Dr. Abhishek Patil

Dr Abhishek Patil is HOD and Consultant - Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. He completed MBBS at KIMS Hubli, MD in Medicine at UCMS and GTB Hospital in New Delhi, DNB in Rheumatology and a postgraduate diploma in musculoskeletal ultrasound from UCAM in Spain.

His clinical work includes inflammatory arthritis and systemic connective-tissue disease. Manipal lists rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis and spondyloarthritis, as well as lupus, Sjögren syndrome, scleroderma and myositis. He also manages systemic vasculitis including ANCA-associated vasculitis, Takayasu arteritis and cutaneous vasculitis.

Dr Patil has additional expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound, nailfold capillaroscopy, soft-tissue rheumatism and fibromyalgia. His research interests include immunogenicity of biological medicines and how anti-drug antibodies may affect treatment response. Manipal also notes involvement in clinical research and training of rheumatology fellows.

He is a member of the Indian Rheumatology Association and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Society and received the President NBE Gold Medal for DNB Rheumatology in 2017. He speaks Kannada, English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.

Patients being assessed for inflammatory or autoimmune disease should bring prior antibody tests, inflammatory markers, imaging and medication history. Treatment depends on the confirmed diagnosis, disease activity, organs involved, infection risk and previous response to therapy. Long-term follow-up may require repeated clinical assessment, laboratory monitoring and imaging to balance disease control with treatment safety.