Dr. Anirudh Maslekar

OPD Timings:

Qualifications & Education:

• DrNB (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology) – St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru
• MD (General Medicine) – M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru 
• MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Areas of Expertise:

• Inflammatory arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis)
• Connective tissue diseases – SLE, Sjögren’s syndrome, inflammatory myositis
• Systemic vasculitis
• Osteoporosis & metabolic bone disorders
• Pediatric rheumatological conditions
• Interpretation of autoimmune serology & immunological investigations
• Long-term multidisciplinary management of autoimmune diseases

Procedural Skills:

• Intra-articular joint injections (large & small joints)
• Minor salivary gland biopsy
• Muscle biopsy for inflammatory myopathies
• Nerve biopsy for vasculitic neuropathies

Imaging Skills:

• Basic musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK USG)
• Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections

Professional Experience:

• Senior Resident – Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru

Research, Publications & Academic Achievements:

1. Publications

• Maslekar A, Kumar A, Krishnamurthy V, Kulkarni A, Reddy M. Association between blood lead levels and hypertension in a South Indian population: a case-control study. Cureus. 2022;14(2):e22277.
• Maslekar A, Kumar TA, Vishwanath K, Sujatha KJ, Tharanath. A rare case of hemolytic anemia. Medical Journal of Clinical Trials & Case Studies. 2018 Aug.

2. Published Conference Abstracts 

• Maslekar A, Shobha V, Das AC, Janardana R, Pinto B. ABS0897 Methylprednisolone versus dexamethasone in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus with moderate or severe disease activity: a randomised single-centre open-label study — DEXPRED trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025;84(Suppl 1):2241-2242.
• Maslekar A, Rufus A, Das A, Shobha V, Janardana R. Nail fold capillaroscopy in healthy individuals: a single-centre cross-sectional observational study from Southern India. Int J Rheum Dis. 2025.

3. Awards and Recognitions

• Awarded Commendation Letter from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, for outstanding research (2025).
• 2nd prize for best oral platform presentation for the study titled “ Clinical Associations of Anti-Ro52 Antibodies in Adult Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis: A Cross-Sectional Study” in the second National Myositis Meet 2025
• Best Poster Presentation Award — Clinical Rheumatology Conference 2024, Hyderabad (Paediatric Category).
• Oral Presentation — APLAR 2024, Singapore: “Nail Fold Capillaroscopy in Healthy Individuals: A Single-Centre Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Southern India.
• Best Outgoing Resident Award — Ramaiah Medical College (2020).

 Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu