Dr. Sagar Bhattad

Senior Consultant

47 Years of Experience

Neonatologist, Pediatrician

MBBS, MS, MD, DM

Reg. No.:86659, Karnataka Medical Council

Aster MIMS, Calicut

Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru

Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore

English, Hindi, Kannada

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About Dr. Sagar Bhattad

Dr. Sagar Bhattad is a specialist in Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology with 47 Years of Experience.
Dr. Sagar Bhattad is India's first DM super-specialist in Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology.
He completed his training at the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, where Prof. Surjit Singh guided him.
Received a Silver Medal for academic excellence in MD Pediatrics and was honored with the Major General Amir Chand Gold Medal for outstanding research on complement deficiency in pediatric lupus.
Possesses extensive expertise in diagnosing and treating Primary Immune Deficiency disorders.
He is recognized for his dedication to Immune deficiencies and frequently delivers lectures and presentations at various medical forums.
Received comprehensive training in Clinical and Laboratory Immunology at PGI, Chandigarh, and played a key role in establishing a center of excellence in Immunology at Aster CMI Hospital.
The "Pediatric Immunology and Bone Marrow Transplant" department at Aster CMI is recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the Foundation for Primary Immune Deficiency (FPID), a US-based organization.
Instrumental in performing one of India's highest numbers of bone marrow transplants for immune deficiencies.
It aims to develop the largest immunology center in South India, offering affordable diagnostic and transplant services for children with immune deficiencies.
I pursued advanced training in pediatric rheumatology at the Gaslini Institute in Genoa, Italy, a leading European referral center for pediatric rheumatology.
Acquired knowledge of rare and novel rheumatologic and auto-inflammatory diseases at the Gaslini Institute, which houses the world's largest collection of auto-inflammatory diseases.
Has a strong focus on diagnosing and managing Kawasaki disease, with a substantial number of children under his care.
Authored over 25 articles published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, Journal of Clinical Immunology, and Indian Journal of Paediatrics.

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Education

MBBS, Jabalpur University, 1977
MS (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Jabalpur University, 1980
MD, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
DM, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Training & Certificates

Training under the mentorship of Prof. Surjit Singh at the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Past Experience

Senior Resident, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Awards

He has received a Silver medal for MD in Pediatrics.
He has awarded Major Gen Amir Chand a Gold medal for research on Complement deficiency in Pediatric lupus.The Foundation for Primary Immune Deficiency (FPID) is a Center of Excellence for Primary Immune Deficiencies.

Associations/Membership

Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
Indian Rheumatology Association
Clinical Immunology Society
Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS)
Indian Society for Primary Immune Deficiency (ISPID)
Pediatric Rheumatology Chapter of IAP

Paper Published

Singh S, Bhattad S, Danda D. Genetics of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2014 Mar;17(3):233-6.
Saini AG, Sankhyan N, Bhattad S, Vyas S, Saikia B, Singhi P. CNS vasculitis and stroke in neonatal lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2014 May;18(3):444-8
Singh S, Bhattad S. Advances in pediatric rheumatology April 2013–March 2014. Int J Rheum Dis 2014 Jun; 17(5): 593-4
Bhattad S, Rawat A, Suri D, Gupta A, Saikia B, Minz RW, Sodhi KS, Singh S. Budd-Chiari syndrome in a child with leukocyte adhesion deficiency - a rare association". Pediatr Blood and Cancer 2015;62(12):2244
Singh S, Bhattad S. Recent advances in pediatric rheumatology. Int J Rheum Dis 2015 Jun;18(5):568-9
Sharma P, Arthi N, Bhattad S, Vaiphei K. Cystic fibrosis in a retro-positive child. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2015 Apr-Jun;58(2):204-10
Bhattad S, Gupta A, Suri D, Sharma D, Sinha A, Singh S. Piriformis syndrome in a young child – an unusual clinical entity. Indian J Pediatr 2015 Aug 21 [Epub ahead of print]
Singh S, Bhattad S, Gupta A, Suri D, Rawat A, Rohit M. Mortality in children with Kawasaki disease: 20 years of experience from a tertiary care center in North India. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2015 Nov 17 [Epub ahead of print]
Singh S, Bhattad S, Sharma D, Philip S. Recent Advances in Kawasaki Disease - Proceedings of the 3rd Kawasaki Disease Summit, Chandigarh, 2014. Indian J Pediatr.2015 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print]
Bhattad S, Rawat A, Gupta A, Suri D, Garg R, de Boer M, Kuijpers TW, Singh S. Early Complement Component Deficiency in a Single-Centre Cohort of Pediatric Onset Lupus. J Clin Immunol. 2015 Nov;35(8):777-85
Sharma A, Gupta A, Mitra S, Nada R, Bhattad S, Singh S. Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis with Amyloidosis: An uncommon complication with a favorable outcome. Indian J Pediatr 2015 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Rawat A, Bhattad S, Singh S. Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Indian J Pediatr. 2016 Feb 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Bhattad S, Vignesh P, Rawat A, Suri D, Gupta A, Vyas S, Singh S. Spondylodiscitis in a Boy with X-linked Agammaglobulinemia: an Unusual Occurrence. J Clin Immunol. 2016 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Singh S, Agarwal S, Bhattad S, Gupta A, Suri D, Rawat A, Singhal M, Rohit M. Kawasaki disease in infants below 6 months: a clinical conundrum? Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Vignesh P, Bhattad S, Singhal M, Singh S. A 5-year-old boy with only fever and giant coronary aneurysms: the enigma of Kawasaki disease? Rheumatol Int. 2016 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Vignesh P, Bhattad S, Shandilya JK, Vyas S, Garg R, Rawat A. Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Acinetobacter Spp. Paravertebral Soft Tissue Infection in a 4-Year-Old Boy with X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 May 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Sharma A, Bhattad S, Kumar P. Prevalence of hypertension & prehypertension among school children. Indian J Med Res. 2016 Mar;143(3):376
Suri D, Sharma A, Bhattad S, Rawat A, Arora S, Minz RW, Singh S. Arthritis in childhood human immunodeficiency virus infection predominantly associated with human leukocyte antigen B27. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Singh S, Bhattad S. Kawasaki disease incidence at Chandigarh, North India, during 2009-2014. Rheumatol Int. 2016 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Suri D, Bhattad S, Gupta A, Trehan A, Bansal D, Rajwanshi A, Das A, Rawat A, Singh S. Malignancies in Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection - Our Experience at Chandigarh, North India. J Trop Pediatr. 2017; 63(3):210-216
Nada R, Matthews JL, Bhattad S, Gupta A, Singh S. Necrotizing Polyarteritis Nodosa-like Vasculitis in a Child with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Indian Pediatr. 2017;54(2):139-144
Suri D, Bhattad S, Sharma A, Gupta A, Rawat A, Sehgal S, Singh S, Gupta S. Serial serum immunoglobulin (IgG) trough levels in patients with X-linked Agammaglobulinemia on replacement therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin: its Correlation with Infections in Indian Children. J Clin Immunol. 2017;37(3):311-318.
Vijayvergiya R, Bhattad S, Varma S, Singhal M, Gordon J, Singh S. Presentation of missed childhood Kawasaki disease in adults: Experience from a tertiary care center in north India. Int J Rheum Dis. 2017; 20(8):1023-1027
H Vinayak, Sujith Kumar T, GV Basavaraj, Bhattad S. Bilateral extensive CMV retinitis in a sick child – harbinger of severe combined immunodeficiency. JPCC 2017 [Epub ahead of print].
Rawat A, Sharma M, Bhattad S, Suri D, Gupta A, et al. C1QA gene mutations in a pediatric SLE cohort from North India, Molecular Immunology, Volume 89, 2017, Page 117, ISSN 0161-5890, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2017.06.044.
Jindal AK, Bhattad S, Suri D, Singhal M, Gupta A, Singh P. Moyamoya Syndrome in a Child with HIV-1 Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Jun;37(6).
Chari PS, Chandra P, Prasad S, Bhattad S. Chronic granulomatous disease presenting with small bone osteomyelitis in a young child: A case report. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2018 Oct-Dec;61(4):557-560
Rikhi R, Bhattad S, Jindal A, Saikia B, Garg R, Rawat A, Suri D, Singh S. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unclear Significance in a Child with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: a Rare Occurrence. J Clin Immunol. 2019; 39(1):7-10
Bhattad S, Dinakar C, Pinnamaraju H, Ganapathy A, Mannan A. Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis in an Adolescent Boy Due to a Novel Mutation in TRAF3IP2. J Clin Immunol. 2019; 39(6):596-599
Bhattad S. Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease: A Clinical and Laboratory Approach. Ped Inf Dis. 2019; 1(1):34-36
Bhattad S. Primary Immune Deficiency. Pediatr Inf Dis.2019;1(2):68-69
Bhattad S. “When to Suspect Primary Immune Deficiency in Office Practice?”. Acta Scientific Paediatrics. 2019; 10 (2): 128-130
Raj E, Zainab S, Bhattad S, Ginigeri C, D Mahesh. Nutritional Challenges and Management in DiGeorge Syndrome. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health. 2019; 12 (3): 73-77
Bhattad S. Lymphopenia and Immune Deficiency: Eyes See Only What the Mind Knows! Pediatr Inf Dis 2019;1(4):169–170
Bhattad S. Neutrophil Counts—Too Less and Too Many—Both Can Be Immune Deficiency. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019;1(3):120–122.
Shinde S, Chinnappa J, Shenoy B, Kaur T, Bhattad S. Think out of the box! Pediatric onset adult Sarcoidosis in a young child presenting as Pyrexia of unknown origin. Int J Clin Rheumatol. 2020; 15(4): 131-132
Bhattad S. B-cell Defects: A Clinical and Immunological Approach. Pediatr Inf Dis 2020;2(1):36–38
Shenoy B, Singh S, Ahmed MZ, Pal P, Balan S, Viswanathan V, Bhattad S, Rao AP, Chaudhuri M, Shastri DD, Soans ST. Indian Academy of Pediatrics Position Paper on Kawasaki Disease. Indian Pediatr. 2020 Nov 15;57(11):1040-1048.
Sharma A, Naidu G, Sharma V, Jha S, Dhooria A, Dhir V, Bhatia P, Sharma V, Bhattad S, et al. Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2 in Adults and Children: Experience From India. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Sep 6.
Bhattad S, Unni J, Varkey S. MSMD in a 3-Generation Multiplex Kindred Due to Autosomal Dominant STAT1 Deficiency. J Clin Immunol. 2021 Jan;41(1):259-261.
Yadav RM, Gupta M, Dalvi A, Bargir UA, Hule G, Bhattad S, et al. Prenatal Diagnosis for Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders-An Overview of the Indian Scenario. Front Immunol. 2020 Dec 7;11: 612316.
Kambli PM, Bargir UA, Yadav RM, Gupta MR, Dalvi AD, Bhattad S, Ramprakash S, Cp Raghuram et al. Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of a Large Cohort of Patients With Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type 1 and 3: A Multicentric Study From India. Front Immunol. 2020 Dec 16;11:612703.
Rawat A, Jindal AK, Suri D, Pandiarajan V, Gupta Anju, Saikia Biman, Bhattad S, et al. Clinical and Genetic Profile of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: A Multicenter Experience From India. Front Immunol. 2021 Jan 15; 11: 612323
Vignesh P, Rawat A, Kumrah R, Singh A, Bhattad S, Ramprakash S, CP Raghuram, et al. Clinical, immunological and molecular features of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency: A multi-institutional experience from India. Front Immunol. (Provisionally accepted).
Rawat A, Vignesh P, Sudhakar M, Bhattad S, Ginigeri C, Kumar H, et al. Clinical, immunological and molecular profile of Chronic granulomatous disease: A multi-centric study of 236 patients from India. Front Immunol. (Provisionally accepted).
Saikia B, Rawat A, Minz RW, Suri D, Pandiarajan V, Jindal A, Bhattad S, et al. Clinical Profile of Hyper-IgE Syndrome in India. Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 26;12:626593.
Suri D, Rikhi R, Jindal AK, Rawat A, Sudhakar M, Vignesh P, Bhattad S, et al. Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome: A Multi-Institutional Experience From India. Front Immunol. 2021 Apr 16;12:627651.
Suri D, Rawat A, Jindal AK, Vignesh P, Gupta A, Pilania RK, Bhattad S, et al. Spectrum of Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Diseases in India: A Multi-Centric Experience. Front Immunol. 2021 Mar 19;12:630691.
Taur PD, Gowri V, Pandrowala AA, Iyengar VV, Chougule A, Golwala Z, , Bhattad S, et al. Clinical and Molecular Findings in Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Diseases: Experience From India. Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 25;12:631298.
Bhattad S, Raghuram CP, Porta F, Ramprakash S. Successful Haploidentical Transplant Using Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide in a Child with Chronic Granulomatous Disease-First Report from the Indian Subcontinent. J Clin Immunol. 2021 May;41(4):820-824.
Bhattad S, Gupta S, Israni N, Mohanty S. Profile of Kawasaki disease at a tertiary care center in India. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Apr-Jun;14(2):187-191.
Jindal AK, Patra P, Guleria S, Gupta A, Bhattad S, Rawat A, Suri D, Pandiarajan V, Bishnoi A, Dogra S, Singh S. Clinical profile, long-term follow-up and outcome of juvenile systemic scleroderma: 25 years of clinical experience from North-West India. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2021 Jul-Aug;39 Suppl 131(4):149-156.
Mohite RS, Kotecha U, Bhattad S. Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome Type 1. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 Aug;88(8):834.
Joseph R, Mohite RS, Ginigeri C, Kumar H, Ka Sudheer, Bhattad S. Hypogammaglobulinemia and periodic fevers – Think of TRNT1 deficiency! Pediatr Hematol Oncol Journal,2021, ISSN 24681245,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2021.06.002