FOR BERHAMPUR PATIENTS

Specialist Arthritis Care for Berhampur Patients — at OARC, Bhubaneswar

Berhampur is the largest city in southern Odisha, and yet families across Ganjam district know how hard it can be to find a dedicated rheumatologist nearby. Joint pain is often passed between general physicians, orthopaedic clinics and pain-relief tablets, while the underlying disease — rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus or spondyloarthritis — goes unnamed and untreated.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jyoti Ranjan Parida, MD, DM (Rheumatology)Updated July 2026
SPECIALIST RHEUMATOLOGY

That is why a steady stream of patients from Berhampur, Gopalpur, Chhatrapur, Hinjilicut and surrounding areas travel up the NH-16 corridor to the Odisha Arthritis & Rheumatology Center (OARC) at A/90, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar. OARC practises rheumatology and nothing else. For a disease where the first diagnosis shapes everything that follows, many Ganjam families decide the journey is worth it.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Planning Your Visit
from Berhampur

Bhubaneswar is approximately 170 km from Berhampur along NH-16 — roughly three and a half to four hours by car or bus. Berhampur also sits on the busy Chennai–Howrah railway line, so regular trains connect it to Bhubaneswar in approximately three hours, which many patients find the most comfortable option for a consultation day.

A practical single-day plan looks like this:

  • Book before you travel. Call +91 93386 53086 and mention that you are coming from Berhampur, so your consultation can be timed around your arrival.
  • Aim for the morning session. The clinic runs Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM and 4:30 PM–9:00 PM. Arriving in the morning leaves time for any blood tests or imaging the doctor advises on the same day.
  • Carry your full medical file. Old prescriptions, blood reports (uric acid, RF, anti-CCP, ESR, CRP, ANA if done), X-rays or other imaging, and a written list of every medicine you currently take — including ayurvedic or over-the-counter remedies.
  • Keep the evening flexible. Depending on your reports, you may either travel back the same evening or stay overnight in Bhubaneswar and review results the next morning.
WHAT WE TREAT

Conditions
We Treat

OARC evaluates and manages the full range of arthritis and autoimmune rheumatic diseases, including:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis — early diagnosis and modern DMARD-based treatment aimed at remission
  • Gout — long-term uric acid control, not just painkillers during attacks
  • Osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritis, lupus, Sjögren’s, vasculitis and soft-tissue rheumatism

You can read about the complete list on our conditions we treat page.

WHY OARC

Why Patients from Berhampur
Choose OARC

Specialist-only care. OARC is a dedicated arthritis and rheumatology centre — every consultation is focused on rheumatic disease, not fitted around a general practice.

A four-doctor specialist team. The centre was founded and is led by Dr. Jyoti Ranjan Parida, supported by Dr. Debashis Maikap (rheumatologist), Dr. Debasis Jena (pain specialist), and Dr. Manas Kumar Behera (gastroenterologist). For a patient travelling from Ganjam, that depth of team means your care does not depend on a single doctor’s availability.

Reliable diagnostics. OARC works in collaboration with NABL-accredited laboratories for the specialised blood investigations rheumatology depends on, so results from your visit are ones your treatment can safely be built upon.

Six-day availability. Morning and evening sessions Monday through Saturday make it easier to match an appointment to train and bus timings from Berhampur.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
from Berhampur Patients

No. OARC has a single centre, at A/90, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar. We would rather be honest about that than promise care we cannot deliver locally — patients from Berhampur consult us in Bhubaneswar, and follow-up visits are spaced out sensibly once treatment is stable.
Very often, yes. If you arrive for the morning session with your old reports, the consultation and most advised tests can usually be done the same day. Some specialised investigations take longer to report, in which case results are discussed on a follow-up or after you return home.
It depends on your condition and how quickly it stabilises. Early in treatment, reviews are closer together; once your disease is under control, your doctor will plan follow-ups with your travel distance in mind.
Recurrent gout needs long-term uric acid management, not just relief during flares. At OARC, gout care is an area of particular focus at OARC, and the whole team manages gout as a treatable, controllable disease. See our gout treatment page for details.

Book Your Appointment Before You Travel

If you or a family member in Berhampur or anywhere in Ganjam district is living with joint pain, swelling or a suspected autoimmune condition, fix your appointment first and plan the journey around it. Call +91 93386 53086 (Mon–Sat, 9 AM–2 PM & 4:30–9 PM) or book online.

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