Professional Experience

I have experience working as a Consultant Rheumatologist in the UK for the last 2 years. I am confident in treating patients with complex inflammatory conditions and offered a holistic approach to the Rheumatologist needs of patients. I have expertise in managing common conditions RA, OA, gout, and another wide spectrum of immunological diseases like lupus, scleroderma, vasculitis, bechets. My work has always been acknowledged by colleagues and patients as meeting high standards and expectations. I am determined to make a successful career in the field of rheumatology in India.

Training in the UK (Rheumatology)

I have received extensive training for 5 years in the field of Rheumatology post-MRCP in Liverpool. The UK. This has involved rotating in various hospitals and gaining experience in managing diverse Rheumatological conditions in both district and teaching hospitals. I have had the opportunity to work closely with specialized centers and experts in the filed to offer joint obstetrics, Ophthalmology, and adolescent pediatric clinics.

My experience has made me a very competent clinician and I continue to learn to keep myself up to date with the latest advances.

7 Aug 2013 – 4 Aug 2014             ST 7 Rheumatology /GIM, Southport hospital

1 Aug 2012 – 6 Aug 2013             ST 6 Rheumatology, Royal Ligverpool hospital

3 Aug 2011 – 31 July 2012          ST 5 Rheumatology / GIM, Warrington hospital

4 Aug 2010 – 2 Aug 2011            ST 4 Rheumatology, Aintree University hospital

5 Aug 2009 – 3 Aug 2010            ST 3 Rheumatology / GIM, Whiston and St Helens hospital

MRCP training in UK ( General Medicine )

Aug 2008 – Aug 2009      ST2 SHO: Renal Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrine, Care of Elderly, Royal Liverpool hospital, Liverpool

Aug 2007- Aug 2008         ST1 SHO: Respiratory/Cardiology/Gastroenterology Southport general hospital

Aug 2006 – Aug 2007       Foundation Year 2 – Cardiology/GP/Neurosurgery Sheffield Teaching hospital

Aug 2005 – Aug 2006       Foundation Year 1 – (Surgery/Medicine) Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool

APPOINTMENT IN INDIA

Nov.2003-Mar.2004        R.M.O.-General Medicine

Guru Nanak hospital, Mumbai, India.

Apr.2003-Oct.2003          R.M.O.-Paediatrics

Asha Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Jan.2002-Jan.2003           Internship – Rotation: Medicine, Surgery,

Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Psychiatry,

Preventive and Social Medicine

B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, India.

PRACTICAL PROCEDURES

Rheumatology-

• Knees, ankles, wrists, shoulders, MCP and PIP joint injections
• US-guided wrist/ankle aspiration and injection
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of hands and feet
• Flexor tendon, carpal tunnel, tennis elbow, trochanteric bursa injections
• Synovial fluid analysis- Laboratory-based training, Aintree hospital

Research / Publications

POSTERS and PUBLICATION

• An audit of T spot testing prior to anti-TNF treatment D Patel, J Darroch, L Brinkley, N Goodson British Society of Rheumatology Annual congress, Glasgow-2012
• A case of spinal gout D Patel, M J Wilby, D Crooks, V Pellegrini, B Eyes, M Anderson British Society of Rheumatology Annual congress, Glasgow-2012.
• Case report: Warfarin induced DVT Binymin KA, Patel D, Int med Rep J 2014;7:123-125
• COMA or FULL STOP – case series Patel D, Patel U; European association of Neurosurgery, September 2007

RESEARCH

• I was a co-investigator in the AC-TAPER study phase 4 trial responsible for recruiting consenting and reviewing results.
• I have been involved in research as a co-investigator in commercial studies like OSKIRA 1,3 which involved recruiting patients and their follow-up with an assessment and checking results
• I have participated in recruiting patients for observational studies including ACTION and BSRBR

PRESENTATIONS

• Invited speaker for Northwest Lupus meeting to present management of Lupus, June 2016
• Nephrotic syndrome in anti-TNF – case presentation – Yorkshire regional meeting, May 2016
• Audit Presentation on Management of temporal arteritis in Rotherham hospital, Audit meeting Rotherham hospital, Jan 2015
• Audit Presentation Management of GCA, Regional meeting, Southport, March 2014
• Case Presentation – Rheumatoid vasculitis, Medical meeting – Southport, Jan 2014
• Case Presentation – Wegener’s granulomatosis, Regional meeting, Aintree,2009
• Audit on T spot results, Regional Meeting, Aintree,2010
• Case Presentation – Spinal gout, Regional meeting – Aintree 2012
• Case Presentation – Pyrexia of unknown origin – Aintree 2013
• Regional Spr teaching – Myositis update – Aintree,2010
• Case Presentation – Churg Strauss-Grand round, Whiston Hospital-2009
• ‘COMA OR FULL STOP’ – Presented at European

Association of Neurosurgery at the International meeting held at Glasgow, Sept 2007 I have presented at various departmental meetings, journal clubs, and meetings.

AUDIT

• Audit on the management of GCA in a District general hospital, Rotherham hospital, June 2015
• National audit on the management of Rheumatoid arthritis, Rotherham hospital, December 2015
• Audit of Management of Temporal arteritis as per BSR/BHPR guidelines, Southport hospital, March 2014- closed loop
• Audit of recording DAS 28 scores – Rheumatology department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, feb2013 – closed the loop and led to service improvement
• ‘Audit on discharge summaries ‘- GIM, Warrington hospital. Dec 2012
• ‘Audit on Tocilizumab prescriptions as per NICE guidelines’ – Rheumatology Department, March 2012
• ‘Audit on new to follow up ratios in clinic’ – Rheumatology Department, Warrington Hospital, Aug 2011
• ‘Audit on T spot results’- Rheumatology Department, Aintree University Hospital -Aug 2010- presented as poster in BSR 2012
• ‘Audit on Clinics waiting time’- Rheumatology Department, Whiston and St Helen’s Hospital – Aug 2009
• ‘Audit on the management of ascites’- Gastroenterology Department Southport Hospital-July 2007
• ‘Audit on the guidance of drug monitoring services’-GO practice Sheffield Teaching Hospital – April 2006
• ‘Case note audit’ – Department of Clinical Pharmacology- Royal Liverpool University Hospital – April 2006
• ‘Delayed discharges on the ward’- Completing audit cycle – Department of Respiratory Medicine- Royal Liverpool University Hospitals – July 2006
• ‘First afebrile seizure in childhood’-Department of Pediatrics – St James University Hospital, Leeds – May 2004