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Office
765 Medical Center Ct
Suite 216
Chula Vista, CA 91911Phone+1 619-623-3000Fax+1 619-623-3001- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 2004 - 2006
- St Luke's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
- Assam Medical CollegeClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 2004 - 2018
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsPrevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Mohammad Zamani, Shaghayegh Alizadeh-Tabari, Puja Chitkara, Siddharth Singh, Rohit Loomba> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023 Oct 1
- 7 citationsTransition of Methotrexate Polyglutamate Drug Monitoring Assay from Venipuncture to Capillary Blood-Based Collection Method in Rheumatic Diseases.Kelley Brady, Ying Qu, Deborah Stimson, Robert Apilado, Roberta Vezza Alexander, Smitha Reddy, Puja Chitkara, John Conklin, Tyler O'Malley, Claudia Ibarra, Thierry Der...> ;The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 2019 Jul 1
- 56 citationsCapillary blood collected on volumetric absorptive microsampling (VAMS) device for monitoring hydroxychloroquine in rheumatoid arthritis patientsYing Qu, Kelley Brady, Robert Apilado, Tyler O'Malley, Smitha Reddy, Puja Chitkara, Claudia Ibarra, Roberta Vezza Alexander, Thierry Dervieux> ;Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 2017 Jun 5
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, California
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