The Doctor
1st Pediatric Rheumatologist of Rajasthan
Dr. Shivpuri completed his post graduation in Pediatrics from Bangalore. He then spent a few months at the Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology unit at PGIMER, Chandigarh. He has done 2 fellowships in Pediatric Rheumatology –
-Post doctoral fellowship at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi and
-Clinical Fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (UK).
After this, he worked as a Pediatric Rheumatology Consultant in Sheffield Children’s Hospital UK. He looks after children with arthritis (JIA) and other autoimmune diseases such as Lupus(SLE), Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma, Overlap syndrome and MCTD, Childhood Vasculitis like Kawasaki disease, HSP, Takayasu arteritis, PAN, GPA etc., children with unexplained or recurrent fevers, MIS-C inflammation (PIMS-TS) associated with COVID-19 and Non inflammatory biomechanical joint pains.
He has presented many papers at National and International conferences in India and abroad (USA, UK and Europe) and has multiple publications to his name. Working in 2 very different Pediatric Rheumatology centres in India and the UK has given him a broader perspective in understanding and managing children with rheumatic diseases.
Areas of special interest – Childhood vasculitis and Pediatric MSK ultrasound. He is also EULAR certified in Pediatric Rheumatology and MSK ultrasound.