Dr. Raju P Kubchandani is Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology in  Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India

Dr. Raju P Kubchandani

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Experience:

 48 Year

Specialization:

  Rheumatologist & Musculoskeletal disease Specialist,

Hospitals:

  Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai

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  • Dr. Raju P. Kubchandani is a renowned Pediatric Rheumatologist with extensive experience in diagnosing and managing complex autoimmune conditions in children.
  • Dr. Raju P Kubchandani is Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology and Currently working as Consultant in the department Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
  • He is having more than 48 years of experience in the field.
  • Dr. Raju P Khubchandani's area of interest lies in treating children with juvenile arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis vasculitis and other muscle, bone, and joint diseases.
  • He has cared for over two thousand children with musculoskeletal diseases. Dr. Khubchandani maintains a keen interest in childhood asthma and respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and such children are seen as a part of his general pediatric consultations. 
  • Dr. Raju P. Khubchandani, M.D. was the founder-convener of the Paediatric Rheumatology Society of India (Indian Academy of Paediatrics),
  • He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of paediatric rheumatology in the country. While he continues to see general paediatric cases, notably children with lung diseases and asthma (the IAP guidelines on Asthma and the Asthma Training Module are his brainchild),
  • His principal focus is children with prolonged fevers, joint (arthritis), muscle and bone disorders.
  • His zeal for paediatric rheumatology was responsible for a mid-career shift to the branch, after brief training at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London in the year 2000.
  • He has over 130 publications, several chapters in books, and has co-authored two books.
  • He has been Asia’s sole representative at 5 international consensus group meetings.
  • He strongly believes in multidisciplinary approach in patient care. At least ten students who he has mentored have pursued paediatric rheumatology as a career. Travel and teaching are his passion. Not only is he an astute clinician and a surgeon par excellence,
  • His greatest strength lies in treating patients with compassion and has more than 13 years of surgical experience under his belt.
  • He is an avid researcher, has more than 20 national and international publications in peer-reviewed journals to his name, has made more than 50 presentations across the globe in most prestigious of the scientific forums, has authored important chapters in prominent medical textbooks and is a leading and a sought-after speaker in conferences both within and outside India.

His Expertise :

  • Childhood asthma
  • Respiratory diseases 
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Pediatric Vasculitis
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Pain syndromes of childhood including growing pains and joint hypermobility
  • Hereditary / genetic disorders of bone and connective tissue

  • Childhood asthma
  • Respiratory / lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Juvenile Dermatomyositis
  • Pain syndromes of childhood including growing pains and joint hypermobility
  • Hereditary / genetic disorders of bone and connective tissue
  • Infections of bones and joints such as Tuberculosis and septic arthritis /osteomyelitis
  • Rheumatic fever and other post infective conditions
  • Periodic fever syndromes also now known as auto-inflammatory syndromes including juvenile and hereditary sarcoidosis (Blau syndrome) amongst others

 Currently working as Consultant in the department Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Past Experience :

  • Head and Senior Consultant Pediatric Rheumatology SRCC Children Hospital, Mahalaxmi,  Mumbai
  • Senior Consultant-Pediatric Rheumatology at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
  • Director-Pediatrics at Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Mumbai 
  • MBBS - Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, 1980
  • MD - Pediatrics - Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, 1982
  • Fellowship - Great Ormond Street, London

Memberships

  • Past President - Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Respiratory and Rheumatology Chapter
  • Member - Indian Medical Association
     
  • Several Orations and Awards at National and State Level
  • Invited Speaker and Teacher at International, National and State Conferences and Seminars.
  • Serves as Advisor and Managing Committee Member to a new children’s hospital project in Mumbai and Some Other Social Initiatives
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