IORACON 2025

S.No Dr Name Address Designation
103DR (COL) S. K SINGHPATNAFACULTY
124DR A. N MUKERJEEKOLKATAPresident IORA
104DR ABHISHEK KR DASPATNA
59DR ADITYENDRA NATHMUZAFFARPUR
144DR AJEET TIWARILUCKNOWGUEST FACULTY
85DR AJIT SHINDENASHIKGUEST FACULTY
14DR AKSHAT SUMANPATNA
47DR ALIND KISHOREMOTIHARI
73DR ALOK KUMARPATNA
154DR ALOK KUMARLAKHISARAIDELEGATE
70DR AMAN KUMARPATNA
7DR AMULYA KUMAR SINGHPATNAOrg. Secretary
105DR ANAND SHANKARPATNA
50DR ANIL KUMARPATNA
84DR ANUP AGARWALLUCKNOWGUEST FACULTY
101DR ANUP KUMARA.I.J.M.S, PATNA
135DR ARNAB KARMAKARKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
2DR ARNAB SINHAPATNA
131DR ARTI DEWANDELHIGUEST FACULTY
149DR ARUL KUMAR NTAMIL NADUGUEST FACULTY
13DR ARUN KUMARPATNA
109DR ARUN KUMARBIHARSARIF
46DR ASHIF AHMADSINGRAULI (M.P)
36DR ASHISH SINGHPATNAFACULTY
112DR ASHOK KUMAR SINGHPOPULAR HOSPITAL, PATNA
113DR ASHOK KUMAR SINHAHITECH HOSPITAL PATNA
18DR ASHUTOSH KUMARPATNA
57DR ASHWANI GAURAVPATNAFACULTY
93DR AYUSH PRAKASH
34DR BARUN KUMAR GOLWARAPATNA
142DR BASANTH BEHERAODISSAGUEST FACULTY
106DR BHARAT SINGHPATNA
108DR BHUWAN SINGHSAHARSA
136DR BIPUL PRAKASH SINGHGOPALGANJDELEGATE
41DR BRAJESH KUMARHAJIPUR
138DR BUSHU HARNAPUNJABGUEST FACULTY
37DR CAPT. SANJEEVA KUMARGOPALGANJ
159DR CHAND MOHANPATNADELEGATE
126DR CHINMOY DASGUWAHATIGUEST FACULTY
146DR D P BHUSHANPATNAGUEST FACULTY
94DR DAYAKAR
74DR DHEERAJ RASTOGISURATGUEST FACULTY
42DR DHIRENDRA KUMARMUZAFFARPUR
123DR DILIP MAZUMDARKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
10DR DINESH KUMARPATNA
161DR EKBALBARHDELEGATE
19DR FAIZ AHMADPATNA
3DR FIROZ ALAMPATNAFACULTY
116DR G. S JHADARBHANGA
80DR GHULAM RASUL MIRSRINAGARGUEST FACULTY
151DR GOKULA KRISHNANCHENNAIGUEST FACULTY
117DR GURUDEO KUMARPATNAFACULTY
137DR HARDIK KHARBANDAGUEST FACULTY
143DR HARI OM AGARWALPUNJABGUEST FACULTY
28DR HARISH V.K RATANTAMIL NADU
9DR J. CHAUDHARYPATNASc.Com. Chairperson
55DR JITENDRA KUMARGAYA
54DR JNANENDU SHEKHARMUZAFFARPUR
134DR JOHN EBNEZARBANGALOREGUEST FACULTY
125DR KAMAKHYA JAISWALVARANASIGUEST FACULTY
152DR KANAV MAHAJANJAMMUGUEST FACULTY
107DR KANHIYA SINGHARA
12DR KARUNESH RANJANPATNA
61DR KAUSHLENDRA KUMARPATNA
1DR KHURSHEED ALAMPATNA
64DR KINGSHUK MANDALKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
90DR KIRAN KUMAR MUKHOPADHAYAYKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
49DR KUMAR SHASHIKANTPATNA
51DR KUMAR YOGA RANJANPATNA
25DR M. TAUQIRUL HASNAINPATNA
21DR MADHAN JEYARAMANCHENNAIGUEST FACULTY
118DR MADHUSUDAN KUMARHAJIPUR
97DR MAHESH PRASADPATNA
75DR MANISH KHANNALUCKNOWGUEST FACULTY
15DR MANISH KUMARPATNA
58DR MANOJ KUMARPATNA
115DR MD EKRAMPATNA
4DR MD IQBAL KHANBARH PATNA
77DR MD NAUSHAD ALAMPURNIA
53DR MD. FARMAN ALIMUZAFFARPUR
43DR MITHALESH KUMARHAJIPUR
71DR MUKESH KUMARPATNA
141DR N. C. MOHAPATRAODISSAGUEST FACULTY
48DR N. K. SINGHHAJIPUR
20DR NAVEEN JEYARAMANCHENNAIGUEST FACULTY
139DR NAVEEN THAKKARGUJRATGUEST FACULTY
22DR NAVRATAN DIPUBHAGALPUR
62DR NIKHIL JOHNI.G.I.M.S PATNA
67DR NISHIKANT KUMARPATNAFACULTY
155DR NITISH KUMARPATNADELEGATE
92DR PANKAJ PANDEYVARANASI
129DR PARTHA PRATIM DASTEZPURGUEST FACULTY
76DR PARTHA SARTHI SARKARKOLKATAHon. Sec. IORA
33DR PIYUSH KUMAR SINHAPATNA
38DR PRABHAT PRAKASHMOTIHARI
120DR PRAVIN KUMARDARBHANGA
31DR PRAVIN KUMAR SAHUPATNA
132DR PROF SHANTANU LAKHARASSAMGUEST FACULTY
130DR R. H GOVARDHANCHENNAIGUEST FACULTY
88DR R.R KANAUJIAPATNA
157DR RAHUL RANJANPATNADELEGATE
99DR RAJAT CHARANPATNA
44DR RAJEEV ANANDPATNA
140DR RAJEEV RAMANKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
91DR RAJESH GUPTAJAMMUGUEST FACULTY
96DR RAKESH CHOUDHARYPATNA
69DR RAKESH KUMARPATNA
29DR RAMAN KUMARI.G.I.M.S PATNA
122DR RAMESHWAR GUPTAGWALIORGUEST FACULTY
11DR RAMIT GUNJANPATNAJt. Org. Secretary
39DR RANJEET KUMARKHAGARIA
95DR RANJIT KUMARPATNA
148DR RASHID ANJUMJAMMUGUEST FACULTY
160DR RATAN KUMAR GUPTAPATNADELEGATE
119DR RATNESH SINGHPATNA
6DR REETESH ROSHANPATNA
24DR RISHABH KUMARPATNA
100DR RITESH RUNNUPATNA
32DR ROHIT RAJPATNA
147DR S. N SARAFPATNAFACULTY
8DR S. NAYANAMPATNAPresident GOF
133DR S. S AMARNATHBANGALOREGUEST FACULTY
17DR S. S JHAPATNAOrg Com Chairperson
81DR SANDEEP SRIVASTAVWARDHAGUEST FACULTY
150DR SANDEEP SRIVASTAVNAGPURDELEGATE
45DR SANJAY KUMARPATNA
5DR SANTOSH KUMARPATNA
98DR SANTOSH KUMARI.G.I.M.S PATNA
23DR SATHISH MUTHUTAMIL NADUGUEST FACULTY
89DR SATISH KUMAR TIWARIPATNA
156DR SAURABH KUMARPATNADELEGATE
72DR SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGHPATNA
35DR SHASHIKANT KUMARBIHARSARIF
26DR SHIVANGEE GUPTAPATNA
102DR SUDEEP KUMARA.I.J.M.S, PATNA
110DR SUDHIR KUMARHAJIPUR
60DR SUHASISH RAYKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
86DR SUNIL HAZRAKOLKATAGUEST FACULTY
82DR SUNIL MARWAHGURUDHAMGUEST FACULTY
52DR SUNNY KUMARPATNA
68DR SURENDRA PD GUPTAPATNA
127DR SUSHIL KUMAR SINGHPATNA
16DR T. P SINGHPATNA
40DR T.P.S LAMBAKANPUR
66DR TAMSEEL AHMAD ANSARIKISHANGANJ
162DR TAUSEEF MUJTABAPATNADELEGATE
63DR THAKRAR KRUNAL NALIN CHANDRARAJKOT
121DR UPENDRA KUMARBETTIAH
30DR UPENDRA PRASADMUZAFFARPUR
65DR V. C ROYPURNIA
153DR VAIBHAV JAINBHOPALGUEST FACULTY
87DR VAIBHAV SINHAPATNA
145DR VINAY ATTURIHYDERABADGUEST FACULTY
83DR VINEETA SOBHABANGALOREGUEST FACULTY
111DR VINOD KUMAR THAKURPATNA
56DR VISHAL ANANDJAMUI
128DR VISHNU SENTHILCHENNAIGUEST FACULTY
158DR VIVEK PRIYADARSHIPATNADELEGATE
114DR VIVEKANAND UPADHYAYPATNAFACULTY
27DR ZAMIR UDDIN AHMADPATNA
79MR MOHAMAD AREEBPURNIASPOUSE
78MRS IZZATUN NISANPURNIASPOUSE
163DR VIKASH KUMARBIHTADELEGATE

IORACON PATNA — DAY I

1st November 2025 — Scientific Programme (Day I only)

Opening & Registration
TimeTitleSpeaker
8:20–8:50 amRegistration
8:50–8:55 amWelcome Address – IORA PresidentDr Amitava Narayan Mukherjee
8:55–9:00 amOpening Speech – Organising SecretaryDr Amulya K. Singh
Session 1 — Introduction to Ortho-Rheumatology
Evolution of a subspeciality
Chairpersons: Dr S. P. Gupta; Dr Zamir Uddin Ahmad; Dr Kaushlendra Kumar; Dr Karunesh Ranjan
TimeTopicSpeaker
9:00–9:10 amIntroduction to Ortho-RheumatologyDr Rameshwar Gupta
9:10–9:20 amInward Journey to Glory – Ortho Rheumat WayDr Dilip Mazumder
9:20–9:30 amIndian Ortho-biologic Journey — An OverviewDr Manish Khanna
9:30–9:35 amDiscussion
Session 2 — Special Keynote Lecture
Chairpersons: Dr Vinod Thakur; Dr Ashok Kumar Sinha; Dr Mithilesh Kumar; Dr Sudeep Kumar
TimeTopicSpeaker
9:35–9:47 amAbsolutive Stability in Rheumatoid FracturesDr Naveen Thakkar
9:47–9:59 amRheumatoid Wrist Deformity with Tendon Ruptures — My approachDr Ajeet Tiwari
9:59–10:11 amBasis of Boutonnière & Swan Neck Deformities: Clinical ApplicationDr Pankaj Jindal
10:11–10:23 amShoulder Replacement in RADr Amitava Narayan Mukherjee
10:23–10:30 amDiscussion
Session 3 — Developing Into Rheumatology Therapeutics
Chairpersons: Dr Anil Kumar; Dr Bharat Singh; Dr Rakesh Choudhary; Dr Bipul Prakash Singh
TimeTopicSpeaker
10:30–10:40 amMethotrexate: The Gold StandardDr Chinmoy Das
10:40–10:50 amSulfasalazine: The Master ChoiceDr S S Jha
10:50–11:00 amEarly Use of Biologicals in RA — Should We Be So Aggressive?Dr Amulya K. Singh
11:00–11:10 amaxSpA: Therapeutic Graduation to bDMARDsDr S S Jha
11:10–11:20 amIguratimod role in RA, ASA & Other Inflammatory ArthritisDr S S Amarnath
11:20–11:30 amFundamental Guidelines by IORADr Chinmoy Das
11:30–11:40 amDiscussion
Session 4 — Rheumatologist’s Keynote Address
Chairpersons: Dr V. C Ray; Dr Ashok Kumar Sinha; Dr Rajeev Anand; Dr G. S Jha
TimeTopicSpeaker
11:40–11:52 amRA and the Reproductive Years: What Every Clinician Should KnowDr Vineeta Shobha
11:52–11:55 amDiscussion
Session 5 — Special Orations & Inauguration
Chairpersons: Dr Amitava Narayan Mukherjee (IORA President); Dr Parthasarthi Sarkar (IORA Secretary)
TimeActivitySpeaker
11:55–12:15 pmAxial Spondyloarthropathy & Cytokines: From Pathogenesis to ManagementDr Rajesh Gupta
12:15–12:35 pmProf S S Jha OrationDr John Ebnezar
12:35–12:55 pmProf Manish Khanna OrationDr Rajeev Raman
12:55–1:25 pmINAUGURATION — Felicitation, Lighting of lamp, Addresses, Vote of Thanks, National AnthemOrganising Chairman/President; IORA President & Secretary; Chief Guest & Dignitaries
Lunch & IORACON Ki Adalat
TimeActivitySpeaker / Notes
1:25–1:55 pmLunch
1:55–2:25 pmIORACON Ki Adalat — Rheumatologist / JudgeRheumatologist: Dr Vineeta Shobha; Judge: Dr S S Jha
Session 6 — Osteoporosis (Keynote) & Session 7 — Guest Lecture
Osteoporosis Chairpersons: Dr Jnanendu Shekhar; Dr Kanhiya Singh; Dr Madhusudan Kumar; Dr Alok Kumar
TimeTopicSpeaker
2:25–2:40 pmYesterday to today — Management of OsteoporosisDr Sunil Marwah
2:40–2:43 pmDiscussion
2:43–3:03 pmGuest Lecture — JAK selectivity in Rheumatoid ArthritisDr Vineeta Shobha
Session 8 — Keynote Lectures (12 min each)
Chairpersons: Dr Arun Kumar; Dr Praveen Kumar; Dr Ashutosh Kumar; Dr Anand Shankar
TimeTopicSpeaker
3:03–3:15 pmWhat is new & relevant in Indian context in rheumatology: RA — A High-Cost Disease in a Low-Resource SettingDr Vineeta Shobha
3:15–3:27 pmAx-SpA — Diagnostic Delay, Comorbidities & Progression Over TimeDr Ghulam Rasul Mir
3:27–3:29 pmProtrusio Hip — Management OptionsDr R H Govardhan
3:29–3:40 pmDiscussion
Session 9 — Inflammatory Disorders (8 min each)
Chairpersons: Dr Brajesh Kumar; Dr Bhuwan Singh; Dr Mahesh Prasad; Dr Ramakant Kumar
TimeTopicSpeaker
3:40–3:48 pmNever miss a gout diagnosisDr Suresh Babu G
3:48–3:56 pmGenetics & gout with Lesch-Nyhan syndromeDr D P Bhushan
3:56–4:04 pmRole of Inflammatory Markers in RADr Partha Sarkar
4:04–4:12 pmApproach to patient with Mono-arthritis / PolyarthritisDr Kanav Mahajan
4:12–4:20 pmUndiagnosed Inflammatory Arthritis in OA Knee PatientsDr Bushu Harna
4:20–4:28 pmPalindromic RheumatismDr Partha Pratim Das
4:28–4:36 pmCo-relation between Markers, RF, Vit D3 in TendinopathiesDr Arnab Karmakar
4:36–4:45 pmDiscussion
Overlap Tea: 4:30–5:00 pm
Session 10 — Arthroplasty (8 min each)
Chairpersons: Dr Ranjeet Kumar Singh; Dr P. K. Sahu; Dr Anup Kumar; Upendra Kumar
TimeTopicSpeaker
5:00–5:08 pmAnkylosed Hip — ChallengesDr N C Mohapatra
5:08–5:16 pmComplex Joint Replacement in RA — How different from OADr Nishikant
5:16–5:24 pmTKR in RA PatientsDr Basanta Kumar Behera
5:24–5:32 pmRobotic integration in Valgus Total Knee ReplacementDr Ashish Singh
5:32–5:40 pmTKR in Advanced OA secondary to RADr S K Singh
5:40–5:45 pmDiscussion
AGM & Gala Dinner
TimeActivityNotes
6:00 pm onwardsAnnual General Body Meeting — IORA MembersMembers
7:30 pm onwardsGala Dinner / Banquet

IORACON PATNA DAY II – 2nd November 2025

Session 11 – IORA Gold Medal Paper (8.00 – 9.00 AM)

TimeTitleSpeaker
Chairpersons: Dr Rajesh Gupta, Dr S S Jha
Assessment of outcomes in Bilateral Single stage total knee replacement surgeryDr Dheeraj Rastoji
Do Anti-Nuclear Antibodies have any role in the diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis?Dr Bushu Harna
Dialysis induced arthropathy in Chronic renal failure patientsDr Hardik Kharbanda

Session 12 – Osteoporosis (9.00 – 10.00 AM)

TimeTitleSpeaker
Chairpersons: Dr R. R Kanaujia, Dr J. Choudhary, Dr Satish Tiwari, Dr Khurshid Alam
9.00 – 9.08 AMChallenges in osteoporotic fracture management: Role of TeriparatideDr Rajesh Gupta
9.08 – 9.16 AMManagement of Osteoporotic proximal femur fracture in Elderly by Enders NailDr K P Jaiswal
9.16 – 9.24 AMRecommendation for Prevention of Fragility FracturesDr Aarti Dewan
9.24 – 9.32 AMManagement of Osteoporotic fractures by MIROSDr Kingshuk Mandal
9.32 – 9.40 AMPaediatric OsteoporosisDr Rashid Anjum
9.40 – 9.50 AMDiscussion
9.50 – 10.00 AMAches & Pains in middle aged femaleDr Pankaj Jindal

Session 13 – ISCSG Session (10.00 – 11.00 AM)

TimeTitleSpeaker
Chairpersons: Dr N. K Singh, Dr Kumar Shashikant, Dr Prabhat Prakash, Dr Risabh Kumar
10.00 – 10.08 AMNeed for Interventional OrthobiologicsDr Arul Kumar N
10.08 – 10.16 AMExosomes – As Nanomedicine delivery for MSK disordersDr Madhan Jeyaraman
10.16 – 10.24 AMProcess variables in the preparation of BMACDr Sathish Muthu
10.24 – 10.32 AMAdipose tissue orthobiologics in Geriatric populationDr Naveen Jeyaraman
10.32 – 10.40 AMOrthobiologics in AVN – Where are we?Dr Manish Khanna
10.40 – 10.48 AMCurrent concepts in management of Inflammatory TendinopathiesDr Amlan Jyothi
10.48 – 11.00 AMDiscussion

Session 14 – IORA Journal Session (11.00 – 11.30 AM)

TimeTitleSpeaker
Chairpersons: Dr T. P. S Lamba, Dr Rajat Charan, Dr Samshul Hoda, Dr Farman Ali
11.00 – 11.10 AMIORA journal – current scenarioDr Madhan Jeyaraman
11.10 – 11.20 AMRoad Map for IORA JournalDr Sathish Muthu
11.20 – 11.30 AMQ & A

Session 15 – Spine (11.30 AM – 12.10 PM)

TimeTitleSpeaker
Chairpersons: Dr Sudhir K Singh, Dr Ritesh Runu, Dr Ratnesh Singh, Dr Md Iqbal
11.30 – 11.38 AMFixation in Ankylosing SpondylitisDr Kiran Kumar Mukerjee
11.38 – 11.46 AMBack pain and Sacroilitis – Clinicohaematologic radiological approachDr Suhasish Ray
11.46 – 11.54 AMRecent recommendations for Axial SpondyloarthritisDr Dheeraj Rastogi
11.54 – 12.02 PMPaediatric and Adolescent SpA – Unique challengesDr Vishnu Senthil
12.02 – 12.10 PMDiscussion

Session 16 – Rheumatology Management (12.10 – 1.20 PM)

TimeTitleSpeaker
Chairpersons: Dr Santosh Kumar, Dr Dinesh Kumar, Dr Kumar Yoga Ranjan, Dr Vaibhav Kumar
12.10 – 12.18 PMHow to prevent Rheumatoid arthritis – Can we develop a vaccine?Dr Firoz
12.18 – 12.26 PMOrtho biologics in Rheumatoid arthritisDr Gokula Krishnan
12.26 – 12.34 PMDialysis induced arthropathy in Chronic renal failure patientsDr Hardik Kharbanda
12.34 – 12.42 PMMovement as Medicine – Exercise PrescriptionDr Vivekanand Upadhay
12.42 – 12.50 PMRole of Arthroscopy in RADr Gurudeo Kumar
12.50 – 12.58 PMAVN of Femoral Head treated with DMARD regimenDr S N Saraf
12.58 – 1.06 PMShoulder Arthroplasty in RA PatientsDr Ramit Gunjan
1.06 – 1.14 PMOptimizing Perioperative Management for Arthroplasty in RADr Ashwini Gaurav
1.14 – 1.20 PMDiscussion

1.20 – 1.30 PM – Valedictory Function

1.30 – 2.00 PM onwards – Overlap Lunch