The Department of Rheumatology, TCMC Vellore has awarded the Most Distinguished Teacher in Rheumatology Award to Dr Ramnath Misra at a prestigious function in Vellore.
With this, Dr Misra He is now in league of legendary physicians such as Dr AN Malviya, Prof N Chandrashekharan and Prof VR Joshi. But what makes it special for him is that he is the first Odia to receive it and youngest amongst all the recipients.
The citation acknowledges Dr Misra’s contribution as a torchbearer and a new generation rheumatology teacher in India. He has pioneered the training of DM Clinical Immunology at the SGPGI lucknow, which he joined in 1989 and has trained 44 rheumatologists till date. Many of these students are acclaimed rheumatologists serving in India and abroad.
Dr Misra has done significant advances in the field of reactive arthritis, SlE and takayasu arthritis. He has also been awarded with the MN Passey Award as a lifetime achievement award and is an elected fellow of the Royal College of Physician (london) UK in 2009.