Dr. Benzeeta Pinto
Consultant - Immunology and Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Manipal Hospital, Hal Airport Road,Banglalore - Bangalore, India
Qualification
MD Internal Medicine DM Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology (PGIMER, Chandigarh)Languages
English Kannada Hindi Konkani Tamil TeluguWork Experience
15 Years Experience Overall (6 years as specialist)Awards & Achivements
• Bactroban Prize in Dermatology (2005) for securing the highest marks in special examination in St. John’s Medical College.• Mrs. Annamma Antony Athiparampil Prize (2007) for securing highest marks in General Medicine in 2006 in St. John’s Medical College.
• First place in a quiz on “War Against Sepsis” (2011) conducted by Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine in PGIMER
Chandigarh.
• Best Poster prize in Indian Rheumatology Association Conference (IRACON) 2019 for poster on H syndrome: a novel genodermatosis mimicking IgG4 related disease.
Memberships
Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA).APLAR Young Rheumatologists (AYR).
Area of Interest
• Management of all autoimmune diseases.• Special interest in Lupus and vasculitis.
• Adept at Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections
muscle biopsy
nerve biopsy and labial minor salivary gland biopsy.
• Has done extensive research in Lupus
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