About the Doctor
Dr. Phanidhar Dhanekula is a Clinical Immunologist and Rheumatologist focused on patient-centred, evidence-based, and protocol-driven care. His practice approach emphasizes empathy, comprehensive and individualized management, continuous learning, multidisciplinary collaboration, academic engagement, teaching, mentoring, clinical leadership, and quality improvement.
Conditions Treated
Sjogren’s disease
Insufficiency fractures
Cytopenia
Skeletal fluorosis
Spondyloarthritis
Obesity
Diabetes
Wolfram syndrome
Gout
Vitiligo
Lupus
Osteoarthritis
CTD-ILD
Axial spondyloarthritis
Qualifications
DM in Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology — Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
MD in General Medicine — JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India; June 2017 – June 2020
MBBS — Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, Chinoutapalli, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India; Aug 2009 – May 2015
Professional Memberships
Research Achivements
Platform Case Presentation: “Sjogren’s disease presenting as insufficiency fractures” — IRACON National Conference, Nov 2024
Poster Presentation: “A Case of Bone and Muscle Woes” — IRACON National Conference, Nov 2024
Poster Presentation: “Unravelling Cytopenia Chaos” — EZRACON 2024 Zonal Conference, Sep 2024
Poster Presentation: “Skeletal Fluorosis: Masquerading as Spondyloarthritis” — Odisha IRACON State Conference, Dec 2023; awarded third prize in poster presentation
Platform Paper Presentation: “Study to compare the level of fasting pro-neurotensin level in obese and non-obese individuals” — APICON National Conference, Jan 2020
Poster Presentation: “A rare case of diabetes presenting as SAIO: WOLFRAM SYNDROME” — KAPICON State Conference, June 2019