Atulya (atul) Achyut Deodhar MD, MRCP, DNB, FACR, FACP

Atul A. Deodhar, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Rheumatology Clinics in the Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. He is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and is a fellow of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American College of Physicians. <br/><br/>
Dr. Deodhar is a past chair of SPARTAN (Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network), an organization of North American rheumatologists dedicated to education and research in the field of axial spondyloarthritis. He serves on the steering committee of GRAPPA (Group for the Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis). He served on the ACR treatment guidelines sub-committee and as the associate editor of the Advanced Rheumatology Course by the Association of Health Professionals in Rheumatology (ARHP). 
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Dr. Deodhar has served the ACR in various other capacities as a vice-chair of the annual meeting planning committee, member of the peripheral MRI task force, Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) nominating committee, and developer of the ARHP online advanced rheumatology course. He serves on the Rheumatology Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). 
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Dr. Deodhar is the Deputy Editor of Best Practice and Research Clinical Rheumatology and a guest editor for Current Opinion in Rheumatology. He is a reviewer for Nature Reviews in Rheumatology, Arthritis & Rheumatology, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, and Annals of Internal Medicine, among several other journals. His research interests are axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis. He has authored three books, over 200 peer-reviewed articles, several book chapters, and editorials. Dr. Deodhar has been a principal or co-investigator in more than 100 clinical trials mostly focused on therapies for ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. 
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Dr. Deodha completed his fellowship in rheumatology at Oregon Health & Science University and, before that, a research fellowship in rheumatology at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, England. Dr. Deodhar completed his residency in internal medicine and geriatrics at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, as well as at the Sassoon General Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune, India. He received his MBBS and MD degrees from the University of Pune, India, and his MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians, London, England.