism, 2008 Endothelial cell dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis, 2008 Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody Does Not Differentiate Between Crohn's Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis, 2007 Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome(SCLS): Case Report and Systematic Review of Cases Reported in the Last 16 Years, 2007 Thyroxine replacement therapy reverses sleep-disordered breathing in patients with primary hypothyroidism. 2006 Genome-wide analysis of methotrexate pharmacogenomics in rheumatoid arthritis shows multiple novel risk variants and leads for TYMS regulation, 2014 A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals ARL15, a Novel Non-HLA Susceptibility Gene for Rheumatoid Arthritis in North Indians,2013 Correlation of time to institution of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs with radiological outcome in rheumatoid arthritis, 2009 A pilot study on short-term heart rate variability & its correlation with disease activity in Indian patients with rheumatoid arthritis,2012 Caucasian and Asian Specific Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Loci Reveal Limited Replication and Apparent Allelic Heterogeneity in North Indians, 2012 Purine biosynthetic pathway genes and methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis patients among North Indians, 2009