Dr. Sajal Ajmani

Dr Sajal Ajmani is a rheumatologist in Delhi with 16 years of experience specialising in autoimmune rheumatic diseases, inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, connective tissue disorders, and musculoskeletal ultrasound guided procedures, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka and Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, Qutab Institutional Area, Delhi.

He trained at three of India's premier institutions including AIIMS, New Delhi for his MD, holds an MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians, London, completed his DM from SGPGIMS, Lucknow, has served as Assistant Professor at AIIMS, and has 13 national and international PubMed indexed publications with presentations at ACR, EULAR, and BSR conferences.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Inflammatory Arthritis

Patients with joint inflammation, morning stiffness, and progressive joint damage are evaluated and managed by Dr Sajal Ajmani with disease modifying and biological therapy protocols:

• Rheumatoid arthritis management
• Psoriatic arthritis treatment
• Ankylosing spondylitis care
• Reactive arthritis evaluation
• Early inflammatory arthritis assessment

Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders

Patients with systemic autoimmune conditions are managed with targeted immunological therapy and structured long term disease monitoring:

• Systemic lupus erythematosus management
• Sjogren syndrome treatment
• Systemic sclerosis and scleroderma care
• Inflammatory myositis management
• Mixed connective tissue disease

Vasculitis and Systemic Inflammation

Patients with ANCA associated and large vessel vasculitis are assessed and managed with immunosuppressive therapy guided by clinical and biomarker evaluation:

• ANCA associated vasculitis
• Large vessel vasculitis
• Behcet's disease management
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
• Systemic vasculitis evaluation

Biological and Advanced Therapies

Patients requiring biological agents and advanced infusion therapies for refractory autoimmune conditions are managed with evidence based biologic and targeted synthetic protocols:

• Biologic therapy initiation and monitoring
• Rituximab infusion therapy
• JAK inhibitor therapy
• Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor therapy
• Biologic treatment safety monitoring

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Joint Procedures

Patients requiring image guided joint assessment and interventional procedures are managed with musculoskeletal ultrasound expertise:

• Musculoskeletal ultrasound assessment
• Intra articular steroid injection
• Joint aspiration and synovial fluid analysis
• Ultrasound guided joint procedures
• Soft tissue injection therapy

Paediatric Rheumatology

Children with juvenile arthritis and autoimmune joint conditions are evaluated and managed with age appropriate rheumatological care:

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis management
• Paediatric lupus care
• Paediatric vasculitis evaluation
• Growth and joint monitoring
• Long term paediatric autoimmune follow up

Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease

Patients with bone density loss and fracture risk including steroid induced osteoporosis are evaluated and managed with preventive and therapeutic strategies:

• Osteoporosis assessment and treatment
• Steroid induced bone loss management
• Fracture risk evaluation
• Calcium and vitamin D optimisation
• DEXA scan interpretation

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (2010)
• MD Internal Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi (2014)
• MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London (2016)
• DM Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (2017)
• EULAR Introductory Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course (2015)
• EULAR Course on Paediatric Rheumatology (2016)
• Delhi Medical Council Registration No. 7355 (2011)

Awards and Academic Recognition

• Oral Paper Presentation Award, AIIMS and API Delhi Chapter (2013), Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension with Sildenafil and Bosentan in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease
• Young Researcher Bursary Award (2016), for research on Neutrophil CD64 Expression and sTREM-1 in SLE and ANCA Associated Vasculitis
• Indo-UK Travelling Fellowship (2019)

Research and Publications

Dr Ajmani has 13 PubMed indexed publications and has contributed book chapters and presented research at major international rheumatology conferences including ACR, EULAR, and BSR. Selected publications include:

• Toor I, Rastogi K, Ajmani S. "Integrating Spiritual Disposition Intervention into Behavioural Medicine: A Case Report on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus from India." Lupus, 2024
• Ajmani S, Agarwal V, Singh H et al. "Utility of Neutrophil CD64 Expression and sTREM-1 in Distinguishing Bacterial Infection from Disease Flare in SLE and ANCA Associated Vasculitis." Clinical Rheumatology, November 2018
• Ajmani S, Keshri A, Srivastava R et al. "Hearing Loss in Ankylosing Spondylitis." International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 2019
• Ajmani S, Preet Singh Y et al. "Methotrexate Induced Pancytopenia: A Case Series of 46 Patients." International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 2017
• Guleria A, Pratap A, Dubey D, Ajmani S et al. "NMR Based Serum Metabolomics Reveals a Distinctive Signature in Patients with Lupus Nephritis." Scientific Reports, October 2016
• Ajmani S, Agarwal V, Gurjar M. "State of the Globe: Neutrophil CD64: Is it a Reliable Biomarker for Sepsis?" Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2018

Book chapters authored:

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in API Textbook of Medicine, 10th Edition (2015)
• Chapter in Epidemiology and Management in Textbook of Chronic Non-Communicable Disease (2016)
• Lyme's Arthritis in Tropical Rheumatology (2018)

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Sajal Ajmani currently practises at:

• Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi, Consultant Rheumatology (January 2024 to present)
• Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, Qutab Institutional Area, Delhi, Consultant

Previous Associations

• BL Kapur Max Hospital, New Delhi, Consultant Rheumatology (October 2021 to December 2023)
• AIIMS, New Delhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology (February 2019 to August 2019)
• Manipal Hospital, Delhi, Associate Consultant Rheumatology (March 2018 to February 2019)
• Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Associate Consultant Rheumatology (September 2017 to March 2018)
• SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Senior Resident DM (July 2014 to August 2017)

Professional Memberships

• Indian Rheumatology Association
• Royal College of Physicians, London, Member

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