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Dr. Shubha Bhalla

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She is a dedicated and compassionate internist and rheumatologist with a post-graduation in Internal Medicine. Fellowship in Rheumatology done under the guidance of the pioneer in the field- Dr. A N Malaviya. Besides internal medicine, she specializes in managing systemic inflammatory autoimmune disorders such as arthritis, connective tissue disorders, sarcoidosis, and vasculitis. She has the expertise for administering intraarticular injections both blind as well as ultrasound-guided. Have vast experience in using biological therapies in the treatment of various systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. She tries to be a good listener, always willing to give the best possible care to the patients and use the available resources judiciously. She has been very enthusiastic about spreading awareness, teaching, and participating in research and paper publication whenever an opportunity strikes.

Dr. Shubha Bhalla

Qualifications
  • Rheumatology Fellowship under Prof. Anand N. Malaviya
  • At Indian Spinal Injuries, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
  • EULAR (European league against rheumatism) course on Rheumatic Diseases
  • EULAR online Introductory Ultrasound Course
  • Fortis Escorts Hospital, Neelam Bata Road
  • NIT Faridabad, New Delhi
  • DNB General Medicine Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefields, Bengaluru MBBS
  • GD Goenka Public School Vasant Kunj, New Delhi Class XII Science
Experience
  • Presently working as Consultant Rheumatologist at Aarvy healthcare and superspeciality Hospital sector 90, Gurugram
  • Former consultant Rheumatologist at Yatharth superspeciality hospital sector 110, Noida and omega 1 Greater Noida
  • Former visiting consultant rheumatologist at Max superspeciality hospital, Vaishali and Noida
  • Senior Resident General Medicine Department
  • Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC, Ring Road, Opposite AIIMS Hospital, Ansari Nagar West, New Delhi
  • Fellow in Rheumatology
  • Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
  • Total experience post MBBS is 14 years
  • Total experience in Rheumatology is 7 years
Personal Achievements
  • Awarded Doctor of the Month at Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad
  • Distinction in 1st year (2002-2003) in Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore
  • Awarded The Best Athlete at G.D Goenka Public School, New Delhi (1999) and at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore (2005)
  • Winner in Badminton Tournament held at Vydehi Institute at Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore (2005)
Publications
  • Case report publication- Bhalla S, Punia VPS, Narang M, Kumari P, Gupta S. “Seizures due to insulinoma- A rare but treatable cause “ JAPI:2017; vol 65: 104- 105
  • Brief report publication- Bhalla S, Verma S, Malaviya Anand Narayan “ Efficacy of short term non steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs in Indian patients with axial spondyloarthritis” Indian journal of rheumatology, 2018; 13: 2: 137-138 Letter to the editor-Malaviya Anand Narayan, Bhalla Shubha, Verma Shallu, Rawat Roopa- Supplementing pyridoxine and cobalamin in addition to folic acid in patients on methotrexate therapy; Indian journal of rheumatology, 2018; 13: 2:137-138
  • Review article - Malaviya Anand Narayan, Bhalla Shubha, Verma Shallu, Kapoor Sanjiv- Recent advances in Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) Rapid Discoveries of Myositis-specific Antibodies (MSAS) and Myositis-Associated Antibodies (MAAS) – Moving To ‘Precision Medicine’. JAPI. June 2019; vol 67: 68-73
  • Original article - Verma S, Bhalla S, Malaviya A N- Measuring inflammatory arthritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematous using clinical disease activity index. Indian J Rheumatol [cited 2020 Aug 20]
  • POSTER PUBLICATION Bhalla. S, Shah. A, Sinha B et al – Real world effectiveness of digital therapeutics on quality of life and emotional wellbeing amongst patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatology, vol 62, issue supplement 2 April 2023
Internship
  • Vydehi Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre Bangalore
  • Safdarjang Hospital and VMMC New Delhi
Activities
  • Poster presentation - At IRACON 2017 "to study the efficacy of NSAID/ Coxibs on acute phase reactants in patients with axial spondyloarthritis".
  • Poster presentation - At P.D Hinduja hospital mumbai on 14th October 2018- "A rare overlap on a form of systemic connective tissue disease with spodyloarthritis"
  • Participated in stage plays at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in Bangalore (2003-2004)
Professional Memberships
  • Lifetime member of Indian Rheumatology Association
Talks Given
  • Speaker at digital CME for doctors organised by Jannsen and Jannsen on “Extraaricular manifestations on SpA”
  • Speaker at Xfactor meet organised by Jannsen and Jannsen on “Personalised approach to a Spondyloarthropathy patient – are we there yet?
  • Speaker at digital CME for doctors organised by Jannsen and Jannsen on “Importance of longterm adherence with Biologics in Psoriatic arthritis”
  • 3 talks on RA patient REACH program organised by PFIZER
  • 1 talk on SpA patient REACH program organised by PFIZER
  • 1 talk on Psoriatic arthritis REACH program organised by PFIZER Speaker in Expert input forum on management of SpA organised by CIPLA Chairperson at EDPA PGSG scientific meeting for case discussion- "SLE flare in pregnancy- diagnosis and management"
  • Participated as a scientific speaker in Panel discussion, “ Emerging trends in the screening and diagnosis of Autoimmune diseases” organized by Lal path lab on 26th May 2023