Area of research
Pathology and Forensic Medicine · Rheumatology
Research interest
Research interests include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, and Medical Imaging and Analysis.
Cartilaginous endplates: A comprehensive review on a neglected structure in intervertebral disc research
Harmonization and standardization of nucleus pulposus cell extraction and culture methods
Development of a standardized histopathology scoring system for intervertebral disc degeneration in rat models: An initiative of the <scp>ORS</scp> spine section
ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2017: Intervertebral disc/bone marrow cross-talk with Modic changes
Modic type 1 change is an autoimmune response that requires a proinflammatory milieu provided by the ‘Modic disc’
Pathobiology of Modic changes
<i>Propionibacterium acnes</i> infected intervertebral discs cause vertebral bone marrow lesions consistent with Modic changes