Profile Summary

Medical Qualification : Paediatric Rheumatology

Designation at JHRC : Consultant

Years of experience: 4 years

Areas of expertise : 

• Clinical & Research in Paediatric Rheumatology

• Paediatric & Childhood Autoimmune Diseases

Introduction :

Dr. RPS Hasija's area of practise is Pediatric Rheumatology, a niche area which deals with autoimmune diseases in children.

Awards/Publications :

Awards :

• YIM (Young Investigator Meeting) Award for the best communication at PReS, Valencia, (2010) for "Review of global therapeutic approach used for the treatment of active Juvenile Dermatomyositis - an international multicentre study
• Distinctions: Anatomy, Pharmacology, Microbiology
• Reid Scholarship: For Proficiency in 1st year MBBS University Examination

 

Publications :

• Development of neoplasms in pediatric patients with rheumatic disease exposed to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapies :a single Centre retrospective study  Alexandra Okihiro¹, Rachana Hasija², Lillia Fung³, Bonnie Cameron⁴, Brian M. Feldman⁴, Ronald Laxer⁴, Rayfel Schneider⁴, Earl Silverman⁴, Lynn Spiegel⁴, Rae S. M. Yeung⁴ and Shirley M. L. Tse⁴*  Okihiro et al. Pediatric Rheumatology (2018) 16:17
• Blau Arteritis Resembling Takayasu Disease with a Novel NOD2 Mutation.J Rheumatol. 2012 Sep; 39(9):1888-92. Epub 2012 Aug 1. Khubchandani RP, Hasija R, Touitou I, Khemani C, Wouters CH, RoseCD.
• Therapeutic approaches in the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis in patients with recent-onset disease and in those experiencing disease flare: an international multicenter PRINTO study. Hasija R, Pistorio A, Ravelli A, Demirkaya E, Khubchandani R, Guseinova D, Malattia C, Canhao H, Harel L, Foell D, W outers C, De Cunto C, Huemer C, Kimura Y, Mangge H, Minetti C, Nordal EB, Philippet P, Garozzo R, Martini A, Ruperto N; Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Oct; 63(10):3142-52. PMID: 21647864.
• Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS) for Budd Chiari Syndrome. Hasija RP, Nagral A, Marar S, Bavdekar AR. Indian Pediatrics 2010; 47: 527-528.Cited in PubMed; PMID: 20622284.
• Budd-Chiari Syndrome in Children: Experience with Therapeutic Radiological Intervention. Nagral A, Hasija RP, Marar S, Nabi F. JPGN (Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition). 2010 Jan; 50(1): 74-78. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 19915494.
• Joint Hypermobility in Indian Children. Hasija RP, Khubchandani RP, Shenoi S. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2008 Jan; 26(1): 146-150. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 18328164
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) detection for prevention of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): Are Pediatricians aware of CKD? Kumud Mehta, Rachana P Hasija. Pediatrics Today 2007; 11: 227-230.

Memberships :

• ACR (American College of Rheumatology): July 2012 to July 2015
• CPSO (Canadian Physicians Society of Ontario): July 2012- June2014
• Pediatric Rheumatology of the European Society (PReS): August2010
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP): January 2003 onwards
• Rheumatology Chapter of IAP (RCIAP)
• Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC): from 1997