Dr. Rohini Handa

Brief Profile:

Prof. Rohini Handa is currently working as Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at the Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India. He has earlier served on the faculty of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for over two decades. His contributions to Rheumatology have been recognized by several awards and citations including MN Sen Oration Award & Shakuntla Amir Chand Prize by Indian Council of Medical Research; Dr GB Jain Oration and Dr Sukumar Mukherjee Honor Lecture by Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine; JC Patel and BC Mehta Prize, Pawan Kumari Jain Oration, Dr JN Berry Award and the Searle Oration by the Association of Physicians of India and IRA Oration by Indian Rheumatology Association.

Prof. Handa holds/has held leadership positions in many professional societies. He is the Vice Dean of the Indian College of Physicians. He has served as President of APLAR (Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology) from 2010-2012 and as the Chair of ILAR (International League of Associations for Rheumatology) in 2012. He was the President of the Indian Rheumatology Association from 2009-2011 and President of Delhi Rheumatology Association from 2010 till 2012. Prof. Handa has served/serves on the editorial board of respected medical journals including Rheumatology Oxford, Current Rheumatology Reports, Best Practice and Research Clinical Rheumatology, Clinical Rheumatology, Indian Journal of Rheumatology and Journal of Association of Physicians of India. He has authored/co-authored more than 335 papers, book chapters, review articles and abstracts in national and international journals.

Education

MBBS - PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH, 1983

MD - General Medicine - PUNJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH, 1986

DNB - General Medicine - National Board Of Examination, 1988

FRCP - Rheumatology - Glasgw, 2005

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

• WHO Fellowship 1995
• Fellow Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow)
• Fellow American College of Rheumatology
• Fellow National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
• Fellow Indian College of Physicians
• Fellow Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine
• Fellow International Medical Sciences Academy
• Founder Fellow Geriatric Society of India
• Life Member Indian Rheumatology Association
• Life Member Delhi Rheumatology Association
• Life Member Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine