Dr. Sindhuja T, MD

After completing her MBBS at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, and an MD in Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology from the world renowned Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Dr. Sindhuja further honed her skills during a 3-year senior residency at AIIMS New Delhi – one of India’s premier medical institutions.

Dr. Sindhuja is also internationally recognised, holding the Specialty Certification in Dermatology from the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom and the British Association of Dermatologists.

She has a very straightforward and pragmatic approach to treating all of her cases, wherein she adopts only evidence-based medicine and always prioritises patients’ comfort above anything.


Professional Achievements


🏆 Dr. B. V. Satyanarayana Memorial Award for the best thesis, 2019

🏆 First prize in PG thesis-based award paper session at Dermacon- 2020.

🏆 Best letter to editor” published in Indian dermatology Online Journal, 2021.

🏆 First prize in “Award Winning Practitioners Innovation Forum in Clinical & Aesthetic Dermatology” in BASICS SOUTH Dermatology conference, 2023.

🏆 Completed the IADVL observership in 2024 in “Lasers, Aesthetic Dermatology, and Dermatosurgery” under Dr. Paramjit Singh Walia, Chandigarh.

🏆 Completed the “Basic Course in Biomedical Research” as mandated by the National Medical Commission in 2024.


Publications


  • Pemphigus Oral Lesions Intensity Score (POLIS): A Novel Scoring System for Assessment of Severity of Oral Lesions in Pemphigus Vulgaris. Front Med (Lausanne) 
  • Significant reduction in the expression of interleukins-17A, 22 and 23A, forkhead box p3 and interferon gamma delineates lichen planus pigmentosus from lichen planus. Arch Dermatol Res. 
  • Oral Propranolol Therapy for Infantile Hemangioma: Long- term Follow-up. Indian J Pediatr. 
  • Clinical and immunological predictors of post-rituximab paradoxical pemphigus flare: A prospective cohort study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 
  • Secondary skin infection as trigger for post-rituximab paradoxical pemphigus flare? Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 
  • A retrospective study of inpatient mortality in dermatology. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 
  • Can Radiofrequency Ablation Be Utilized With Equal Effect in Place of Carbon Dioxide Laser in the Treatment of Facial Angiofibromas in Patients of Tuberous Sclerosis? J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 
  • Assessment of dermatology residents during the Covid-19 pandemic: A single institute experience. Indian Dermatol Online J. 
  • Coexisting cutaneous disorders in vitiligo: a retrospective analysis. 
  • Procedural dermatology and its unmet need. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 
  • Asian guidelines for condyloma acuminatum. J Infect Chemother. 
  • Asian guidelines for genital herpes. J Infect Chemother. 
  • Autoimmunity in vitiligo: Therapeutic implications and opportunities. Autoimmun Rev 
  • Iatrogenic dermatitis in times of COVID-19: a pandemic within a pandemic. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 
  • Does low-intensity pulsed ultrasound enhance repigmentation in vitiligo? Dermatol Ther. 
  • Ultrathin split-thickness skin graft template using antiseptic tulle gras dressing for vitiligo. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 
  • Lipschutz ulcers in a 4-month-old girl. Pediatr Dermatol. 
  •  Supraventine sparing of salt-and-pepper pigmentation in a patient with systemic sclerosis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 
  • Radiofrequency assisted lateral toenail onychotomy for ingrown toenail. J Am Acad Dermatol. 
  • Acquired cutis laxa type II (Marshall syndrome) in a 3-month-old boy. Pediatr Dermatol. 
  • Macrodactyly in tuberous sclerosis complex. Clin Exp Dermatol. 
  • Goltz-Gorlin syndrome: a rare cause of ectrodactyly. Postgrad Med J 
  • Lesions on the Roof of the Mouth. Am Fam Physician. 
  • Necrolytic acral erythema leading to diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C. Dig Liver Dis.
  • Chapter: Ultrathin split thickness grafting. In: Video Atlas of Procedural Dermatology in skin of color. 1st ed. Singapore: Springer Nature; 2024.
  • Chapter: Lasers for vascular lesions. In: ACS(I) Textbook of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery. 3rd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2024.
  • Chapter: Vascular malformations and tumours. In: IADVL Textbook of Dermatopathology. 1st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2023. p 346- 358.
  • Chapter: Viral infections. In: IADVL Textbook of Dermatopathology. 1st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2023. p 169-177.