Dr Kogie Chinniah is a   Paediatric Rheumatologist and a lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She is currently the Clinical Head of Paediatrics at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital and the Clinical Head of Paediatric Rheumatology at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital. In addition to managing a regional Paediatric service, Dr Chinniah manages the Provincial Paediatric Rheumatological services in Kwazulu-Natal. She is a member of South African Rheumatology Association (SARAA) , the  Paediatric European Rheumatology Soceity  and PAFLAR. Her research interests and publications include HIV associated arthritis in children, systemic onset juvenile arthritis , COVID related multisystem inflammatory syndrome  and Juvenile Dermatomyositis. She is also a  co-investigator in the MRC SA-WHO COVID Kids Study, the SJIA clinical trial,  and  the HIV Pathogenesis Programme in association with the  Doris Duke Medical Research Institute .