Dr. Ravikant Porwal

Dr Ravikant Porwal is a senior infectious disease specialist and internal medicine physician in Jaipur with over 24 years of clinical experience in managing complex infections, fever of unknown origin, HIV, transplant-related infections, cancer-related infections, and adult vaccination.

He currently serves as the Cluster Head of Infectious Diseases at Manipal Hospital, Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur, where he provides advanced, evidence-based infectious disease care for patients with difficult-to-treat and life-threatening infections.

If you are searching for the best infectious disease specialist in Jaipur or a trusted infection and fever specialist in Rajasthan, Dr R Porwal is recognised as Rajasthan's first board-certified infectious disease specialist and brings nearly two and a half decades of focused clinical practice that patients with complex infections depend on.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Telugu.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Porwal is widely regarded as one of the best infectious disease doctors in Jaipur for managing complex infections, HIV care, transplant infectious diseases, and fever of unknown origin.

Complex and Difficult-to-Treat Infections

• Fever of unknown origin evaluation and management
• Difficult-to-treat and multi-drug resistant infections
• Fungal infections (invasive and systemic)
• Histoplasmosis and rare infections
• Antibiotic stewardship and resistance management

HIV, Transplant, and Cancer-Related Infections

• HIV diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care
• Transplant infectious disease management (solid organ and bone marrow)
• Cancer and chemotherapy-related infection care
• CAR T-cell therapy associated infection management

Adult Vaccination and Internal Medicine

• Adult vaccination guidance and administration
• Internal medicine consultations
• Infection prevention and control
• Undiagnosed fever evaluation

Professional Experience

Current Affiliations:

• Cluster Head, Infectious Diseases, Manipal Hospital, Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur

Credentials and Qualifications

Educational Background

• MBBS from RNT Medical College, Udaipur, 2002
• DNB in Internal Medicine from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2007
• FNB in Infectious Diseases from Apollo Hospital, Chennai, 2014

Dr Ravikant further trained internationally at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA (solid organ and multiple visceral transplant infections) and Harper Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA (bone marrow transplant infections, CAR T-cell therapy, and chemotherapy-associated infections).

Awards and Recognitions

• Rajasthan's First Board-Certified Infectious Disease Specialist
• Excellence in Infectious Diseases Care Award presented by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan, 2023
• Rajasthan Gaurav Award for Best Infection Care, 2023
• Best Overseas Oral Paper Presentation Award at ICAAC, Denver, USA, 2013
• Organising Secretary, HIV Update, Jaipur, 2019
• Organising Secretary, FISF Invasive Fungal Infections Master Class, Jaipur, 2020

Research and Publications

Dr Ravikant Porwal has presented at ICAAC Denver (USA) and ISSAR Kuala Lumpur on isolation practices and vibrio cholera in cirrhotics.

His published work covers histoplasmosis in HIV patients in Rajasthan, multi-drug resistance susceptibility patterns, and clinical trials on HIV treatment with Raltegravir.

Medical Registration

• Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC 21444)

Professional Memberships

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
• Clinical Infectious Diseases Society of India (CIDS)
• Association of Physicians of India (API)
• HIV Medicine Association of India

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