Brief Profile
Dr. Veena has nearly a decade of medical experience and believes in a patient-centric approach. She is a person who believes in studying each patient's case in detail and prescribing medications after careful consideration of the patient’s disease. Her ability to speak in multiple languages makes her communication skills very effective in-patient counselling and a patient-friendly person.
Qualification
- MBBS, M.D.(Internal Medicine)
- Fellowship in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Fields of Expertise
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Infectious Arthritis
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Connective Tissue Disease
- Reproductive Immunology
- Allergy
Professional Memberships & Certifications
- Life member of Indian Rheumatology Association
- IMA member
Publications
- Disease Progression and Associations of Microvascular Complications in Diabetic Patients: A Study From South India. CA J, Kumar Pinnelli V, Nikethan D, et al. (October 11, 2022) Disease Progression and Associations of Microvascular Complications in Diabetic Patients: A Study From South India. Cureus 14(10): e30201. doi:10.7759/cureus.30201
- Post COVID Inflammation Syndrome: Different Manifestations Caused by the Virus. Chandrashekara S, Jaladhar P, Paramshetti S, RamachandranV, Nizar SF, Kori D. Post COVID Inflammation Syndrome: Different Manifestations Caused by the Virus. J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Dec;68(12):33-34. PMID: 33247640.
- Peripheral venous malformations and pulmonary hypertension:A case report and literature review. Subramanyam NT, Vakrani GP, Veena Ramachandran, Shashidaran. Peripheral venous malformations and pulmonary hypertension: A case report and literature review. Arch Med Health Sci 2015;3:101-5.
- Presented poster on “Factors affecting the final outcome of illness in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis for > 5 years” at IRACON 2019 at JIPMER, Pondicherry.
Key Procedures Performed
- Intra articular injections
- Skin biopsy
Interests
- Connective tissue diseases
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Reproductive Immunology
- Ocular Immunology
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu