Doctor Details

• MBBS - Academy of Meidcal Sciences , Pariyaram, Kannur
• MD (General Medicine) - Government Medical College kozhikode 
• DM (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) - Madras Medcal College Chennai 

Training and Experience :

• Particpated in ongoing medical education programs, enhancing knowledge in emerging treatment modalities for rheumatic diseases.
• Active in medical research projects, contributing to the publication of 5 articles in renowned medical journals.
• Completed 4TH EULAR Online Course for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Completed 17th EULAR Online Course on Rheumatic Diseases
• Completed 5th EULAR Online Course on Imaging in RMDs
• Completed 12th EULAR Online course on Systemic sclerosis

Areas of Interest :

• Vasculitis
• Spondyloarthritis
• Artificial intelligence in Rheumatology
• Pregnancy and Rheumatology
• Immunodeficiency disorders

Skills :

• Diagnosis of common rheumatic diseases
• Patient centerd approach
• Providing export consulting to primary care physicians
• Medical record - keeping 
• Joint injections and soft tissue procedures
• Teaching and mentoring 
• Ethics and confidentiality

Publications :

• Chithrabhanu A, Ponniah Subramanian AR, Ramamoorthy R, et al Unusual overlap of systemic sclerosis with Takayasu arteritis BMJ Case Reports CP 2024;17:e256858.
• Ponniah Subramanian AR, Chithrabhanu A, Venugopal R, Narayanswamy S, Periaswamy V. Is JAK Inhibitor A Therapeutic Option For Endometriosis? The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India. 2024 Dec 12.
• Anoop Chithrabhanu, Subramanian P, Rima S, Ramachandran A. A complex presentation of anti-NXP2 antibody positive inflammatory myositis with peripheral neuropathy. Medical Reports [Internet]. 2024 Jun 11;6:100081–1.
• Anoop Chithrabhanu, Subramanian P, Ramamoorthy R, Mythili Seetharaman Varadhan. Unusual case of cold agglutination induced hemolysis in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus. International journal of contemporary pediatrics. 2023 Aug 25;10(9):1478–80.
• Ponniah Subramanian AR, Chithrabhanu A, Venugopal R, Narayanswamy S, Periaswamy V. Is JAK Inhibitor A Therapeutic Option For Endometriosis? The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India. 2024 Dec 12.

Research Patents :

• Artificial Intelligence - Powered Facial Feature Analysis for Early Diagnosis, Classification, and Severity Assessment in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders
• Development of an artificial intelligence & machine learning integrated model for disease prediction and severity assessment through nail fold capillaroscopy in systemic autoimmune connective tissue disorders

Awards :

• Won third prize in research poster presentation during IRACON national Rheumatology conference held in Hyderabad (2023).
• Won second prize in Rheumatology quiz SZIRACON national Rheumatology conference held in Coimbatore (2024).

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