Dr Vadiraja H S

Date of birth:                           17TH JULY, 1977

Education 1. 

Qualifying Degree: Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences

For 4 years worked as a research officer in the project titled “Influence of yoga therapy in immune modulation and outcome in Rheumatoid Arthritis” in the department of Clinical Immunology, at MS Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Bangalore. Funded by CCRYN, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India.

The various research projects undertaken in this position are:

2. Presently working as a research officer in the project titled “Evaluation of yoga therapy in modulating DNA repair in Breast Cancer patients undergoing radiation”. Funded by CCRYN, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India.

Research Assistant in NIH NCCAM Sponsored project “ Mechanisms of Action of yoga intervention studies”  in collaboration with Osher Centerfor Integrative Medicine,  UCSF school of medicine, Sanfrancisco.

3.   Abstracts presented in conferences: S.Chandrashekara. A. Shobha, MN. Ramesh, Y. Saravanan, HS. Vadiraja, M. Raghavendra Rao. Proteus mirabilis has no role in etiology of rheumatoid arthritis IRACON, 2000; 9(Suppl).
A.Shobha, Kirthi Raman, Joyce Varghese, H.S. Vadiraja, S. Chandrashekara. Anti nuclear antibody profile and disease association. 18th Annual Conference, Indian Rheumatoid Association. Bangalore Oct 2003
Chandrashekara.S, Rajreddy Patil, Vadiraja. H.S, Vinay C,                                Navaneeth.B.V, Shobha.A. the incidence of Proteus mirabalis infection increases in the patients on treatment than it triggering disease activity APLAR Conference, Bangkok,Dec 2002

ChandrashekaraS, RajReddy Patil, Vinay.C, Ramesh M.N, Vadiraja.H.S, Raghavendra Rao. M Can we classify RA on the basis of plasma cytokine levels? 18th Annual Conference, Indian Rheumatoid Association. Bangalore Oct 2003
Vadiraja H.S, Raghavendra Rao.M Chandrashekara.S
Psychological status and rheumatoid arthritis- a pilot study.
18th Annual Conference, Indian Rheumatoid Association. Bangalore Oct 2003 Raghavendra Rao.M, Vadiraja H.S, Chandrashekara.S

Prevalence of Musculo-Skeletal disorders and use of Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM)   in urban and rural (sub-urban) population.
18th Annual Conference, Indian Rheumatoid Association. Bangalore Oct 2003

5.   Papers published:
S. Chandrashekara, Navaneeth, A. Shobha, M. N. Ramesh, Y. Saravanan, H. S. Vadiraja, M. Raghavendra Rao, Proteus mirabilis and rheumatoid arthritis: no association with