Ankur Jindal

Background

About Ankur Jindal

Dr. Ankur obtained his graduation, post-graduation and super-specialisation degrees from premier institutes in the country. He holds an MBBS degree from SMS Medical College, Jaipur, followed by an MD in Paediatrics from the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Further specialising in the field, he pursued a DM in Paediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology from PGI, Chandigarh. He was one of the first few DM super specialists in the field of Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology in India. He worked as a senior consultant in the Allergy Immunology Unit at PGI Chandigarh for more than 6 years. At present, he is a senior consultant in Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. At PGI Chandigarh, he was an important part of the recognition of the Allergy Immunology Unit by several prestigious international organizations and was actively coordinating their activities. Dr. Ankur has a passion for Clinical Allergy Immunology and pediatric rheumatology, especially Kawasaki disease, primary immunodeficiency diseases, arthritis, urticaria and angioedema. He has published extensively in his field with more than 220 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has also developed several important international collaborations with colleagues working on this subject. Several prestigious awards were bestowed upon him by national and international organisations. Some of these include the Young PID Investigator Award by the International Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (IPOPI); the Young Rheumatologist Oration by the Indian Rheumatology Association; the GP Talwar Young Scientist Award by the Indian Immunology Society; the ST Achar Endowment Award in Paediatrics by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and the Dr Arthur Saravanmuthu Thambiah Academic Award by the National Academy of Medical Sciences. He holds several important positions in various national and international organisations. One of the most important of these positions is the steering committee member for the Angioedema Centre of Reference and Excellence (ACARE). His vision is to develop a Centre of Excellence in Immunology, Rheumatology, and Allergy that will provide state-of-the-art facilities for the diagnosis and management of these disorders, including the best bone marrow transplant facility for primary immunodeficiency diseases in the country.