Dr Durga Misra

Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India

Dr. Misra is an Associate Professor of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, a large tertiary care referral and training and research center in North India. Dr. Misra completed his undergraduate education from JIPMER, Puducherry, a postgraduation in Internal Medicine from SCB Medical College, Cuttack and thereafter a DM in Clinical Immunology from SGPGIMS, Lucknow. He has also obtained a MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Dr. Misra is a clinician-scientist. He has been working on clinical and laboratory aspects of Takayasu arteritis for the past 13 years. He has established a large cohort of patients with this rare disease. His work reported perturbations in T lymphocyte populations in Takayasu arteritis as well as unique metabolomic signatures associated with this disease. His current focus is on arterial wall fibrosis in Takayasu arteritis and its therapeutic modulation.

Dr. Misra is an experienced peer reviewer and editor. He has authored more than 280 peer reviewed publications in various journals.

Updated 10 February 2025