Dr. Sunitha Kayidhi
Dr. Sunitha Kayidhi is a highly experienced Senior Consultant Rheumatologist with 13+ years of expertise in diagnosing and treating arthritis, autoimmune diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders. She specializes in the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Lupus, Psoriatic Arthritis, Vasculitis, and other rheumatic conditions, providing compassionate and personalized care to improve patients’ quality of life.
Experience: ( 13+ Years )
Currently working as —–Senior consultant Rheumatologist and Clinical Immunologist at Apollo Hospitals ,financial district,Hyderabad
Past experience :
Consultant Rheumatologist at Continental hospitals,Hyderabad
Consultant Rheumatologist at Yashoda hospital Malakpet, Hyderabad
Consultant Rheumatologist at Care hospital Gachibowli & Nampally, Hyderabad
Consultant Rheumatologist at Srikara hospital Miyapur, Hyderabad
Consultant Rheumatologist at SO poly clinic Shaikpet, Hyderabad
Visiting Consultant Rheumatologist at Good life Hospital, Karimnagar
Worked as a Rheumatologist in Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad
Academic Qualification:
DM (Rheumatology) from Nizams institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad.
Pediatric Rheumatology – EULAR Certified.
MD (Internal medicine) from Gandhi Medical College/Hospital, Secunderabad.
MBBS from Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad.
Internship: from Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad.
Other Qualification: Post Graduate Program in Cardiology (John Hopkins University).
Publications/ Posters/ Paper presentations:
- Radhakrishna MH, Kayidhi S, Ravindran V. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Indian Rheumatologists Regarding Reproductive Rheumatology in Female Patients: A Web-Based Survey. Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2025 Jun 30;36(2):282-291. doi: 10.31138/mjr.130724.arh. PMID: 40757138; PMCID: PMC12312480.
- Sunitha Kayidhi, Rajkiran Dudam, Ravindran V. Life and Times of Yellapragada SubbaRow Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 72(8):69-74 August 2024 DOI:10.59556/japi.72.0607
- Shobha V, Jain A, Shukla A, et al .POS0177-PARE COST OF ILLNESS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS- A MULTICENTRIC ANALYSIS FROM THE SLE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) OF THE INDIAN RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION (IRA)Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2024;83:517-518.
- Comparison of Muscle Biopsy Features with Myositis Autoantibodies in Inflammatory Myopathies: A Pilot Experience. 2023 Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_142_23
- Sexual health in rheumatology, November 2023 British Journal of Rheumatology 63(3)
- Optimizing Care for Pregnancy in Rheumatic Diseases: Barriers and Potential SolutionsMarch 2023, The Journal of Rheumatology 50(7):jrheum.230139
- Jain, Avinash, Shobha, et al (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatic diseases in India: Determinants of mortality and adverse outcome: A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study. Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 10.4103/injr.injr_278_21.
- Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mimicking Lymphoma. Momin Majed Abdul Basit, Sarda Amit K, Kayidhi Sunitha, Ingle Abhijeet, Borad Dharmendra Kumar Year: 2021 | Volume: 14 | Issue Number: 1 | Page: 160-163
- Talari, Keerthi & Kayidhi, Sunitha & Varaprasad, I.R. & Rajasekhar, Liza. (2014). Audit of Biologic Use in a Tertiary Care Centre in India. Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 9. 10.1016/j.injr.2014.10.215
- Kayidhi, Sunitha & Varaprasad, I.R. & Rajasekhar, Liza. (2014). Seizures in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-A 10-year Retrospective Study. Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 9. S35. 10.1016/j.injr.2014.10.099
- Author of the chapter -Cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil in the book-Therapeutic armamentarium in rheumatology
- Author of the chapter -Fertility preservation strategies and the Rheumatologist in the book -Progress in Rheumatology
- Author of chapter on Drugs during Pregnancy and Lactation(2025)- chapter in the monograph on ‘Bird’s eye view of Rheumatology”
- Author of the chapter on “Glucocorticoids in Rheumatic Diseases, Indian Perspective” (2021)in the book-Glucocorticoids in rheumatic diseases
- Author of the chapter on “Newer Glucocorticoids, A Balancing art”, in the book, API Progress in Medicine update 2022
- Author of a chapter ,Perioperative care in Rheumatic diseases, Monograph on myositis
- Poster Presentation @IRACON21-Auricular Papules as a Presentation of AntiMDA5 Antibody Dermatomyositis
- Author of a chapter on trials in juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the book, Avant-garde clinical trials in rheumatology.
- Poster Presentation in IRACON 2014-Seizures in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-A 10 Year Retrospective Study
- Poster Presentation in APLAR 2015-Study of Rheumatologic Emergencies in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India
- Paper Presentation at National Conference IRACON 2014: ‘Audit of Biologic Use in a Tertiary Care Centre in India’-Second Author
- Paper Presentation at AP APICON 2015-Study on Rheumatologic Emergencies in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India
- Poster Presentation at PIDCON 2016-Unusual Presentation of Agammaglobulinemia
- Best Poster Presentation-A Case Series of ANCA Vasculitis in TS-APICON 2017 held at Hyderabad
- National Faculty at Rheumatology conferences
- Reviewer of the Indian Journal of rheumatology, Rheumatology, Oxford rheumatology& Case reports and Royal college of Edinburg
Special Interests:
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)/lupus
- Pregnancy/Reproductive health in Rheumatic Diseases
- Primary Immunodeficiencies/inborn errors of immunity
- Myositis
- Inflammatory Eye Diseases
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Childhood Arthritis
- Childhood Lupus
- Auto Inflammatory Diseases
Professional Membership:
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA)
- Indian Society for Primary Immunodeficiencies (ISPID)
Other activities:
- Scientific Co chair -SZIRACON2025 at Hyderabad
- Joint Organising secretary at 7th International conference on Inborn errors of autoimmunity ,Hyderabad
- Conducted ultrasound workshop at IRACON2023 and part of Organising team
- Actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in MD and DM.
- Multiple academic sessions – seminars, journal clubs during MD and DM courses within the department and as a part of Hyderabad rheumatology forum and Indian Rheumatology association
- Trained in organizing CMEs during MD and DM
