Dr. Vishad Viswanath
MD (Gen Med), DM (Clinical Immunology)
Dr. Vishad Viswanath is an alumnus of Medical College Trivandrum, where he completed his MBBS. He received his MD in General Medicine from Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, and joined the prestigious Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute for Medical Sciences, Lucknow, for his DM training. He completed his DM in 2011 and joined Christian Medical College, Vellore, as a Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology. At CMC, he was involved in patient care and the training of DM and fellowship students in Rheumatology. He played a key role in operationalizing the extremity MRI unit at CMC, one of the first of its kind in India. He returned to Kerala in 2013, providing essential services to patients with various rheumatic diseases.
Dr. Vishad has received numerous awards, including the prestigious NTSE scholarship, IRA Young Investigator Award, and Best DM Resident in Medical Specialties Award at SGPGI. He is well-published in national and international journals and is actively involved in educational activities to raise awareness about rheumatic diseases among doctors and the general public. He has also served as associate editor for the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases and assistant editor for the Indian Journal of Rheumatology.