Dr Suma Balan trained in India at JIPMER in Paediatrics following which she went to the UK and undertook a rigorous tertiary paediatric training programme from Nottingham,UK (the second largest Children Hospital attendances in the UK) with further focussed Special Interest training in Paediatric Rheumatology. Her areas of interest are juvenile idiopathic arthritis, J SLE and regional pain syndromes in childhood.
She has presented and published in international paediatric rheumatology and nephrology conferences and is an active member of the paediatric rheumatology faculty in India.
Kawasaki Disease? A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
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JIA- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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Recognizing Bone pain in children
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An Overview of Children with Connective Tissue Diseases
Learn moreDr Suma Balan trained in India at JIPMER in Paediatrics following which she went to the UK and undertook a rigorous tertiary paediatric training programme from Nottingham,UK (the second largest Children Hospital attendances in the UK) with further focussed Special Interest training in Paediatric Rheumatology. Her areas of interest are juvenile idiopathic arthritis, J SLE and regional pain syndromes in childhood.
She has presented and published in international paediatric rheumatology and nephrology conferences and is an active member of the paediatric rheumatology faculty in India.
Kawasaki Disease? A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn moreJIA- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Learn moreRecognizing Bone pain in children
Learn moreAn Overview of Children with Connective Tissue Diseases
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