Rheumatology · 2000
Evidence of alternate pathway activation of complement in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Aggarwal, Bharadwaj et al. · later cited in Immunity
About
Dr Bharadwaj has been a Consultant Rheumatologist at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, leading the rheumatology service as Clinical Lead and Clinical Director.
Previously he was Professor of Medicine and Head of Department at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (India), Melaka Manipal Medical College (Malaysia) and Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara (Nepal). He trained in India and across the UK’s Eastern Deanery, bringing a broad international perspective to rheumatological care in Essex.
He has published widely, on topics from juvenile arthritis to giant cell arteritis, and remains Adjunct Professor at Kasturba Medical College (MAHE).
Beyond medicine, he has a lifelong passion for music, art, philosophy and travel.
Areas of expertise
Inflammatory arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gout — early diagnosis and long-term disease control.
Vasculitis & GCA
Giant cell arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and other forms of blood-vessel inflammation, where prompt treatment protects sight.
Lupus & connective tissue disease
Lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome, scleroderma and overlap conditions that affect joints, skin and internal organs.
Ultrasound-guided diagnosis
Musculoskeletal ultrasound in clinic to spot joint and tendon inflammation early, often before it shows on an X-ray.
Patient resources
Leaflets, exercise guides and trusted links that Dr Bharadwaj recommends to his patients.
Medicines
Conditions
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Back pain · NHS
- Behcet’s syndrome · coming soon
- Costochondritis
- Elbow pain
- Fibromyalgia · Therapy for You
- Fibromyalgia assessment form
- Gout
- Lupus
- Neck pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis (knee)
- Osteoporosis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- Rheumatoid arthritis · NRAS
- Shoulder pain
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Tennis elbow · ARC leaflet
- Dermatome map
Before your appointment you may be asked to complete the Disease Activity Score calculator. For further information and support, visit Arthritis UK.
Research & publications
Twenty-seven publications and conference papers since 1999, spanning rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, lupus and paediatric rheumatology.
Rheumatology · 2008
Use of parenteral methotrexate significantly reduces the need for biological therapy
Bharadwaj, Agrawal, Batley, Hammond
Rheumatology Advances in Practice · 2022
Long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: Basildon Inflammatory Arthritis Cohort
Jain, Laila, Nandagudi, Bharadwaj
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2020s
- 2024Pain, fatigue and quality of life: chronic musculoskeletal pain in childrenAlyaldin, Ahmad, Gupta, Bharadwaj · Pediatric Rheumatology 2024, 22(2)
- 2022Long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: Basildon Inflammatory Arthritis CohortJain, Laila, Nandagudi, Bharadwaj · Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 2022
- Monitoring and management of RA-ILD in routine clinical practice: multicentre retrospective studyKoduri, Coath, Siddiqui, Bharadwaj et al.
- 2021Clinical efficacy of switching from oral to subcutaneous methotrexate in RAAnsari, Nandagudi, Bharadwaj · EULAR 2021
- The potential of colour Doppler ultrasound in reducing temporal artery biopsies in suspected GCASidhu, Nandagudi, Bharadwaj
- 2021Steroid-induced malignant hypertension causing cytopenia in lupus nephritisLaila, Alkutobi, Bharadwaj · Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Vol 5, Oct 2021
2010s
- 2016Management of psoriatic arthritis in East of EnglandJoy, Kasavkar, Bharadwaj, Nandagudi · Rheumatology Vol 55, suppl_1, 2016, i188
- 2016Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: assessing compliance with RCP guidelines in GCA and PMR cohortAggarwal, Curran, Achilleos, Bharadwaj et al. · Rheumatology Vol 55, suppl_1, 2016, i185–i186
- 2016Audit of giant cell arteritis referrals at Basildon and Thurrock HospitalsSelvan, Bharadwaj · Rheumatology Vol 55, suppl_1, 2016, i114–i115
- 2015Management pathway for psoriatic arthritis: is there a window of opportunity?Kasavkar, Nandagudi, Bharadwaj · Rheumatology Vol 54, suppl_1, 2015, i194
- 2014Audit on gout management: adhering to BSR guidelinesPurkayastha, Hassan, Bharadwaj et al. · Rheumatology Vol 53, suppl_1, 2014, i107
- 2010Asymptomatic bowel disease presenting as polymyalgia rheumaticaWijesooriya, Bharadwaj et al. · Rheumatology 2010, 49(1): i35
- 2010Kikuchi Fujimoto and connective tissue diseases: uncommon association commonly missedBharadwaj, Gendi et al. · Rheumatology 2010, 49(1): i35
2000s
- 2008Is intimal hyperplasia a marker of neuro-ophthalmic complications of giant cell arteritis?Makkuni, Bharadwaj, Wolfe et al. · Rheumatology 2008; 47(4):488–490
- 2008Use of parenteral methotrexate significantly reduces the need for biological therapyBharadwaj, Agrawal, Batley, Hammond · Rheumatology 2008;47(2):222
- 2007Strict adherence to BASDAI scores may mislead treatment decisions in ankylosing spondylitisBharadwaj, Batley, Hammond · Arthritis & Rheum 2007; 56(9):S260
- 2005Difficulties in histological scoring of inflamed temporal artery biopsy in GCABharadwaj, Dasgupta et al. · Rheumatology 2005;44: 1579–1580
- 2005Pulmonary hypertension not a major feature of early mixed connective tissue diseaseHaroon, Nisha, Chandran, Bharadwaj · JPGM 2005;51(2): 104–106
- 2005Extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis: a study from South IndiaBharadwaj, Haroon · MedSciMonit 2005; 11(3)
- 2004Peripheral neuropathy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on leflunomideBharadwaj, Haroon · Rheumatology 2004; 43: 934
- 2003Methotrexate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: randomized placebo controlled studyBharadwaj, Aggarwal, Misra · J Indian Rheumatol Assoc. Vol 11, No.2, June 2003
- 2003Polyradiculopathy in SLEBharadwaj, Shenoy, Aggarwal · JAPI 2003;51:304–305
- 2001HIV in Nepal — is it rare or tip of an iceberg?Bharadwaj, Biswas, Shetty · Tropical Doctor 2001; 31: 211–213
- 2001Unusual paratyphoid feverBiswas, Bharadwaj et al. · JAPI 2001;49: 477–478
- 2000Complement activation in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and correlation with IgM and IgA rheumatoid factorBharadwaj, Aggarwal, Misra · Indian J Med Res 2000; 111, 103–109
- 2000Evidence of alternate pathway activation of complement in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritisAggarwal, Bharadwaj et al. · Rheumatology 2000; 39:189–192 • Cited in Immunity Feb 2002 & Curr Opin Rheumatol 2001
1990s
- 1999Clinical relevance of IgA rheumatoid factor in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritisBharadwaj, Misra, Aggarwal · Rheumatol Int. 1999; 19: 47–49
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Dr Bharadwaj sees private patients at three hospitals in Essex. Please contact the hospital of your choice, or speak to his secretary.
NHS patients — please contact the rheumatology department at Basildon University Hospital.