About

Dr. Bharadwaj has been a Consultant Rheumatologist at a Tertiary University Hospital in India since 2003. 

He also served as Professor of Medicine and Head of department in Rheumatology at Kasturba Medical College. 

He completed his registrar training in the UK's Eastern Deanery and received postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at King Georges Medical College in Lucknow, India and Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology at SGPGIMS in Lucknow, India.

In addition to establishing Units of Rheumatology and Immunology in Pokhara, Nepal and Manipal, India, Dr. Bharadwaj has taught medical students at various institutions in India, Nepal, Malaysia, and the UK. As part of his training in Clinical Immunology, he gained expertise in various immunological laboratory techniques and rheumatological procedures. His extensive experience in Internal Medicine has also helped him to provide exceptional emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care.


Positions held: 

Clinical lead:  Rheumatology, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation trust

Clinical service Unit lead (CSU):  for Rheumatology, Dermatology, Neurology, renal and endocrine Medicine

Chairman of Consultant staff committee:  Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation trust

Secretary, Local Negotiating committee: Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation trust

Associate Professor Medicine and clinical lead Immunology: Rheumatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Faculty Professor, Medicine: Melaka Manipal Medical College, Malaysia


Research and Publications: 

Publications

2. "Evidence of alternate pathway activation of complement in patients with Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis" - (Rheumatology 2000; 39:189-192). 

3. "Complement activation in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and it's correlation with IgM and IgA rheumatoid factor ( Indian J Med Res 2000; 111, 103-109).

4. "Unusual Paratyphoid Fever"- (JAPI 2001;49: 477-478) 

5. "HIV in Nepal- Is it rare or tip of an iceberg?"- (Tropical Doctor 2001; 31: 211-213). 

6. “Polyradiculopathy in SLE”- (JAPI 2003;51:304-305).

7. "Methotrexate In Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study " - (J Indian Rheumatol Assoc.Vol.11, No.2, June 2003). 

8. ‘’Peripheral neuropathy inpatients with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Leflunomide’- (Rheumatology 2004; 43: 934)

9. ‘’A blackening lady--case report’’-  Nepal Med Coll J; 2004: 6(1): 67-8.

10. ‘Unidigital RA’- (J Indian Rheumatol Assoc 2005;13:36-37)

11. ‘Extra-articular manifestation in Rheumatoid Arthritis- A study from South India’- (MedSciMonit, 2005; 11(3) 

12. ‘Pulmonary hypertension not a major feature of early mixed connective tissue disease: A prospective clinicoserological study’- (JPGM 2005;51(2): 104-106)

13. ‘Difficulties in the development of Histological scoring of inflamed temporal artery biopsy in patients with GCA’- (Rheumatology 2005;44: 1579-1580) 

14. ‘Use of Parenteral Methotrexate significantly reduces the need for biological therapy’- (Rheumatology 2008;47(2):222)

15. ‘Is Intimal hyperplasia a marker of neuro-ophthalmic complications of Giant cell arteritis? – (Rheumatology 2008; 47(4):488-490)

16. ‘Comment on: Use of parenteral methotrexate significantly reduces the need for biological therapy: reply’- (Rheumatology, Advance Access published on July 10, 2008; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken253)

17. Audit of Giant Cell Arteritis Referrals at Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals.PDF  Rheumatology, Volume 55, Issue suppl_1, 1 April 2016, Pages i114–i115,

18. Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Assessing Compliance with Royal College of Physicians Guidelines in a Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica Cohort PDF  Rheumatology, Volume 55, Issue suppl_1, 1 April 2016, Pages i185–i186 

19. Management Pathway for Psoriatic Arthritis: Is there a Window of Opportunity?PDF

20. Rheumatology, Volume 54, Issue suppl_1, 1 April 2015, Pages i194,

21. Strict Adherence To BASDAI Scores May Mislead Treatment Decisions In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis’ –  Arthritis & Rheum 2007; 56 (9):S260

22. Kikuchi fujimoto and connective tissue diseases: uncommon association commonly missed  (Rheumatology 2010, 49 (1): i35)

23. Asymptomatic bowel disease presenting as polymyalgia rheumatica. (Rheumatology 2010, 49 (1): i35)

24. Audit on Gout Management: Adhering to the BSR Guidelines PDF. Rheumatology, Volume 53, Issue suppl_1, 1 April 2014, Pages i107,

25. Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in East of England PDF .  Rheumatology, Volume 55, Issue suppl_1, 1 April 2016, Pages i188