Dr.Girish Kakade
Consultant – Rheumatology, MD Medicine, DNB Rheumatology, SCE Rheumatology (UK)
Dr.Girish Kakade
Consultant - Rheumatology,
MD Medicine, DNB Rheumatology, SCE Rheumatology (UK)
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Dr. Girish Kakade, a qualified rheumatologist with a dynamic background in the field of rheumatology. His journey includes five years of dedicated experience, marked by a one-year fellowship in the United Kingdom at one of the busiest rheumatology centers in NHS England. This unique experience has enriched my expertise in various aspects of rheumatology, including connective tissue diseases, vasculitis, newer biologic therapies, and osteoporosis.
Dr.Girish Kakade hold a Distinctive National Board (DNB) qualification in Rheumatology, further underlining my commitment to providing specialized care in this field. Notably, Dr.Girish Kakade had the privilege of training and working at the prestigious private rheumatology tertiary care center, P D Hinduja National Hospital in Mumbai, India. Subsequently, and professional journey led to NHS England, providing me with a comprehensive understanding of both private and public healthcare settings.
• International Training Fellowship in Rheumatology (UK)- 1 year fellowship at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, under Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom with special experience in ‘Connective tissue diseases and vasculitis’, ‘Osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases’ and ‘Newer biologic therapies in rheumatology’ (Dec 2018- Dec 2019).
• SCE Rheumatology (UK)- Successfully cleared Specialty Certificate Examination in Rheumatology conducted by Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, United Kingdom in June 2018.
• DNB Rheumatology- P D Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai; National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (March 2015- March 2018).
• European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Online Course on Rheumatic Diseases (2015-2017)
• MD Medicine- Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai; Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik (2010-2013).
• MBBS- Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust, Loni; Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik (2002-2008)
- International Training Fellow (Senior Clinical Fellow)- Worked as a senior clinical fellow in rheumatology at New Cross Hospital, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, United Kingdom (Dec 2018- Dec 2019)
- • Senior Clinical Associate- Worked as a Senior Clinical Associate in the
department of Rheumatology at P D Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research
Centre, Mumbai (March 2018- Dec 2018 - • DNB Rheumatology Residency- Worked as a Senior resident in the department
of Rheumatology at P D Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre,
Mumbai (March 2015- March 2018) - • Senior Resident- Worked as a Senior resident in the department of Internal
Medicine at ESI Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Mumbai
(May 2014- Feb 2015) - Assistant Professor- Worked as an Assistant professor in Regional Geriatric
Centre at Grant Medical College & Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai (October
2013- January 2014) - MD Medicine Residency- Worked as a Junior resident in the department of
Internal Medicine with 6 months posting in rheumatology unit at Seth G S Medical
College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai (2010-2013)
• Life Member of Indian Rheumatology Association (LM-1222).
• Recipient of travel bursary (one of only 2 recipients from India) by European
League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) to present a poster at European Congress of
Rheumatology, June 2019, Madrid, Spain.
• Presented a rare case on ‘adult onset hypophosphatasia’ at Midlands Bone Interest
Group (MBIG) Meeting, September 2019, Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom
• Reviewer of ‘Clinical Rheumatology’- official journal of the International League of
Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) and ‘Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
(JCR)’- internationally acclaimed journal in rheumatology.
• Participated in a panel discussion on ‘Organ specific vasculitides’ at Annual
Conference of Rheumatology Association of Gujarat, April 2017, Goa, India.
• Participated in a panel discussion on ‘Rheumatic manifestations of hepatitis B & C’
at National Conference on ‘Infections and Rheumatic Diseases’, August 2017,
Mumbai, India.
- 1. Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome- not so ‘Benign’: Yathish GC, Balakrishnan
C, Gurmeet M, Parikh T, Parikshit S, Girish Kakade. IJRCI.2015;2(1):CS4 - Rheumatoid Lung Nodule. Parikshit Sagdeo, Yathish Gattimallanahali, Girish
Kakade, Balakrishnan Canchi. BMJ Case Reports 2015; 29 October 2015 - Behcet’s syndrome with gangrenous bilateral lower limbs. Yathish
Gattimallanahali, Balakrishnan Canchi, Gurmeet Mangat, Girish Kakade. BMJ Case
Reports 2016; 1 February 2016.