Dr. Ashit Syngle

Dr Ashit Syngle, a post-graduate in Internal Medicine from the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (India). He has been a topper all through his distinguished academic career scoring distinctions in many subjects and was declared the “Best Graduate”. He has been maintaining his distinction too as a practicing Diabetologist and Rheumatologist since 1993. He has several prestigious national & international certifications to his credit. He is also an alumnus of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. His talk shows on All India Radio and television have been very popular. He was responsible for starting the first Rheumatology Clinic at Fortis Healthcare in 2003. His passion for work and compassion for patients has lead to excellence in his field, being counted among India’s leading rheumatologists and has also led to international recognition. He has also been providing expert medical opinion to Canada, New Zealand & Australian High Commissions on difficult cases through their DMPs for the last 19 years. He has designed and successfully carried out several path breaking interventional studies in the field of rheumatology & has contributed tremendously to health education in rheumatology. He is a great teacher. 10 postgraduate thesis from Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Science, Punjabi University have been completed and submitted under his expert supervision and guidance. Two students from the same department are presently undergoing PhD dissertation on rheumatology topics under his supervision. Designation: Consultant. Department/Specialty: Rheumatology & Internal Medicine Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Punjabi Total Years’ of Experience: 21 years Previous experience: 5 years Medical Education, Certifications and fellowships: MD (Internal Medicine) PGI; FCCP, Diab. (Univ. of New Castle, Australia) ICH-GCP Certified COP for Rheumatologists Ghent University Hospital, Ghent , Belgium Educational Activity on Lupus Nephritis of the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Master’s Course on Hypertension. Diabetes 2012: From Research to Clinical Practice, at Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, USA. “Transformational Leadership Programme for Healthcare Management” at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Professional Memberships:o Dr Ashit is a life member of Cardiological Society of India, Indian Rheumatology Association & Indian Medical Association. He is also a member of American College of Cardiology (ACC). He has been unanimously elected as the Joint Secretary and is an Executive Member of Academic Association of Physicians of Chandigarh. He has been a past member of American Diabetic Association (ADA). Clinical Interests/ Specialised Treatments /Area of Expertise: Rheumatic Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gout, SLE (Lupus), Osteoporosis etc. Diabetes, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Cardio-Rheuma, Dyslipidaemias, Infectious Diseases Awards & Honors: His recent International Recognitions include - Nomination to Marquis Who’s who in the World for 2011 edition by editors of this reputed international publication from USA. Work on Endothelial dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis cited & featured by MDLinx.com - an international site which screens 1200 medical journals daily for outstanding work – on 22nd March, 2010. His Rheumatology research is continuously cited in ‘Top 10 Articles’ by BioMedLib and won the “Case of the Day Contest” at the 26th Annual Conference of Indian Rheumatology Association (IRACON 2010) at Bhubaneswar on 26th November, 2010. He has delivered many Public Talks and made several Presentations and has had the honor to chair several scientific sessions in India and abroad. He chaired the prestigious Ankylosing Spondylitis symposium during Osteocon 2007 at Dubai in August 2007. He has great passion for clinical research and has designed and conducted several path breaking clinical studies. His own clinical research on endothelial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR 2008) at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan on 25th Sept, 2008 & APLAR 2012 at Dead Sea, Amman, Jordan on 11th Sept, 2012 was very well received and much appreciated. Some of the Interventional Studies Designed by Dr Syngle include ‘Endothelial dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis improves after tumor necrosis factor α blockade’, published in Clinical Rheumatology, Feb. 2010. He has actively participated in several national and international medical conferences, the most recent ones being the 60th Annual Scientific Session of American College of Cardiology (ACC) at New Orleans, USA April, 2011; EULAR 2011 London May, 2011; Annual Conference of American Diabetic Association at San Diago, USA June, 2011 & Annual Conference of American College of Rheumatology at Chicago, USA November, 2011; EULAR 2012 Berlin June 2012; 15th Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology at Dead Sea Amman-Jordan September 10-14, 2012. Research and Publications: Editor of Rheumatology: Principles & Practice a multiauthor textbook with contributors from 3 continents (Europe, Australia & Asia) published by JP Brothers, Medical Publishers 2010. Authorship in Books: Contributed a chapter entitled “Clinical Perspective of the Present Status of Treatment for Major Age-related Diseases” in a book “Aging Interventions and Therapies”, published in May 2005, by the World Scientific Publishers, Singapore. Contributed a chapter “Arthritis and its Treatment” for a book “Prevention and Treatment of Age Related Diseases” to be published in Oct., 2006 by Springer from Europe. First author of “ Crystal-related Arthropathies” in Rheumatology: Principles & Practice a multiauthor textbook with contributors from 3 continents (Europe, Australia & Asia) published by JP Brothers Medical Publishers 2010. Coauthor of “Lung Involvement in Rheumatic Diseases” in Rheumatology: Principles & Practice a multiauthor textbook with contributors from 3 continents (Europe, Australia & Asia) published by JP Brothers Medical Publishers 2010. A chapter “Gout and Hyperuricemia” published in Rheumatology in Primary Care by KYA Foundation in 2012. 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