Welcome to Dr. Shruti Bajad’s Practice
Dr. Shruti Bajad is a Consultant Rheumatologist with expertise in diagnosing and managing autoimmune and rheumatic diseases. She is committed to providing evidence-based, patient-centric care for long-term relief, improved mobility, and better quality of life.
Our Mission
The mission of Dr. Shruti Bajad is to deliver accurate diagnosis and comprehensive treatment for rheumatological and autoimmune disorders using globally accepted medical standards. Her approach focuses on early intervention, disease control, and preventing long-term joint damage.
She believes in educating patients about their condition, involving them in treatment decisions, and providing compassionate care tailored to individual needs for sustained health outcomes.
Our Vision
Dr. Shruti Bajad envisions accessible, ethical, and advanced rheumatology care where patients receive timely treatment for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Her goal is to reduce disability caused by rheumatic conditions through early diagnosis, continuous care, and the latest evidence-based therapies, helping patients lead active and fulfilling lives.
Academic & Professional Profile
Education
- MBBS from HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand (2008)
- MD in Medicine from RDGMC, Vikram University, Ujjain, MP (2009–2012)
- Fellowship in Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology – Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon (2013–2014)
- Fellowship in Rheumatic Diseases – EULAR Certification (2014)
- Fellowship in Pain Management – Apollo Hospital, Medvarsity (2015)
Work Experience
- Consultant, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Medanta The Medicity (2021)
- Consultant Rheumatologist – HealthcareMagic (Online Platform)
- Consultant Rheumatologist – First Opinion
- DRA Research Grant 2019 – Study of serum calprotectin in AS patients and comparison with CRP levels
- Co-investigator in multiple international trials
- Co-guide for DNB thesis of 8 DNB Rheumatology students
- Active involvement in DNB teaching curriculum including thesis, seminars, and journal clubs
Awards & Honours
- First Position in MD Medicine
- Distinction in Forensic Medicine
- Honours in Pathology
- Honours in Otolaryngology
Conferences & Presentations
- Thesis– A study of Clinicohematological manifestations in HIV patients.
- Oral paper on "An Unusual Case OF Syncope "in 8th national conference on ISCDEE & CC on September 12, 2010, in Bhopal
- Co-author of oral paper on "A RARE CASE OF GOLDENHAR SYNDROME "presented in 8th national conference on ISCDEE & CC on September 12, 2010, in Bhopal
- MODULAR TRAINING under RNTCP on May 26, 2010
- Poster on "STUDY OF ADA IN ASCITIC FLUID "in APICON 2011, AHMEDABAD on January 8, 2011
- Poster on "A RARE CASE OF MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THYROID" in ITSCON 2011, MUMBAI on March 5, 2011
- Poster on "THYROID FUNCTION TESTS IN IN HIV INFECTED ADULTS AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH CD4 COUNT" in ITSCON 2011, MUMBAI on March 6, 2011
- Poster on "RURAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS FROM UJJAIN , MP" in 12th IUSTI World Congress, New Delhi, on November 2 2011
- APICON, JANUARY 2012, KOLKATA
- Oral paper on "A STUDY OF BONE MARROW IN PLHA" on January 13, 2012
- Poster on "A STUDY OF HEMATOLOGICAL MANIFESTATION IN HAART NAÏVE HIV PATIENTS AND THOSE ON HAART"
- Poster on "OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION AND THEIR RELATION TO CD4 LEVEL IN PLHA"
- Poster presented on "STUDY OF OUTBREAK OF VIRAL FEVER ( DENGUE) EPIDEMIC IN UJJAIN CITY (MP)
- APICON 2013 Coimbatore, India.
- Poster on "REITER'S SYNDROME IN PLHA –A CASE SERIES OF NINE PATIENTS"
- IRACON 2012 Ahmedabad, India
- Vitamin D levels in Primary Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
- Thyroid dysfunction in patients suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis
- A study of rheumatological manifestations in PLHA.
- Iracon, 2014, Kolkata, India.
- Preliminary study of HLA-B27 subtype in North Indian spondyloarthropathy (SpA) patients and its correlation with clinical features. Bajad Shruti; Singh Jasmeet; Mendiratta Naval; Malviya Saurabh; Agarwal Sumit; Raina Vimarsh; Gupta Rajiva. Indian Journal of Rheumatology November 2014 9 Supplement 1:S49-S50
- IRACON 2016, Kochi, India
- Effect of gender on clinical presentation and serological profile (ENA, APLA) in SLE patients: Prospective studyMuzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001
- Cardiac involvement in SLE and its association with autoantibodies (ENA-profile and APLA profile) Prospective studyDhiren Raval, Muzaffar Bindroo, Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001
- Late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: Single centre experienceMuzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon. Haryana. 122001
- Clinical profile of ANCA associated vasculitis based on PR3 and MPO serology: a single centre prospective study.Natasha Negalur, Gayatri Ekbote, Muzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Vinay Singal, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana
- B Cell therapy in ANCA associated vasculitis- A single centre prospective observational study.Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Muzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Vinay Singal, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana
- Role of Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in ANCA associated vasculitis to prevent relapse.Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Muzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Vinay Singal, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon. Haryana
- The outcome of Renal and non-renal ANCA associated vasculitis- single centre prospective study.Natasha Negalur, Gayatri Ekbote, Muzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Vinay Singal, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta- the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana
- IRACON 2017, Lucknow, India
- Antibody profile in Indian lupus.Wasim Kazi, Muzzafar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Navan Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta the Medicity, New Delhi, India
- Long term outcome of nonbacterial thrombo endocarditis in Indian lupus patients. Dhiren Raval, Muzaffar Bindroo, Natasha Negalur, Gayatri Ekbote, Dhaval Tanna, Wasim Kazi, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Prevalence and clinical correlation of anti ribosomal P antibody in Indian lupus patients: A single centre study.Dhaval Tanna, Muzaffar Bindroo, Gayatri Ekbote, Dhiren Raval, Natasha Negalur, Wasim Kazi, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Haematological manifestations and their correlation with serology in Indian lupus patients: A single centre study.Dhiren Raval, Muzaffar Bindroo, Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Wasim Kazi, Dhaval Tanna Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Should LIA replace conventional testing in associated vasculitis? A rewarding experience from a tertiary care centre. Dhaval Tanna, Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Dhiren Rawal, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Long term outcome of ANCA associated vasculitis using cyclophosphamide as induction therapy: A single centre studyGayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Muzaffar Bindroo, Dhiren Raval, Dhaval Tanna, Wasim Kazi, Shruti Bajad, Naval Mendiratta, Vinay Singal, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
- Type of Takayasu arteritis based on gender. Natasha Negalur, Gayatri Ekbote, Dhiren Raval, Muzaffar Bindroo, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta, Dhaval Tanna, Wasim Kazi; Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Tanna D, BindrooM, RavalD, W. Kazi, S. Bajad, R. Gupta.THU0337 Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) in SLE: prevalence, clinical characteristics and serological profile. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2018;77:387
- IRACON 2018
- B-cell therapy in cyclophosphamide-failed antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A single-centre prospective observational study. Durgarao, Gayatri Ekbote, Natasha Negalur, Dhiren Raval, Dhaval Tanna, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Does the Anti-CCP antibody influence the long term outcome of Rheumatoid Arthritis (>10 years)? Wasim Kazi, Dhaval Tanna, Dhiren Raval, Durgarao Yedavalli, Gayatri Ekbote, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Osteoporosis in scleroderma: Prevalence, clinical characteristics and correlation with the disease phenotype, organ involvement, and vasculopathyDhaval Tanna, Gayatri Ekbote, Dhiren Raval, Natasha Negalur, Lucky Sharma, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and serological profile in Indian patients Dhaval Tanna, Wasim Kazi, Gayatri Ekbote, Dhiren Raval, Natasha Negalur, Durgarao Yadavalli, Rohit Bajaj, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Effect of tocilizumab in refractory aortoarteritis: Experience from a single tertiary centre Rohit Bajaj, Natasha Negalur, Gayatri Ekbote, Lucky Sharma, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Department of Rheumatology, Medanta - The Medicity Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Hypertension in Takayasu's arteritis: Not always due to renal artery involvement Rohit Bajaj, Natasha Negalur, Dhaval Tanna, Wasim Kazi, Durga Rao, Shruti Bajad, Vinay Singhal, Rajiva Gupta; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medanta- The Medicity Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Comparison of the clinical and serological profile of idiopathic inflammatory myositis in patients with and without ILD. J N Durgarao Yedavalli, Natasha Negalur, Dhiren Raval, Lucky Sharma, Gayatri Ekbote, Shruti Bajad, Rajiva Gupta; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medanta - The Medicity Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in SLE, Prevalence, Clinical, Characteristics and Serological Profile. Dr Rajiva Gupta, Dr Dhaval Tanna, Dr Muzaffar Bindroo, Dr Dhiren Raval, Dr Wasim Kazi Dr Shruti Bajad [EULAR 2018 Amsterdam]
- Spontaneous rupture of hepatic artery aneurysm an unusual presentation of polyarteritis Nodosa Dr Dhaval Tanna, Dr Muzaffar Bindroo, Dr Naval Mendiratta, Dr Rajiva Gupta [International Vasculitis Symposium March 2018]
- A case of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuritis (AION) in Takayasu ArteritisDr. Wasim Kazi, Dr Natasha Negalur, Dr Shruti Bajad, Dr Rajiva Gupta [Chandigarh March 2018]
- A Case Of Recurrent Transverse Myelitis associated with SLE. Dr Rohit Bajaj, Dr Lucky Sharma, Dr Shruti Bajad, Dr Dhaval Tanna, Dr Rajiva Gupta [Mumbai Rheumatology Meet October 2018]
Publications
- "VASCULITIS IN GERAITRIC PATIENTS" in Annals of geriatric education and Medical Sciences, January 2014
- "SYNOPSIS ON AIDS" IMA -MPCON, Ujjain, 2011
- ”DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS” IMA -MPCON , Ujjain , 2011
- "TREATMENT GUIDELINES ON SCORPION & SNAKE BITE MANAGEMENT" IMA -MPCON, Ujjain, 2011
- Bajad S, Rijhwani C. An unusual case of syncope. Int J StudRes 2017;7:11-3
- "Approach to vasculitis in Geriatric Patients." Shruti Bajad, Naval Mendiratta, Sumeet Agarwal, Rajiva Gupta. Annals of Geriatric Education and Medical Sciences.Vol.1, No.1 .(2013) p 44-49
- "An Interesting case of Glanzmann Thrombasthenia ".ShrutiBajad1,*, Chetan Rijhwani2, Nisha Sehrawat3, Naval Mendiratta4, Annals of Geriatric Education and Medical Sciences.July – December 2014;1 (2):66-69
- A chapter on "Thrombotic microangiopathy and Vasculitis "Sand vasculitis Rajiva Gupta. Textbook of Critical Care, including Trauma and Emergency Care.Chapter 76, p-723.
- "Acute disseminated Melioidosis present in Melioidosistis, skin rash, pneumonia in a healthy adult mimicking vasculitis ". Bajad S, Gupta R, Mendiratta N. Clinical cases in Rheumatology. P-148-151. Ved Chaturvedi, Molly M Thabah.
- "Sarcoidosis and pyoderma gangrenosum, an unusual combination." Man unusual N, Ahmed MB, Bajad S, Gupta R. Open J Clin Med Case Rep. 2018; 1471.
- Sarcoidosis and pyoderma gangrenosum: two rare diseases occurring together, Naval Mendiratta, Shruti Bajad, Muzaffar Bindroo; 38. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, Volume 2, Issuesuppl_1, September 1 2018, rky034.001,https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rky034.001
- Ghosh Shounak, Bajad Shruti, Tanna Dhaval, Sharma Lucky, Bajaj Rohit, Gupta Rajiva. (2020). Not Only Skin Deep—A Rare Case of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda With CornealOpacity Presenting Along With Scleroderma With Interstitial Lung Disease. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. Publish Ahead of Print. 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001457.
- Bajad Shruti, Ghosh Shounak, Tanna Dhaval, Gupta Rajiva. (, 2020). Adult-onset Still's disease - Taming the beast: The path less taken. Medical Journal Armed Forces India.10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.03.005.
- Bajad Shruti, Yadavalli JN, Tanna Dhaval, Ekbote Gayatri, Kazi Wasim, Gupta Rajiva. (2020). A rare case of disseminated histoplasmosis with oral manifestations in a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with rituximab: Diagnostic and management challenges–A review. Amrita Journal of Medicine. 16. 27. 10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_5_20.
- Bajad Shruti, Tanna Dhaval, EKBOTE Gayatri, BINDROO Muzaffar, KAUR Kanchan, GUPTA Rajiva. (2019). Immunoglobulin G4-Related Mastitis: An Unusual Case of Recurrent Breast Abscess. Archives of Rheumatology. 10.46497/ArchRheumatol.2020.7567.
- Sarcoidosis and pyoderma gangrenosum, an unusual combination. "Mendiratta N, Ahmed MB, Bajad S, Gupta R. Open J Clin Med Case Rep. 2018; 1471
- Bajad Shruti, Bajaj Rohit, Tanna Dhaval, Bindroo Muzaffar Kaur Kanchan Gupta Rajiva. (2019). Eosinophilicmastitis: A chameleon disease in rheumatologists' domain. Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 14.10.4103/injr.injr_39_19
International Clinical Trials
- Co-investigator in 4 international trials.
- A phase 3, multicenter study to evaluate the long term safety and efficacy of Baricitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- A randomised, double-blind placebo and active-controlled, multicentre phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of filgotinib administered for 52 weeks with combination with methotrexate to subjects with moderate to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response to methotrexate.
- A multicenter, double-blind, long term extension study to assess the safety and efficacy of Filgotinib in subjects with Rheumatoid arthritis
- An open-label, prospective, post-marketing study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of rituximab with glucocorticoids in adult patients with Wegener's granulomatosis or microscopic polyangiitis.
