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Dr. Arun Baby

Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology

Dr. Arun Baby is a distinguished Consultant in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology with 20+ years of clinical expertise. He holds an MBBS from Government Medical College, Calicut, an MD in General Medicine from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, and a prestigious DM in Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology from prestigious Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad — one of India's most esteemed centres for postgraduate medical training. Trained by internationally and nationally acclaimed faculty, Dr. Arun Baby has built his practice at NABH, NAAC, and JCI accredited hospitals, upholding the highest standards of patient care and clinical excellence.
With deep expertise in both procedural and diagnostic rheumatology, Dr. Arun Baby offers a wide range of specialised services, including USG-guided and unguided intra-articular injections for major and minor joints, renal, skin, and minor salivary gland biopsies, and advanced immunology laboratory skills such as ELISA, Indirect Immunofluorescence, immunoblot assays, and anti-phospholipid antibody detection. 

 

Procedural & Diagnostic Skills (Rheumatology & Immunology):
1. Intra-articular injections – shoulder, elbow, wrist, PIP joints, knee, and ankle (USG-guided and unguided) 
2. Minor salivary gland biopsy 
3. Skin biopsy – punch and excision techniques 
4. Renal biopsy 
5. Schirmer’s test 
6. Pathergy test 
Immunology & Laboratory Skills:
7. ELISA and Indirect Immunofluorescence assays (ANA, ANCA) 
8. Immunoblot assays – ANA profile, myositis profile 
9. Antiphospholipid antibody detection 
10. Latex agglutination techniques 
11. Polarized light microscopy for crystal analysis 
Interpretation Skills:
12. Interpretation of muscle, skin, and renal biopsies in rheumatological conditions 
13. Radiographic interpretation: 
• X-rays – upper & lower limb extremities, knee, hip with sacroiliac joints, spine, chest 
• CT chest and CECT abdomen 
• MRI – hip, sacroiliac joints, thighs, brain 
• MR angiography of the aorta (for large vessel vasculitis)

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• Telugu 
• Tamil 
• English