Profile of:
Ajesh Maharaj
Consultant Physician/Consultant Rheumatologist. Prof Maharaj is the past Head of Department and Principal Specialist, at the Department of Internal Medicine, Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa, a position he held from 2006-2018. He is currently a research professor in the Department of Internal Medicine & Pharmacology, Faculty of Health. Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam. He has received numerous national and international awards. He is also a member of the following societies: GRAPPA. ACR/EULAR committee on PMR. ILAR committee on drawing up recommendations for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis in resource-poor settings/developing countries. Member of the International Psoriasis and Arthritis Research Team (iPART). Fellow of The American College of Rheumatology.
Full name: Ajesh Maharaj
Current country: South Africa
Membership level: Full
Type of membership: Member
Number of publications: 26
The impact of dietary interventions in psoriatic arthritis (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37339523/
Rheumatoid arthritis and HIV-associated arthritis: Two sides of the same coin or different coins (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34998696/
Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients With Comorbidities: An Updated Literature Review Informing the 2021 GRAPPA Treatment Recommendations (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36319003/
Diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis: Challenges and opportunities (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35260335/
Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients With Comorbidities: An Updated Literature Review Informing the 2021 GRAPPA Treatment Recommendations (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36319003/
Psoriatic arthritis in Africa (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34180027/
Managing ANCA-associated vasculitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from an online survey (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34427760/
Points to consider in cardiovascular disease risk management among patients with rheumatoid arthritis living in South Africa, an unequal middle income country (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32550295/
Psoriatic arthritis in developing and resource-poor countries (2020)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(20)30009-6/fulltext
International league of associations for rheumatology recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis in resource-poor settings (2020)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10067-020-04934-7
Treatment of Enthesitis, Dactylitis and Nail Lesions in Psoriatic Arthritis (2018)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40674-018-0097-z
MiR-146a G/C rs2910164 variation in South African Indian and Caucasian patients with psoriatic arthritis (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29587639/
International League of Associations for Rheumatology. Systematic Review of the Literature to Inform Treatment Recommendations for Psoriatic Arthritis in Resource-Poor Countries (2017)
https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/international-league-of-associations-for-rheumatology-systematic-review-of-the-literature-to-inform-treatment-recommendations-for-psoriatic-arthritis-in-resource-poor-countries/
Treatment of psoriatic arthritis with traditional DMARD’s and novel therapies: approaches and recommendations (2017)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27826996/
Psoriatic arthritis: An assessment of clinical, biochemical and radiological features in a single-centre South African cohort (2016)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27245733/
McArdle’s Disease Presenting with Acute Renal Failure (2016)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17396739/
Assessing disease activity in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: impact on management and therapy. (2016)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1586/1744666X.2016.1146133
2015 Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26352874/
2015 Recommendations for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica. A European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Collaborative Initiative (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26359488/
Drs. Maharaj and Chandran reply (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26034234/
Summary of Sensitivity and Specificity for Psoriatic Arthritis in a South African Cohort according to Classification Criteria (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25877500/
Pancytopenia in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Methotrexate and Concomitant Lithium (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25729049/
Spondyloarthritis in African Blacks (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25554810/
Unusual Cause of Limited Elbow Movement in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis. (2015)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25452180/
Comprehensive Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis: Managing Comorbidities and Extra-articular Manifestations (2014)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25362717/
Suboptimal management of rheumatoid arthritis in the Middle East and Africa: could the EULAR recommendations be the start of a solution (2014)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23274756/
