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Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Upendra Baitha

  • Address : Additional Professor, Department of Medicine, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, India
  • E-Mail : drupendrabaitha@aiims.edu

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About


Dr Upendra Baitha has been involved in teaching, research & patient care at various tertiary care centres after completing his MBBS degree. Currently, he is working as an Additional Professor in the Dept. of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi. He has been awarded prestigious fellowship of IMSA and IACM and also Membership of NAMS in the recognition and appreciation of outstanding contribution in the field of medical research. He has also been expert member of many central government bodies and committee like ICMR, MoHFW, CBSE. He is member of Editorial Board of various journals. He is involved in medical education (MBBS, MD, DM ID & B.Sc. nursing), research and patient care in IPD & OPDs, Special Clinics. He has been involved in research for many years & having vast knowledge, experience in the area of Infectious Diseases and Metabolic & Obesity Disorders and critical care. He has completed many intramural & extramural projects as PI and there are several ongoing projects under him. He served proactively in awareness, education & management of COVID 19 patients during the pandemic and contributed in making of National Guideline as an Expert member of National guidelines of Dengue Case Management during COVID-19 pandemic, 2020. He has contributed as expert of National guideline of Clinical Management of Dengue Fever,2023 and National guideline of Clinical Management of Chikungunya Fever, 2023. He has also published so many research scientific paper in various national and international journals and written many chapters in the books. He has been actively involved in many national community services like medical camps, print and electronic media(Radio, TV channels and social sites program). He is member of various national & international medical professional societies & bodies. He has been attending various national & international conferences and presenting & chairing oral and poster research paper.

AFFILIATION


Additional Professor

Department of Medicine

All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences

Room No.: 4079 4th Floor, Teaching Block, Dept. of Medicine, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar

New Delhi

India

110029

Email : drupendrabaitha@aiims.edu


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RESEARCH INTERESTS


# Area
1. Critical care
2. Infectious Diseases
3. Obesity & Metabolic Disorders

PAPERS PUBLISHED


# Article Title Year
1. Kaur T, Ranjan P, Kaloiya GS, Bhatia H, Prakash B, Singh A, Sarkar S, Jadon RS, Jorwal P, Baitha U. Effectiveness of cognitive retraining intervention on weight loss and lifestyle-related behaviours among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2024 Feb 24;18(3):102969. 2024
2. Pandey M, Xess I, Sachdev J, Sharad N, Gupta S, Singh G, Yadav RK, Rana B, Raj S, Ahmad MN, Nityadarshini N, Baitha U, Soneja M, Shalimar, Prakash B, Sikka K, Mathur P, Jyotsna VP, Kumar R, Wig N, Gourav S, Biswas A, Thakar A. Utility of an in-house real-time PCR in whole blood samples as a minimally invasive method for early and accurate diagnosis of invasive mould infections. J Infect. 2024 Mar 28;88(5):106147. 2024
3. Kuanar Baboo A, Ranjan P, Kaur T, et al. Evaluation of Tools to Assess Symptoms and Symptom Severity in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Cureus 16(3): e56204. 2024
4. Arora U, Sachdeva K, Garg P, Baitha U, Kedia S, Kalaivani M, Ahuja V, Kumar A, Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Sinha S, Biswas A, Wig N. Efficacy of Rifaximin in Patients with Abdominal Bloating or Distension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Apr 1;58(4):360-369 2024
5. Agarwal A, Baitha U, Ranjan P, Swarnkar NK, Singh GP, Baidya DK, Garg R, Gupta N, Choudhury A, Kumar A, Roy A, Naik N, Khan MA, Wig N. Knowledge and Skills in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Effect of Simulation Training on it among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Centre in India. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2024 Apr;28(4):336-342 2024
6. Aakansha, Singh A, Ranjan P, Kaur T, Rawat N, Sarkar S, Kaloiya GS, Sahu A, Deb KS, Baitha U. Development and Validation of a Symptom Scale for Indian Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms. Cureus. 2024 Mar 11;16(3):e55956. 2024
7. Abhivandana Pallati, Amandeep Singh, Piyush Ranjan, Nandini Rawat, Siddharth Sarkar, Gaurishanker Kaloiya, Upendra Baitha, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Bindu Prakash, Ranveer S. Jadon. Exploring the Link Between Somatic and Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Survey from North India. Cureus.16(8): e65984. 2024
8. Kumari, Archana; Ranjan, Piyush,; Vikram, Naval K.; Kaur, Divjyot; Balsarkar, Geetha; Malhotra, Anita; Puri, Manju; Batra, Achla; Madan, Jagmeet; Tyagi, Shakun; Guleria, Kiran; Dabral, Anjali; Sarkar, Siddharth; Nigam, Aruna; Anwar, Wareesha; Kamath, Sandhya; Bhatla, Neerja; Kumari, S. Shantha; Kumar, Raman; Choranur, Ambuja; Venkataraman, Srikumar; Kaur, Tanveer; Rathore, Asmita Muthal; Kaloiya, Gauri Shankar; Prakash, Anupam; Tiwaskar, Mangesh; Verma, Archana; Singh, Rakhi; Sharma, K Aparna1; Baitha, Upendra; Tewary, Kamlesh; Misra,; Guleria, Randeep. Evidence and consensus-based clinical practice guidelinefor the management of obesity and overweight in postpartum women: An AIIMS-DST initiative. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 12(5):p 812-855, May 2023. 2023
9. Chaudhary S, Joshi A, Sesham K, Rai P, Kumar S, Mridha AR, Baitha U, Nag TC, Yadav SC. Impact of prophylactic hydroxychloroquine on ultrastructural impairment and cellular SARSCoV-2 infection in different cells of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of COVID-19 patients. Sci Rep. 2023 Aug 5;13(1):12733. 2023
10. Singh Amandeep, Ranjan Piyush, Kumari Aakansha, Kaur Tanveer, Sarkar Siddharth, Sahu Anamika, Prakash Bindu, Kaloiya Gauri, Baitha Upendra, Rawat Nandini, Kuanar Baboo Ananta, Perspectives of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in Indian context: A qualitative study on Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS), J Edu Health Promot:119; 121. 2023
11. Prakash P R, Gupta G, Aggarwal M, Baitha U. Type 2 hyper-IgM syndrome with a rare variant of AICDA gene mutation in a young woman. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Mar 17;16(3):e253878. 2023
12. G Gupta, AK Das, J Kirtana, U Baitha, S Sinha. Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reaction and Re-Introduction of Anti-Tubercular Drugs (ATT): A Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics; 13(6):1-5. 2023
13. Punjadath S, Aggarwal M, Gupta G, Baitha U. Clinical lesson to not overlook venous thrombosis: a case of primary antiphospholipid syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 May 29;16(5):e254671. 2023
14. Satish Swain; Akansha Did wania; Abhishek Anand; Upendra Baitha, Tubercular Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis: A Case Report with Current Therapeutics and Management. Libyan International Medical University Journal, 2023-04-20 | Journal article, 2023
15. S S Kumar, P Kumar, S Sriram, U Baitha. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma presenting with hypersomnia. Authorea Preprints, 2023. Correspondence to : Dr Upendra Baitha, Additional Professor, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India – 110029. 2023
16. Swaroop S, Singla P, Baitha U, Gupta G, Singh A. Extensive Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Tuberculosis. JASPI; Dec., 2023 Vol 1(1):43-45. 2023
17. Sehgal, T, Aggarwal, M, Baitha, U, et al. Thromboelastography determined dynamics of blood coagulation and its correlation with complications and outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019. ResPractThrombHaemost. 2022; 6:e12645. 2022
18. Kumari A, Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Kaur D, Balsalkar G, Malhotra A, Puri M, Batra A, Madan J, Tyagi S, Guleria K, Dabral A, Sarkar S, Nigam A, Anwar W, Kamath S, Bhatla N, Kumari SS, Kumar R, Choranur A, Venkataraman S, Kaur T, Rathore AM, Kaloiya G, Prakash A, Tiwaskar M, Verma A, Singh R, Sharma KA, Baitha U,Tewary K, Misra A, Guleria R. Executive summary of evidence and consensus-based clinical practice guideline for management of obesity and overweight in postpartum women: An AIIMS-DST initiative. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2022 Mar;16(3):102425 2022
19. Arora U, Garg P, Raut SK, Vibha D, Baitha U, Kumar A, Jorwal P, Soneja M, Biswas A. Pulse corticosteroids for the management of extensive CNS tuberculosis presenting with acute-onset quadriparesis. Drug DiscovTher. 2022 Mar 24. 2022
20. Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Choranur A, Pradeep Y, Ahuja M, Meeta, Puri M, Malhotra A, Kumari A, Chopra S, Batra A, Balsalkar G, Goswami D, Guleria K, Sarkar S, Kachhawa G, Verma A, Kumari MK, Madan J, Dabral A, Kamath S, Rathore AM, Kumar R, Venkataraman S, Kaloiya G, Bhatla N, Kumari SS, Baitha U, Prakash A, Tiwaskar M, Tewary K, Misra A, Guleria R.Executive summary of evidence and consensus-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for management of obesity and overweight in midlife women: An AIIMS-DST initiative. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2022 Mar;16(3):102426 2022
21. Kumari, A., Ranjan, P., Kaur, D. et al. Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Risk Factors, Facilitators, and Barriers to Postpartum Weight Management. J ObstetGynecol India (2022). 2022
22. Kumari A, Sarkar S, Ranjan P, Chopra S, Kaur T, Baitha U, Chakrawarty A, Klanidhi KB. Interventions for workplace violence against health-care professionals: A systematic review. Work. 2022 Apr 13. 2022
23. Kumar A, Rajendran A, Usman M, Ahuja J, Samad S, Mittal A, Garg P, Baitha U, Ranjan P, Wig N. Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding travel medicine amongst physicians in an apex tertiary hospital in Northern India. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines. 2022 Jun 1;8(1):13. 2022
24. Chopra S, Ranjan P, Verma A, Kumari A, Malhotra A, Upadhyay A D, Baitha U, Vikram NK. A cross-sectional survey of 504 women regarding perceived risk factors and barriers to follow healthy lifestyle and association with sociodemographic factors and menopausal symptoms. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2022 Jun;16(6):102529. 2022
25. Arora U, Garg P, Baitha U. Giant aortic arch aneurysm presenting with hoarseness of voice. Tropical Doctor. July 2022. 2022
26. Singh Amandeep. Jadon Ranveer S., Baitha Upendra. Sethi Prayas. Kaur Harleen. Kumar Arvind. Ranjan Piyush. Wig Naveet. Indian medical student perspectives on online mode of education. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care: July 2022 - Volume 11 - Issue 7 - p 3915-3922 2022
27. Arunan B, Kumar S S, Ranjan P, et al. (August 09, 2022) Risk Factors of Severity and Mortality Among COVID-19 Patients: A Prospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Center. Cureus 14(8): e27814. 2022
28. Chaudhary S, Rai P, Joshi A, Yadav P, Sesham K, Kumar S, Mridha AR, Baitha U, Nag TC, Soni KD, Trikha A, Yadav SC. Ultracellular Imaging of Bronchoalveolar Lavage from Young COVID-19 Patients with Comorbidities Showed Greater SARS-COV-2 Infection but Lesser Ultrastructural Damage Than the Older Patients. Microsc Microanal. 2022 Sep 6:1-25. 2022
29. Ghosh T, Krishnan R, Chowdhury S, Kumar A, Baitha U, Sharma S, Wig ; Correlation between Levels of Vitamin D and Disease Severity and Outcome in COVID 19 Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in North India, MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences, Year : 2022 | Volume: 8 | Issue Number: 3 | Page: 214-217. 2022
30. Kumari A, Ranjan P, Sarkar S, Chopra S, Kaur T, Baitha U. Identifying Predictors of Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Oct-Dec;26(4):207-224. 2022
31. Amandeep Singh, PankajJorwal, Upendra Baitha, Manish Soneja, Ashutosh Biswas, Mortality among COVID-19Patients-A Retrospective Study JMSCR December, 2022; Vol 08(12):83-89. 2022
32. Bandhu Kalanidhi K, Ranjan P, Sarkar S, Kaur T, Dutt Upadhyay A, Singh A, Sahu A, Khan M, Vijay Prasad B, Baitha U, Kumar A. Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 on the general population. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Mar-Apr;15(2):601-603. 2021
33. Agarwal A, Ranjan P, Rohilla P, Saikaustubh Y, Sahu A, Dwivedi SN, Aakansha, Baitha U, Kumar A. Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess preventive practices against COVID-19 pandemic in the general population. Prev Med Rep. 2021 Jun;22:101339. 2021
34. Bhatt M, Kumar A, Gupta K, et al. Effectiveness of Bedside Sonography by Residents for Fluid Management by Inferior Vena Cava Assessment. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. February 2021. 2021
35. CHAKRABORTY, Sayanet al. Hearing loss in a post COVID-19 patient. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 3, p. 548-550, feb. 2021. ISSN 2454-5937. Available at . Date accessed: 14 Apr. 2021. 2021
36. Kumari A, Ranjan P, Chopra S, Kaur D, Kaur T, Kalanidhi KB, Goel A, Singh A, Baitha U, Prakash B, Vikram NK. What Indians Think of the COVID-19 vaccine: A qualitative study comprising focus group discussions and thematic analysis. Diabetes MetabSyndr. 2021 MayJun;15(3):679-682 2021
37. Bhattacharya A, Ranjan P, Kumar A, Brijwal M, Pandey RM, Mahishi N, Baitha U, Pandey S, Mittal A, Wig N. Development and Validation of a Clinical Symptom-based Scoring System for Diagnostic Evaluation of COVID-19 Patients Presenting to Outpatient Department in a Pandemic Situation. Cureus. 2021 Mar 3;13(3):e13681. 2021
38. Agarwal A, Ranjan P, Saikaustubh Y, Rohilla P, Kumari A, Prasad I, Baitha U, Dwivedi SN. Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessing preventive practices and barriers among health care workers in COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2021 Apr;39(2):200-211. 2021
39. Desai D, Ray A, Jadon R,et al. Obituary- Professor Rita Sood. the National medical journal of India June 2021 2021
40. Begam NN, Kumar A, Sahu M, Soneja M, Bhatt M, Vishwakarma VK, Sethi P, Baitha U, Barua K, Biswas A. Management of dengue with co-infections: an updated narrative review. Drug DiscovTher. 2021;15(3):130-138. 2021
41. Goel A, Ranjan P, Klanidhi K B, et al. (July 08, 2021) Comprehensive Treatment Module for Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms – A Guide for General Practitioners. Cureus 13(7):e16263 2021
42. Arora U, Priyadarshi M, Katiyar V, Soneja M, Garg P, Gupta I, Bharadiya V, Berry P, Ghosh T, Patel L, Sarda R. Novel risk factors for Coronavirus disease-associated mucormycosis (CAM): a case control study during the outbreak in India. medRxiv. 2021 Jan 1. 2021
43. Bhattacharya A, Ranjan P, Ghosh T, Agarwal H, Seth S, Maher GT, Upadhyay AD, Kumar A, Baitha U, Gupta G, Prakash B, Dwivedi SN, Wig N. Evaluation of the dose-effect association between the number of doses and duration since the last dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and its efficacy in preventing the disease and reducing disease severity: A single centre, cross-sectional analytical study from India. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Jul 30;15(5):102238. 2021
44. Chakrawarty A, Ranjan P, Klanidhi KB, Kaur D, Sarkar S, Sahu A, Bhavesh M, Baitha U, Kumar A, Wig N. Psycho-social and behavioural impact of COVID-19 on middle-aged and elderly individuals: A qualitative study. J Educ Health Promot. 2021 Jul 30;10:269. 2021
45. Kumar SS, Baitha U, Vyas S. An unusual case of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) complicating dengue fever. Drug DiscovTher. 2021 Aug 31. 2021
46. Sharma R, Kumar A, Baitha U, Swarnkar NK, Unnikrishnan CP, Kumar A, et al. Effectiveness of short-term resuscitation training programming among medical trainees of a peripheral medical college and practicing professionals. J Prim Care Spec 2021;2:68-73. Singh A, Ranjan P, Kaur T, et al.(October 03, 2021) Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Questionnaire to Assess Interpersonal Discord (Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination) at the Workplace in a Healthcare Setting. Cureus 13(10): e18467. 2021
47. Parimoo A, Biswas A, Baitha U, et al. (October 27, 2021) Dynamics of Inflammatory Markers in Predicting Mortality in COVID-19. Cureus 13(10): e19080. 2021
48. Kumari A, Singh A, Ranjan P, et al. (November 28, 2021) Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings. Cureus 13(11): e19959. 2021
49. Barman Roy D, Gupta V, Tomar S, et al. (December 01, 2021) Epidemiology and Risk Factors of COVID-19-Related Mortality. Cureus 13(12): e20072. 2021
50. Agarwal M, Ranjan P, Mittal A, Baitha U. Use of hydroxychloroquine for pre-exposure prophylaxis in COVID 19: debate and suggested future course. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther: 2021 Apr;19(4):413-417. 2021
51. Chopra S, Ranjan P, Malhotra A, Sahu A, Dwivedi SN, Baitha U, Goel A, Kumar A. Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on lifestylerelated behaviours: eating habits, activity and sleep behaviour. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Apr;24(6):1275-1290. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33190674; PMCID: PMC7783143. 2021
52. Chopra S, Ranjan P, Malhotra A, Sahu A, Dwivedi SN, Baitha U, Goel A, Kumar A. Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on lifestylerelated behaviours: eating habits, activity and sleep behaviour. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Apr;24(6):1275-1290. . Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33190674; PMCID: PMC7783143 2021
53. Agarwal A, Ranjan P, Saraswat A, Kasi K, Bharadiya V, Vikram N, Singh A, Upadhyay AD, Baitha U, Klanidhi KB, Chakrawarty A. Are health care workers following preventive practices in the COVID-19 pandemic properly? - A cross-sectional survey from India. Diabetes MetabSyndr. 2021 Jan-Feb;15(1):69-75. Epub 2020 Dec 6. PMID: 33310264; PMCID: PMC7719197 2021
54. Walia D, Arora U, Baitha U, Kumar A, Ranjan P, Soneja M, Verma N, Khan MA, Aggarwal P, Biswas A, Wig N. Clinical spectrum and predictors of severe Plasmodium vivax infections at a tertiary care center in North India. Drug DiscovTher. 2021 Jan 23;14(6):330-335. Epub 2020 Dec 31. PMID: 33390562. 2021
55. Rangarajan K, Muku S, Garg AK, Gabra P, Shankar SH, Nischal N, Soni KD, Bhalla AS, Mohan A, Tiwari P, Bhatnagar S, Bansal R, Kumar A, Gamanagati S, Aggarwal R, Baitha U, Biswas A, Kumar A, Jorwal P, Shalimar, Shariff A, Wig N, Subramanium R, Trikha A, Malhotra R, Guleria R, Namboodiri V, Banerjee S, Arora C. Artificial Intelligence-assisted chest X-ray assessment scheme for COVID-19. EurRadiol. 2021 Jan 20:1–10. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33471219; PMCID: PMC7816060. 2021
56. Surabhi Jain1, H. Subhashini, Gunjan Kumari, Ananthu Narayan, Arvind Kumar, Piyush Ranjan, Upendra Baitha, Prayas Sethi and Naveet Wig Fibrinogen in COVID-19: Interpreting From Current Evidence Journal of Advances in MedicineCitation: JAM: 9(1): 05-10, Jun 2020 2020
57. Kashyap A, Chopra S, Ranjan P, Sarkar S, Poorna A, Baitha U. Yoga Therapy for Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms. Adv Mind Body Med :2020;34(1):17-21. 2020
58. Somu B, Shankar SH, Baitha U, Biswas A. Paraquat Poisoning [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 29]. QJM. 2020;hcaa009. 2020
59. Somu B, Shankar SH, Baitha U, Biswas A. Paraquat Poisoning QJM. 2020;hcaa009. 2020
60. Kumari A, Kaur T, Ranjan P, Chopra S, Sarkar S, Baitha U. Workplace violence against doctors: Characteristics, risk factors, and mitigation strategies. J Postgrad Med:2020 Jul-Sep;66(3):149- 154. 2020
61. Baitha U, Ranjan P, Deb KS, Bauddh NK, Singh V, Kaloiya G, Kumar A, Sahu A. Association of Somatic Symptom Severity with Sociodemographic Parameters in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in India. Cureus:2020 Jul 17;12(7):e9250. 2020
62. Kumari A, Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Kaur D, Sahu A, Dwivedi SN, Baitha U, Goel A. A short questionnaire to assess changes in lifestyle-related behaviour during COVID 19 pandemic. Diabetes Metab Syndr: 2020 Nov-Dec;14(6):1697-1701. 2020 Aug 26. PMID: 32911201; PMCID: PMC7448879. 2020
63. Kumar S, Kumar A, Goel P, Vyas S, Baitha U, Wig N. Use of ultrasonography in COVID-19: Probing for success. J Family Med Prim Care:2020 Aug 25;9(8):3863-3866. PMID: 33110780; PMCID: PMC7586522. 2020
64. Chopra S, Ranjan P, Singh V, Kumar S, Arora M, Hasan MS, Kasiraj R, Suryansh, Kaur D, Vikram NK, Malhotra A, Kumari A, Klanidhi KB, Baitha U. Impact of COVID-19 on lifestylerelated behaviours- a cross-sectional audit of responses from nine hundred and ninety-five participants from India. Diabetes Metab Syndr: 2020 Nov-Dec;14(6):2021-2030. 2020 Oct 6. PMID: 33099144; PMCID: PMC7537601 2020
65. Ashutosh Biswas, Suresh Kumar, Ghanshyam Pangtey, Manish Soneja, Sameer Gulati, Pankaj Jorwal, Arvind Kumar, Upendra Baitha Sayan Maharatna, Sunit Sikdar, National Guideline for Dengue case management during COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on. 2020. 2020
66. Chakrawarty A, Ranjan P, Thrinath A, Aggarwal E, Isaac JA, Berry P, Baitha U, Upadhyay AD, Chowdhury S, Kumar A. Assessment of Preventive Practices Followed by General Public During COVID-19 Pandemic - A Cross-Sectional Survey From India. Cureus. 2020 Oct 31;12(10):e11274. PMID: 33274149; PMCID: PMC7707894. 2020
67. Agarwal M, Ranjan P, Baitha U, Mittal A. Hydroxychloroquine as a Chemoprophylactic Agent for COVID-19: A Clinico-Pharmacological Review. Front Pharmacol. 2020 Dec 17;11:593099. PMID: 33390974; PMCID: PMC7773916. 2020
68. Ranjan P, Bhattacharya A, Chakrawarty A, Das R, Kumar A, Pandey S, Chowdhury S, Mittal A, Baitha U, Wig N. Association Between Self-Reported Adherence to Preventive Practices and Probability of Turning COVID-19 Positive: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study. Cureus. 2020 Dec 1;12(12):e11815. PMID: 33409060; PMCID: PMC7781500. 2020
69. Upendra Baitha, Vaibhav Deorari, Nikhil A Kumar, Pankaj Jorwal, Piyush Ranjan, Arvind Kumar, Manish Soneja, Ashutosh Biswas. Role of surveillance and prevention in hospital acquired infection and mortality JMSCR. Dec 2020 Vol 08 (12); 202-208| 2020
70. Baitha U, Halkur Shankar S, Kodan P, Singla P, Ahuja J, Agarwal S, Gupta A, Jorwal P, Soneja M, Ranjan P, Kumar A, Baruah K, Biswas A. Leucocytosis and early organ involvement as risk factors of mortality in adults with dengue fever. Drug DiscovTher. 2021 Jan 23;14(6):313-318. . Epub 2020 Dec 27. PMID: 33390410. 2020
71. Naveen T, Biswas A, Wig N, Soneja M, Jorwal P, Durga CS, Singla P, Chaudhary C, Baitha U. Role of LDL apheresis in a case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Drug Discov Ther. 2019;13(1):59-61. doi:10.5582/ddt.2019.01001 2019
72. Rao G R, Ranjan P, Chadda R K, Kaloiya G S, Dwivedi S N, Baitha U, Soneja M, Jadon R S. A descriptive study of disability in patients presenting with medically unexplained physical symptoms in a medical OPD setting. J Family Med Prim Care: 2019;8(5):1755-1759. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_223_19 2019
73. Mahendran M, Gupta K, Kumar A, Bhatt M, Khan MA, Vyas S, Makkar N, Baitha U, Jadon RS, Wig N.. Bedside sonography by medicine residents in critically Ill patients: A retrospective study from a teaching hospital in India. J Family Med Prim Care: 2019;8(7):2517‐2521. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_379_19 2019
74. Mian A, Kumari K, Kaushal S, Fazal F, Kodan P, Batra A, Kumar P, Baitha U, Jorwal P, Soneja M, Sharma MC, Biswas A. Fatal Familial Hemophagocytic Lymph histiocytosis with Perforin Gene ( PRF1) Mutation and EBV-associated T-cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder of the Thyroid. Autops Case Rep :2019;9(3):e2019101. Published 2019 Jul 19. doi:10.4322/acr.2019.101 2019
75. Baitha U, Deb KS, Ranjan P, et al. Estimated prevalence of medically unexplained physical symptoms in the medicine outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in India. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019;61:47-52. 2019
76. Pankhuri Dudani, Bharathi Arunan, Vikas, H., Arvind Kumar, Piyush Ranjan, Upendra Baitha, Prayas Sethi and Naveet Wig. COVID-19 in Healthcare Workers of Dedicated COVID-19 Screening OPD: A Case Series Based Study from AIIMS, New Delhi, India Journal of Advances in Medicine Citation: JAM: 8(1&2): 13-16, Jun & December 2019 2019
77. Arvind Kumar, Monalisa Sahu, Wasim Khot, Prayas Sethi, Upendra Baitha, Kalpana Baruah and Ashutosh Biswas. Chikungunya: An Emerging Threat. Journal of Advances in Medicine: June 2018;7(1): 07-12. 2018
78. Aishwarya Ramprasad, Upendra Baitha, Prabhat Kumar, Ashutosh Biswas. Primary Sjögren's Syndrome without Sicca Symptoms: An Uncommon Entity. JIACM: 2018; 19(3): 207-09. 2018
79. Verma P, Bhoi S, Baitha U, Sinha TP, Mishra PR. Gender-based assessment of survival in trauma-hemorrhagic shock: A retrospective analysis of Indian population. Indian J Crit Care Med 2017;21:218-223 2017
80. Tansir G, Rastogi N, Ramteke P, Kumar P, Soneja M, Biswas A, Kumar S, Jorwal P, Baitha U. Disseminated mucormycosis: A sinister cause of neutropenic fever syndrome. Intractable & Rare Diseases Research; 2017 Nov; 6(4): 310–313. 2017
81. Verma P, Bhoi S, Baitha U, Sinha TP, Mishra PR. Gender-based assessment of survival in trauma-hemorrhagic shock: A retrospective analysis of Indian population. Indian J Crit Care Med: 2017;21:218-223. 2017
82. Baitha U, Ranjan P, Sarkar S, et al. Development of a self-assessment tool for resident doctors’ communication skills in India. J Educ Eval Health Prof: 2019;16:17. doi:10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.17 2017
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BOOKS PUBLISHED


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BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED


# Chapter Title Book Title Publication Year
1. Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients Medicine Update 2010
2. Aliging Mind and Body through Yoga in Post – COVID syndrome. Post – COVID Clinical Issues and Management 2022
3. Immune Dysregulation Following COVID-19: Launching into the Saga of molecular Targets Post – COVID Clinical Issues and Management 2022
4. Sleep Aging and Inflammation: Unravelling connections Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 2024

ACADEMIC PROFILE


# Examination Passing Year Country
1. MD 2007-2010 India
2. MBBS 1999-2005 India

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# Institution Position Country Service Period
1. AIIMS Additional Professor India 1 years, 9 months, 18 days
2. AIIMS Associate Professor India 2 years, 11 months, 29 days
3. AIIMS Assistant Professor India 3 years, 7 months, 27 days
4. AIIMS Assistant Professor India 0 years, 3 months, 0 days
5. AIIMS Assistant Professor India 2 years, 0 months, 0 days
6. AIIMS, Senior Residency India 13 years, 0 months, 0 days
Total Period : 23 years, 8 months, 14 days

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