Dr. Sonal Nagia

Compassionate and skilled in managing diseases and fostering positive relationships with patients and families. Experience of three years of residency in Asia's largest OPD for dermatology with independent hands on in dermatosurgeries and managing emergencies in dermatology. Highly organized and detail-oriented for accurately completing paperwork and documentation. Highly motivated and accomplished in seeking opportunities to present research and contribute to meaningful discussions at national and international conferences. Possessing a strong academic background and exceptional communication skills, I aim to share valuable insights and foster collaboration among fellow professionals in the field.

PRESENTATIONS-

• Presented poster entitled "COVID-19 as a possible trigger for erythema nodosum leprosum necroticans in a young male with lepromatous leprosy" at e-DERMACON 2021.
• Presented poster entitled "Does the performance and operational superiority of Point of Care test make it the investigation of choice in confirming syphilis?" at STI and HIV 2021 World Congress, Amsterdam.
• Presented oral paper entitled "GLOMUS TUMOUR THROUGH THE DERMOSCOPE AND MICROSCOPE" at Onychocon 2021.
• Presented poster entitled "Keloid like pilomatricoma of the ear lobule" at e-DERMACON 2022.
• Presented poster entitled "Chondroid syringoma at the nasal tip: excision and reconstruction using Bilobed flap" at e-DERMACON 2022.
• Presented poster entitled "Urine as an alternative to urethral swab for the diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in patients of urethral discharge syndrome" at International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference of 2022, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Presented poster entitled "A large B-Cell Rich Angiomatoid Polypoid Pseudolymphoma: A rare case" at the 25th World Congress of Dermatology, Singapore.
• Selected amongst 60 residents all over the world and 11 amongst India to present an oral presentation at the resident's session at the 25th World Congress of Dermatology, Singapore. Presented oral paper titled "CLINICO-ETIOLOGICAL STUDY AND DIAGNOSIS OF URETHRAL DISCHARGE SYNDROME IN MEN ATTENDING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CLINIC IN INDIA”.
• Selected abstract to present at the 23rd International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference (IPNC23) to be held in Boston, MA, USA September 24-29, 2023.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

• Received STI & HIV 2021 WORLD CONGRESS scholarship award.
• Received IPNC-2022 Scholarship for International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference of 2022, Cape Town, South Africa, from 9-14 October, 2022.

Received WCD trainee Scholarship during the 25th World Congress of Dermatology held in Singapore from 3-8 July'2023.




PUBLICATIONS

• Sharma P, Khullar G, Nagia S, Sharma S. Clinical, histopathological and dermatoscopic overlap of lichen sclerosus and morphea in the same lesion. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 2023 May 25. Published letter to the editor as corresponding author.
• Bhargava A, Nagia S, Verma P, Bansal S, Khnuger N, Saxena A. Does performance and operational superiority of point-of-care test make it the investigation of choice in confirming syphilis?. Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS. 2022 Jul;43(2):146. Published original study as second author.
• Acceptance of photo entitled "Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria" in its current form for publication in Journal of Cutaneous Medicine & Surgery as first author.

• Trained dancer in Indian and Western styles.
• Ex-head of dance society in Army College of Medical Sciences
• Travelling
• Fashion and styling