Biography
Dr Muruganandam completed medical school from Annamalai University, India in 2005.Completed Residency in Internal medicine at Berkshire Medical Center in 2016.Did 1 year of Chief Residency in 2017.She did her fellowship in Rheumatology at University of New Mexico in 2019 and joined as an Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico. Became the Associate program director for Rheumatology fellowship in July 2020.
Personal Statement
I joined as an Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico after completing my fellowship training. As a teaching faculty I am involved in educational activities of the medical students, Internal medicine Residents and Rheumatology Fellows. I am involved in various clinical research projects.
The Medical Education Scholars (MES) at university of New Mexico program provides opportunities for School of Medicine Faculty to broaden and deepen their understanding and expertise in creating effective learning experiences, developing curriculum, undertaking scholarly research in medical education.
Areas of Specialty
Specialization #1 [Bechet's Disease]
Specialization #2 [Intra- articular injections]
Specialization #3 (Rheumatoid arthritis)
Specialization #4 (SLE)
Specialization #5 (Vasculitis)
Certifications
Certification #1 [American Board of Internal medicine ] Certification #2 [ American Board of Rheumatology ]
Achievements & Awards
Associate Program Director ,Rheumatology fellowship ,University Of New Mexico,July,2020
Chair of Rheumatology Fellowship selection Committee, University of New Mexico, June ,2020
Medical Education Scholar (MES) program, University of New Mexico ,September 2020
Languages
- English
- Tamil
Courses Taught
Doctoring the 1st year medical students at University of New Mexico School of Medicine the Clinical skills, physical exam, Communication skills and Ethics.
Research and Scholarship
Characteristics of Behcet's Disease in the American Southwest
M Muruganandam, NA Rolle, WL Sibbitt Jr, GB Cook, NS Emil, ...
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2019 Oct;49(2):296-302. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Mar 9.PMID: 30952423
Outcome and cost effectiveness of ultrasound-guided injection of the trochantric bursa.
Rheumatol Int. 2018 Mar;38(3):393-401. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-3938-z. Epub 2018 Jan 20.PMID: 29353388
Mitchell W, Sibitt RR, Muruganandam M, et al.,
Intralesional Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide for Subcutaneous Lipoma causing Musculoskeletal or Neurological Symptoms.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2018 May;11(5):38-42. Epub 2018 May 1.PMID: 29785238
Hayward WA, Sibitt WL Jr, Muruganandam M, et al
Extractable Synovial fluid in inflammatory and non inflammatory arthritis of the knee
Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Aug;38(8):2255-2263. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04524-2. Epub 2019 Apr 5.PMID: 30953230
Noelle A Rolle,Irum Jan,Wilmer L Sibbit ,Maheswari Muruganandam,N Suzanne Emil et al.,
Quality Improvement in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Arthrocentesis in the Flexed Knee Using Pneumatic Compression of the Suprapatellar Bursa
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY 71
Fatemeh Jafari Farshami, Jaren Trost, Wilmer Sibbitt, Maheswari Muruganandam, et al.,