Dr. B.G. Dharmanand

Consultant

37 Years of Experience

Rheumatologist

MBBS, MD, DM

Reg. No.:75545, Karnataka Medical Council

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu

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Dr. B.G. Dharmanand is a highly accomplished rheumatologist with 37 years of expertise in diagnosing and treating various rheumatic diseases.
He treats multi-system autoimmune diseases such as lupus, scleroderma, and polymyositis, which affect multiple systems in the body.
Dr. Dharmanand’s expertise includes:
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Fibromyalgia
- Atopic dermatitis
He received his MBBS degree from Madurai Medical College in 1987 and completed his MD in General Medicine from J.S.S Medical College, Mysore, in 1992.
Dr. Dharmanand further pursued his passion for rheumatology by completing a prestigious FTTA in Rheumatology from Southend Hospital, UK.
Dr. Dharmanand has authored numerous research and review papers in highly regarded national and international journals, such as the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases and the Indian Journal of Rheumatology.
Additionally, he has contributed chapters to rheumatology and medicine textbooks.
He is a former president and member of the Indian Rheumatology Association, the Indian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the Geriatric Society of India and the Association of Physicians of India (API)

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He has published over 50 research articles and papers. Some of them are:

Misra DP, Sharma A, Dharmanand BG, Chandrashekara S. (2024). The Epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases in India. Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 19(1):54-61.
Ughreja, R. A., Venkatesan, P., Gopalakrishna, D. B., Singh, Y. P., & R, V. L. (2023). Sleep profile and its correlation with clinical variables in fibromyalgia syndrome: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 19(1), 90–98.
Chandrashekara, S., Shobha, V., Dharmanand, B. G., et al. (2019). Influence of disease duration and socioeconomic factors on the prevalence of infection and hospitalization in rheumatoid arthritis: KRAC study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 22(7), 1216–1225.
Shobha, V., Chandrashekara, S., Rao, V., Desai, A., Jois, R., Dharmanand, B. G., et al. (2019). Biologics and risk of tuberculosis in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: A real-world clinical experience from India. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 22(2), 280–287.
Rao, A. P., Gopalakrishnan, D. B., Bing, X., & Ferguson, P. J. (2016). Phenotypic Variability in Majeed Syndrome. The Journal of Rheumatology, 43(6), 1258–1259.