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Associate Professor
Qualification/ Education
- DM in Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (2014 – 2017) - MD in Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (2009 – 2011) - MBBS
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (2001 – 2006)
Experience
- Associate Professor – Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (Sep 2021 – Dec 2021) - Assistant Professor – Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (Sep 2017 – Sep 2021) - Senior Resident – Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology (as part of DM)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (Jul 2014 – Aug 2017) - Senior Resident – Department of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology & HIV Unit)
PGIMER, Chandigarh (Jan 2012 – Jun 2014) - Resident Medical Officer (RMO)
Lawrence Health Centre, Bantwal (Rural service) (2008 – 9 months) - Junior Resident – Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru (2007 – 2008)
Areas of interest
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
- Vasculitis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
Field of Expertise
- Diagnosis and management of autoimmune rheumatic diseases
- Management of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Treatment of systemic sclerosis and connective tissue disorders
- Evaluation and management o
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Low-dose rituximab is efficacious in refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Ramya Janardana, S.N. Amin, Liza Rajasekhar, Benzeeta Pinto, Chanakya Kodishala, Sumithra Selvam, Vineeta Shobha Occurrence and outcome of COVID-19 in AIRD patients on concomitant treatment with Tofacitinib- results from KRA COVID COHORT (KRACC) subset
Chebbi P, Shobha V, Rao VK, Haridas V, Janardana R, Pinto B, Kumar S, Patil A, Tekkatte R, Salanke M, Mahendranath KM Risk factors associated with COVID-19 in systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from a longitudinal prospective cohort
Abhishek Patil , Vineeta Shobha , Padmanabha Shenoy , Chandrashekara S , Sharath Kumar , Manisha Daware , Vikram Haridas , Ramya Janardana , Benzeeta Pinto , Chanakya Kodishala , Subramanian Ramaswamy , Nagaraj S , Vikramraj Jain , Yogesh Preet Singh , Shweta Singhai , Srinivasa C , Ramesh Jois , Vijay K Rao , Chethana Dharmapalaiah , Sangeetha Kn , Dharmanand Balebail A prospective longitudinal study evaluating the influence of immunosuppressives and other factors on COVID-19 in autoimmune rheumatic diseases
A. Patil, Chanakya K., P. Shenoy, S. Chandrashekara, V. Haridas, S. Kumar, M. Daware, R. Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, R. Subramanian, S. Nagaraj, Y.P. Singh, S. Singhai, R. Jois, V. Jain, C. Srinivasa, B.G. Dharmanand, C. Dharmapalaiah, K.N. Sangeetha, V.K. Rao, Vineeta Shobha. Neuropsychiatric manifestations are associated with increased mortality in Indian patients with lupus: A single centre retrospective observational study
Benzeeta Pinto, Sumatha C Suresh, Kodali Ramyasri, Girish Narayan, Deepa Susan, Sandra Manuel, Aishwarya Wodeyar, Archana Shivanna , Ramya Janardana , Kodishala Chanakya , B Sheba Charles , Sangeetha K Nanjundaswamy , Anu M Desai , Raghunandan Nadig, Vineeta Shobha The master of masquerade: A case series of unusual presentations of cutaneous tuberculosis in the immunocompromised host
Sowmya Kaimal, Ancy Chacko, Benzeeta Pinto, Meryl Antony No Others Contributions details available.