Rheumatology

Best Rheumatology Department In Kerala.

Key Highlights (Conditions Dealt With)

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Juvenile Chronic Arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (S.L.E)

  • Overlap Syndrome (Mixed Connective tissue disease) Polymyositis /Dermatomyositis

  • Seronegative Spondyloarthritis - (Ankylosing Spondylitis, Reactive Arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease associated Arthritis, etc.)

  • Multisystem Connective Tissue Diseases and various types of Vasculitic disorders like Temporal Arteritis, Polymyalgia, Takayasu’s Arteritis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Anca associated Vasculitis-Wegener' Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis and Churg-Strauss Syndrome.

Dr. K. M Mohammed Iqbal

Senior Consultant & HOD

Qualification

MRCP [UK], FRCP [LONDON], FRCP [EDIN], FRCP [GLASGOW]

Experience

    • 40 years of experience in medicine and rheumatology in various countries.
    • Worked for National Health Service Hospitals in Basildon, Orsett, Buxton and University hospitals in Manchester, UK.
    • Examiner for the MRCP examinations in India.
    • Worked as the HOD of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
    • Was actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.
    • Was an examiner for the MRCP examinations at the London, Kuwait and Muscat centers.
    • Was actively involved in organizing the MRCP examination at the Royal Hospital, Muscat.
    • Presently working in VPS Lakeshore hospital as HOD of Medicine and Rheumatology since 2005.
    • Seeing a wide variety of medical problems and rheumatological problems like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis [scleroderma], polymyositis, dermatomyositis, ANCA associated vasculitis, juvenile chronic arthritis/ stills disease, seronegative spondyloarthritis like ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, etc.

Dr. K. M Mohammed Iqbal

Dr. K. M Mohammed Iqbal

Senior Consultant & HOD

News & events

VPS Lakeshore Hospital Performs Rare 3D Laparoscopic Removal of 4 kg Giant Polycystic Kidney

28

Jan
VPS Lakeshore Hospital Chairman Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Announces Free Surgery and Treatment

24

Nov

VPS Lakeshore Hospital Chairman Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Announces Free Surgery and Treatment

Avani and Sharon Receive a Wedding Gift: VPS Lakeshore Hospital Chairman Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Announces Free Surgery and Treatment

A Wedding in the Emergency Department: Love Triumphs Over Tragedy at VPS Lakeshore Hospital

21

Nov

A Wedding in the Emergency Department: Love Triumphs Over Tragedy at VPS Lakeshore Hospital

A Wedding in the Emergency Department: Love Triumphs Over Tragedy at VPS Lakeshore Hospital

VPS Lakeshore Hospital Performs Asia’s First Nanoscopic ACL Reconstruction and Meniscal Repair

04

Nov

VPS Lakeshore Hospital Performs Asia’s First Nanoscopic ACL Reconstruction and Meniscal Repair

Offering new hope for sportspersons and patients recovering from injuries,

VPS Lakeshore Hospital Launches India’s First Centre for Complex Head & Neck Cancer

21

Oct

VPS Lakeshore Hospital Launches India’s First Centre for Complex Head & Neck Cancer

Kochi: VPS Lakeshore Hospital has launched the Centre for Complex Head & Neck Cancer (CCHNC), India’s first dedicated facility for the treatment of complex..

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ കോംപ്ലക്സ് ഹെഡ് & നെക്ക് ക്യാൻസർ സെന്റർ  ആരംഭിച്ച് വിപിഎസ് ലേക്‌ഷോർ

21

Oct

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ കോംപ്ലക്സ് ഹെഡ് & നെക്ക് ക്യാൻസർ സെന്റർ ആരംഭിച്ച് വിപിഎസ് ലേക്‌ഷോർ

ഏറ്റവും വെല്ലുവിളി നിറഞ്ഞ തല, കഴുത്ത് ക്യാൻസറുകൾക്ക് സമഗ്ര പരിചരണം

VPS Lakeshore completes 100 bone and soft tissue cancer surgeries in two years

15

Sep

VPS Lakeshore completes 100 bone and soft tissue cancer surgeries in two years

Kochi: The Bone and Soft Tissue Cancer Clinic at VPS Lakeshore Hospital,