Dr. Deepika Ponnuru V A

Dr. Deepika Ponnuru V A

Consultant 

15 Years of Experience

Rheumatologist

MBBS, MD, DM

Reg. No.:2352KTK, Karnataka Medical Council

Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada

English, Hindi, Telugu

Consultation Fee ₹ 500

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About Dr. Deepika Ponnuru V A

  • Dr. Deepika Ponnuru V A is a renowned rheumatologist with 15 years of experience.
  • She specializes in treating idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, vasculitic disorders, Sjogren's syndrome, and systemic sclerosis.
  • She is also skilled at treating systemic lupus erythematosus, spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Dr. Ponnuru is an expert in managing complications that may arise due to intra-articular injections, kidney biopsy, and minor salivary gland biopsy, as well as conducting minimally invasive procedures.
  • The doctor completed her MBBS from the NRI Medical College in Guntur’s Chinakakani in 2009 and she also did her MD in Internal Medicine from the same place in 2015.
  • Dr. Ponnuru further completed her DM in Rheumatology at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad in 2018.
  • She has conducted extensive medical research that has been published in journals such as the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research and the Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 

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Education

  • MBBS, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur, 2009
  • MD, Internal Medicine, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur, 2015
  • DM, Rheumatology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 2018

Past Experience

  • Consultant Rheumatologist, Century Super Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad
  • Consultant Rheumatology, Cigent Super Specialty Clinic, Hyderabad
  • Consultant, ESIC Super Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad

Paper Published

  • Pasha, S. A., Ranganathan, L. N., Setty, V. K., Reddy, R., & Ponnuru, D. A. (2017). Acute ischaemic stroke as a manifestation of pituitary apoplexy in a young lady. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research: JCDR, 11(5), OD03.
  • Rajavarapu, P., Ponnuru, D., Uppin, M., Konatam, M. L., Kumar, D. P., & Rajasekhar, L. (2021). A Case of Juvenile Lupus with an Extremely Rare Dendritic Cell Malignancy: Interdigitating Dendritic Cell Sarcoma–Coexistence or Paraneoplastic Manifestation? Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 16(1), 89-92.
  • Santhanam, S., Patil, P., Goyal, M., Mithun, C. B., Das, P., Mohanasundaram, K., ... & Kumar, S. (2021). Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease–A Multicenter Observational Study from India. Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 16(Suppl 1), S10-S19.
  • Sanjay, S., Ponnuru, D., Kumar, S., Rao, V. K., Kawali, A., & Mahendradas, P. (2022). Herpes zoster reactivation after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with autoimmune diseases. Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 17(2), 216-221.

Field of Expertise

  • Giant Cell Arteritis
  • Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
  • Pediatric Systemic Scleroderma
  • Pemphigus
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica
  • Raynaud's Syndrome
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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