About Dr. Ravali Pratima Cirigini

Dr. Ravali Pratima Cirigini is a Pediatric Rheumatologist at Ankura Hospital for Women & Children, LB Nagar, Hyderabad. She cares for children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, childhood lupus (SLE), Kawasaki disease, juvenile dermatomyositis, hyperinflammation syndromes and disorders of the immune system.

She completed her Fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology (2023–2025) at the Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, one of the largest pediatric referral centres in Eastern India. The programme is recognised by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Rheumatology Society of India. During her fellowship she saw approximately 200 children a month in the outpatient clinic and looked after inpatients in a 10-bed Pediatric Rheumatology department, with a strong emphasis on careful evaluation, documentation, coordinated multidisciplinary care and timely follow-up.

Her fellowship included subspecialty exposure in Pediatric Nephrology, Haematology and the PICU for complex rheumatology cases. She performed intra-articular steroid injections, administered biological therapies (infliximab, adalimumab and rituximab) and planned immunisation for children with immunodeficiency. She has also completed the EULAR certified course in Pediatric Rheumatology, and workshops in basic musculoskeletal ultrasound and in the diagnosis of inborn errors of immunity (WHO ICMR–NIIH).

Dr. Ravali's foundation in pediatrics comes from Hyderabad. She earned her MBBS at Osmania Medical College and her MD in Pediatrics at Niloufer Hospital / Osmania Medical College, managing acute and chronic illness in the NICU and PICU of one of India's largest pediatric referral centres. She then worked as a Senior Resident at Government General Hospital, Nalgonda, where she independently managed pediatric emergencies, NICU and PICU care, taught postgraduates and undergraduates, and led public health initiatives on respiratory hygiene and adolescent healthcare.

She is actively involved in research on Kawasaki disease, severe dengue and infection-associated hyperinflammation, with publications in Indian Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, and four awards for original research at conferences in 2024. She is a contributing author to Learning through Multiple Choice Questions in Paediatrics by Piyush Gupta, writing the chapters on Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Scleroderma. See research & awards.

Experience

1. Present

   Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist

   Ankura Hospital for Women & Children, LB Nagar, Hyderabad
2. 2023 – 2025

   Fellow in Pediatric Rheumatology

   Institute of Child Health, Kolkata
   • Fellowship programme recognised by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Rheumatology Society of India, at one of the largest pediatric referral centres in Eastern India
   • Outpatient care for approximately 200 children a month
   • Inpatient care across a 10-bed Pediatric Rheumatology department, with coordinated multidisciplinary care and timely follow-up
   • Subspecialty exposure in Pediatric Nephrology, Haematology and PICU for complex rheumatology cases
   • Performed intra-articular steroid injections and administered biological therapies (infliximab, adalimumab, rituximab)
   • Immunisation of children with immunodeficiency
3. 2021 – 2022

   Senior Resident, Pediatrics

   Government General Hospital, Nalgonda
   • Independently managed pediatric emergencies, NICU and PICU in a high-volume teaching hospital
   • Bedside teaching, NRP workshops and seminars for postgraduates and undergraduates
   • Led public health initiatives including 'Respiratory Hygiene' and 'Adolescent Healthcare' programmes
4. 2018 – 2021

   MD Pediatrics Resident

   Niloufer Hospital / Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
   • Managed acute and chronic cases in the NICU and PICU at one of India's largest pediatric referral centres
   • Assisted in liver biopsy, intercostal drain (ICD) insertion, bone marrow aspiration and PICC line placement
   • Trained in malnutrition management at a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)
   • Trained in IAP-PALS and NRP
5. 2016 – 2017

   Internship

   Osmania General Hospital and affiliated hospitals of Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

Education & training

1. 2023 – 2025

   Fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology

   Institute of Child Health, Kolkata

   Programme recognised by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) and the Pediatric Rheumatology Society of India

2. EULAR certified course in Pediatric Rheumatology

   EULAR (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology)
3. 2018 – 2021

   MD (Pediatrics)

   Niloufer Hospital / Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
4. Completed 2016

   MBBS

   Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

How Dr. Ravali works with families

• Time to listen to the whole story, including school, sleep, growth and how your child is feeling
• Clear explanations for parents, and age-appropriate explanations for children
• A written plan for medicines, tests and follow-up, so you know what happens next
• Coordination with your child's pediatrician and other specialists