Dr. Sakir Ahmed Rheumatologist in Bhubaneswar

Dr. Sakir Ahmed

Rheumatologist, Bhubaneswar

MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology)

  • 14 Years Experience
  • 1 Hospital

About

Dr Sakir is a young and dynamic Rheumatologist and Clinical Immunologist working with the KIMS group Bhubaneswar. Besides his expertise in treating patients with arthritis, regional or diffuse pain, unexplained fevers, autoimmune diseases, and immune deficiencies, he is an ardent researcher and teacher. He has availed grants from Indian Rheumatology Association and ICMR (Delhi) to showcase his research work at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) meet at Madrid, Spain, and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) meet at San Diego, USA.
  • Languages : English, Hindi, Odia, Assamese

Experience

Consultant Rheumatologist and Assist Prof, Clinical Immunulogy & Rheumatology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences October, 2018 -  Present

Specialities

  • Rheumatology

  • General Medicine

  • HIV Medicine

  • Immunology

  • Spine Related Disorders

Procedures

  • Arthrocentesis

  • Biological Response Modifier Therapy

  • Biological Therapies

  • Bone Density Scan

  • Bursa Injections

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendinitis

  • Adhesive Capsulitis

  • Amyloidosis

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)

Practice Information

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

Chandaka Industrial Estate, Shikhar Chandi Road, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751024

MON, TUE, WED, THU, SAT

09:30 AM - 05:00 PM

FRI

09:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Achievements & Contributions

  • Tadalafil for skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
  • Validation of 2016 fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria
  • Metabolomics of systemic sclerosis and demonstration of  fibrosis inducing moleculs
  • Metabolomics of reactive arthritis
  • Outcomes of reactive arthritis
  • Manifestations and outcomes of Systemic rheumatoid vasculitis
  • Manifestations and outcomes of juvenile systemic sclerosis
  • Interstitial lung disease in Systemic sclerosis: insights into pathogenesis and evolving therapiesS Ahmed, SS Pattanaik, MK Rai, A Nath, A VikasMediterr J Rheumatol 29 (3), 140-7
  • Recent evidence comparing combination of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritisVSN Abhishek Zanwar, Sakir Ahmed, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal, Aman Sharma, Vir Singh NegiIndian Journal of Rheumatology 12 (2), 104-9.
  • Changing patterns of aetiology of acute sporadic viral hepatitis in India-newer insights from north-east IndiaAK Das, S Ahmed, S Medhi, P KarInternational Journal of Current Research and Review 6 (19), 14.
  • Etiological profile of cirrhosis of liver from North-East India with reference to their anti-hepatitis A virus seroprevalenceS Ahmed, D Payeng, AK DasOnc Gas Hep Rep 2015 (4), 8-13
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Based Metabolomics Study Identifies Highly Discriminatory Metabolites in 87 Systemic Sclerosis PatientsS Ahmed, MK Rai, D Dubey, A Rawat, D Kumar, DP Misra, V AgarwalARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY 69
  • Poor quality of life in indian ankylosing spondylitis patientsL Gupta, S Ahmed, GD Choudhury, DP Misra, V AgarwalIndian Journal of Rheumatology 13 (2), 101
  • Cutis marmorata persisting into adulthoodL Gupta, S Ahmed, V AgarwalInternet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 6 (1)
  • Spotted fever rickettsiae and tuberculous meningitis dual infection presenting as acute encephalitis syndrome: A fatal case reportSA Khan, T Bora, S Ahmed, SMIS Malang, U Devi, S Kakati, P DuttaJournal of vector borne diseases 54 (2), 194
  • Aetiology of Sporadic Acute Viral Hepatitis in North-East India–Differences Exist from the Rest of IndiaS Ahmed, S Medhi, AK Das, P KaurJournal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology 4, S11
  • Metabolomics of sera reveals potential biomarkers of skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis that correlate with pro-fibrotic gene expression in skin biopsiesS Ahmed, MK Rai, D Dubey, A Rawat, DP Misra, D Kumar, V AgarwalAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases 76, 913
  • Validation of the proposed 2016 revision to 2010 acr preliminary fibromyalgiaS Ahmed, A Aggarwal, A LawrenceAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases 76 (388)
  • Tadalafil Reduces Skin Fibrosis and Profibrotic Genes Expression in Patients with Systemic SclerosisS Ahmed, MK Rai, DP Misra, V AgarwalARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY 69
  • OBSTETRIC OUTCOMES IN INDIAN WOMEN WITH INFLAMMATORY MYOSITISL Gupta, S Ahmed, A AggarwalINTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL 48, 36-36
  • Development of ankylosing spondylitis in patients with reactive arthritis and peripheral spondyloarthropathy: hospital based study in north indiaR Misra, S Ahmed, A Chaudhury, A Lawrence, V Agarwal, A AggarwalAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases 77 (Suppl 2), 353-353
  • Anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia: Are we putting the cart before the horse?S Ahmed, A LawrenceIndian Journal of Rheumatology 13 (3), 150
  • Comments on: Use and scope of ultrasonography in rheumatology in IndiaS AhmedIndian Journal of Rheumatology. Oct 2018. Medknow Publications
  • 1.       Ahmed S. Metering the METEOR in methotrexate failure: is propensity score a falling star? Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases, doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214612.
  • 1.       Ahmed S. Comments on: Use and scope of ultrasonography in rheumatology in India. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2018; 13 (4), 291-292.
  • 1.       Gupta L, Ahmed S, Jain A, Misra R. Emerging role of metabolomics in rheumatology. Int J Rheum Dis. Int J Rheum Dis.  2018 Aug;21(8):1468-1477..doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13353.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Lawrence A. Anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia: Are we putting the cart before the horse? Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2018; 13 (3), 150.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Gupta L. A clinical aid to precision medicine. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 14(2); January 2019.
  • 1.       Ahmed S. Belimumab in kidney transplantation. Lancet. 2019 Mar 2;393(10174):874.
  • 1Ahmed S, Singh R, Kumari R, Modi DR, Misra R, Kumar D. NMR-Based Serum Metabolomics Revealed Distinctive Metabolic Patterns in Reactive Arthritis Compared with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Proteome Res. 2019 Jan 4;18(1):130-146.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Dubey D, Chowdhury A , Chaurasia S , Guleria A, Chaudhary S, Singh R, Kumar D, Misra R. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance based Metabolomics Reveals Similar Metabolomics Profiles in Undifferentiated Peripheral Spondyloarthritis and Reactive Arthritis Int J Rheum Dis. 2019 Apr;22(4):725-733.  
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Aggarwal A, Lawrence A. Performance of the American College of Rheumatology 2016 criteria for fibromyalgia in a referral care setting. Rheumatol Int. 2019 Aug;39(8):1397-1403.
  • 1.       Gupta L, Ahmed S, Singh B, Prakash S, Phadke S, Aggarwal A. Novel NLRP12 variant presenting with familial cold autoimmunity syndrome phenotype. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Aug 24. pii: annrheumdis-2019-216158.
  • 1.       Gupta L, Ahmed S, Singh B, Prakash S, Phadke S, Aggarwal A. Novel NLRP12 variant presenting with familial cold autoimmunity syndrome phenotype. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Aug 24. pii: annrheumdis-2019-216158.
  • 1.       Padhan P, Ahmed S. Synovial Chondromatosis. N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 3;381(14):1364.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Jain A, Zanwar A, Lawrence A, Agarwal V, Aggarwal A, Misra R. Poor obstetric outcomes in Indian women with Takayasu arteritis. Adv Rheumatol. 2020 Mar 12;60(1):17.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Jain A, Zanwar A, Lawrence A, Agarwal V, Aggarwal A, Misra R. Poor obstetric outcomes in Indian women with Takayasu arteritis. Adv Rheumatol. 2020 Mar 12;60(1):17.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Mahapatra A, Behera BK, Padhan P. Beliefs and outlook toward medications in Indian patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis: Cross sectional survey.  Indian J Rheumatol 2020 [Epub ahead of print]  10.4103/injr.injr_3_20.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Gupta L. Perception about social media use by rheumatology journals: Survey amongst attendees of IRACON 2019. Indian J Rheumatol 2020;15:171-4.
  • 1.       Shenoy P, Ahmed S, Paul A, Skaria TG, Joby J, Alias B. Switching to teleconsultation for rheumatology in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: feasibility and patient response in India. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Sep;39(9):2757-2762. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05200-6. Epub 2020 May 30.
  • 1.       Gupta L, Zanwar A, Ahmed S, Aggarwal A. Outcomes of Pregnancy in Women With Inflammatory Myositis: A Cohort Study From India. J Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Aug;26(5):165-168.
  • 1.       Parida JR, Kumar S, Ahmed S, Chaurasia S, Mukherjee R, Singh R, Aggarwal A, Misra R. Reactive arthritis and undifferentiated peripheral spondyloarthritis share HLA-B27 subtypes, and serum and synovial fluid cytokine profiles. Rheumatology. 2020 [article in print].
  • 1.       Gupta L, Ahmed S, Jain A, Misra R. Emerging role of metabolomics in rheumatology. Int J Rheum Dis. Int J Rheum Dis.  2018 Aug;21(8):1468-1477..doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13353.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Lawrence A. Anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia: Are we putting the cart before the horse? Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2018; 13 (3), 150.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Gupta L. A clinical aid to precision medicine. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 14(2); January 2019.
  • 1.       Ahmed S. CAR T-cells to drive away autoimmunity in lupus. Indian J Rheumatol 2019;14:177-9. DOI: 10.4103/injr.injr_118_19 
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Shenoy P, Danda D, Misra R. Sustained remission in large-Vessel vasculitis: Do they ever burn out?. Indian J Rheumatol 2019;14:304-11Ahmed S, Padhan P, Gupta P. Drug-induced fibrosing syndromes: A scoping review. Indian J Rheumatol 2019;14, Suppl S1:52-8 
  • Misra DP, Ravindran V, Sharma A, Wakhlu A, Ahmed S, Negi VS, Agarwal V.   An Indian Perspective on Universal Open Access Publishing: Think of the Fire before Venturing Out of the Frying Pan!.   J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Mar;35(8):e85
  • 1.       Pinto B, Ahmed S. The muscle rap. Indian J Rheumatol [Epub ahead of print] 10.4103/injr.injr_49_20.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Dhooria A. Pitfalls in statistical analysis – A Reviewers' perspective. Indian J Rheumatol 2020;15:39-45.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Misra R. Human Leucocyte antigen - HLA B 27: Unraveling the link to pathogenesis. Indian J Rheumatol 2020;15, Suppl S1:13-8.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Misra R. Human Leucocyte antigen - HLA B 27: Unraveling the link to pathogenesis. Indian J Rheumatol 2020;15, Suppl S1:13-8.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Misra R. Human Leucocyte antigen - HLA B 27: Unraveling the link to pathogenesis. Indian J Rheumatol 2020;15, Suppl S1:13-8.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Anirban P. Is Heparin the dark horse for COVID19? Clin Rheumatol . 2020 Jul;39(7):2099-2100.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Anirban P. Targeting the immunology of coronavirus disease-19: synchronization creates symphony. Rheumatology International. 2020 Aug;40(8):1343-1345. 
  • Ahmed S, Anirban P. The True Meaning of Plagiarism. Indian J Rheumatol.  2020;15:155-8.
  • Ahmed S, Anirban P. The True Meaning of Plagiarism. Indian J Rheumatol.  2020;15:155-8.
  • 1.     Ahmed S, Zimba O, Gasparyan AY. Thrombosis in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) through the Prism of Virchow’s Triad. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Sep;39(9):2529-2543.
  • 1.     Ahmed S, Zimba O, Gasparyan AY. Thrombosis in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) through the Prism of Virchow’s Triad. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Sep;39(9):2529-2543.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Gupta L. Social Media for Medical Journals. Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics 2020;1(1): 26-32. 10.47316/cajmhe.2020.1.1.04
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Lawrence A. Pathogenesis of fibromyalgia in patients with autoimmune diseases: Scoping review for hypothesis generation. Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics 2020:1. 43-54. 10.47316/cajmhe.2020.1.1.06.
  • Ahmed S. Letter to the Editor: Social Media Is a Double-Edged Sword in the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Jul 27;35(29):e270.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Mahapatra A, Behera BK, Padhan P. Response to: Impact of Household Dynamics and Familial Support in Influencing Beliefs Towards Medications in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Indian J Rheumatol 2020 [Epub ahead of print] 
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Zimba O,  Gasparyan AY.  Moving towards online rheumatology education in the era of COVID-19. Clin Rheumatol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05405-9.
  • 1.       Ahmed S, Zimba O,  Gasparyan AY. Diversifying online rheumatology education options in the era of COVID-19. Clin Rheumatol (2020). doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05468-8 [Epub ahead of print]
  • 1.       Ahmed, S., Mohini Building trust in journals and in peer review: need of the hour during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rheumatol Int (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-04741-y [Epub ahead of print]
  • APLAR EULAR Exchange fellowship 2020-21
  • APLAR research grant 2019-20
  • Publons Top Reviewer 2018 (in Clinical Medicine) and 2019 (in Clinical Medicine and in Cross-fields)
  • Tadalafil Reduces Skin Fibrosis and Profibrotic Genes Expression in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. ACR/ARHP annual meet (San Diego); 2017. Indian Council of Medical Research travel grant
  • Metabolomics of sera reveals potential biomarkers of skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis that correlate with pro-fibrotic gene expression in skin biopsies. EULAR (Madrid); 2017. Indian Rheumatology Association travel grant.
  • 1st Prize at Rheumawhiz 2016 (National level rheumatology quiz organized by Indian Rheumatology Association) at SGPGIMS, Lucknow. 
  • Outcome of Pregnancy Associated Hypertension. APICON (Assam State Chapter) 2010 SPECIAL AWARD received.
  • Highest marks in MD (Medicine), Assam Medical College 2015
  • Best Graduate Dibrugarh University 2010 (MBBS)
  • Indian Council of Medical Research-Short Term Studentship Award for “Breast lumps: Diagnosis with Minimal Resources” 2008
  • National level First Prize at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Dept  of Atomic Energy) for Essay cum project on Applications of Radioisotopes 2007
  • National Cadet Corps NCC “B” Certificate 2006
  • National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) certified National Talent Scholar 2003
  • Ahmed S, Rai MK, Misra DP, Agarwal V. Tadalafil Reduces Skin Fibrosis and Profibrotic Genes Expression in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis.  ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY 69. ACR 2017 (San Diego)
  • Ahmed S, Rai MK, Dubey D, Rawat A, Misra DP, Kumar D, Agarwal V. Metabolomics of sera reveals potential biomarkers of skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis that correlate with pro-fibrotic gene expression in skin biopsies. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 76 (Suppl 2), 913-913. EULAR 2017 (Madrid).
  • Ahmed S, Rai MK, Dubey D, Rawat A, Misra DP, Kumar D, Agarwal V. Nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabolomics study identifies highly discriminatory metabolites in 87 systemic sclerosis patients. ACR 2017 (San Diego)
  • Ahmed S, Lawrence A, Aggarwal A. Validation of the proposed 2016 revision to 2010 ACR preliminary fibromyalgia. EULAR 2017 (Madrid)
  • Gupta L, Ahmed S, Singh B, Satya Prakash, Phadke S, Aggarwal A.  Novel NLRP12 variant presenting with Familial Cold Autoimmunity Syndrome phenotype with autoimmunity and susceptibility to infections. FDIP 2017 (Bangalore)
  • Ahmed S, Rai MK, Misra DP, Agarwal V. Tadalafil Reduces Skin Fibrosis and Profibrotic Genes Expression in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Ahmed S, Rai MK, Dubey D, Rawat A, Misra DP, Kumar D, Agarwal V. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance based Metabolomics Study Identifies Highly Discriminatory Metabolites in 87 Systemic Sclerosis Patients. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Ahmed S, Das AK. Secondary Prophylaxis of Ischemic Stroke: Prevalent Practices in a Tertiary Hospital. ANEICON 2012 (Dibrugarh)
  • Ahmed S, Pathak BL. Outcome of Pregnancy Associated Hypertension. APICON (Assam State Chapter) 2010 (Dibrugarh)
  • Ahmed S, Aggarwal A, Lawrence A. ACR 2016 Criteria for Fibromyalgia: Poor Specificity in a Tertiary setting. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Ahmed S, Lawrence A, Agarwal V, Misra RN, Aggarwal A. Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis: Diffuse more than Limited Disease. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Ahmed S, Chourasia S, Chaudhary A, Lawrence A, Agarwal V, Misra RN, Aggarwal A. Retrospective outcome analysis of patients with Reactive Arthritis and peripheral Spondyloarthropathy. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Dubey D, Ahmed S, Chaurasia S, Kumar S, Kumari R, Anupam Guleria A, Kumar D, Misra RN. NMR based Serum and Synovial Fluid Metabolomics Reveal Similar Metabolomic Profile in patients with Reactive Arthritis and peripheral Spondyloarthropathy. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Gupta L, Ahmed S, Zanwar A, Misra RN, Aggarwal A. Juvenile Reactive Arthritis- is it different from other childhood spondyloarthropathies? IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Gupta L, Ahmed S, Aggarwal A. Obstetric outcomes in 81 women with inflammatory myositis. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow).
  • Gupta L, Misra DP, Ahmed S, Jain A, Zanwar, A, Misra RN. Poor obstetric outcomes in North Indian women with Takayasu’s arteritis. IRACON 2017 (Lucknow)
  • Ahmed S, Lawrence A, Agarwal V, Misra RN, Aggarwal A. 51 cases of Systemic Rheumatoid Vasculitis: Single Centre Experience. IRACON 2016 (Kochi)
  • Ahmed S, Kakati S. Dual Infection with Chikungunya and Parvovirus B19: Cross-Sectional Study In Northeast India. IRACON 2014 (Chandigarh)
  • Ahmed S, Das AK, Medhi S, Kar P. Aetiology of Sporadic Acute Viral Hepatitis In North-East India–Differences Exist From The Rest of India. INASL 2014 (Jaipur)
  • Ahmed S, Kakati S. Validation of Three Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Scores for All Polyarthritis: A Cross Sectional Study at Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh. IRACON 2013 (Kolkata)
  • Ahmed S, Medhi P. Breast Lumps: Diagnosis with Minimal Resources. MEDICON 2009 (Mangalore)
  • Ahmed S, Medhi P. Breast Lumps: Diagnosis with Minimal Resources. MEDICON 2009 (Mangalore)
  • APLAR Young Rheumatologist (AYR) membership 2020
  • EMERGING EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) NETWORK
  • Indian Rheumatology Association
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