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Nephrology & Kidney Care
MBBS, DCH, DNB, DM in Nephrology (KEM Hospital, Mumbai)
Director & Lead Consultant Nephrologist
KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura
Professor of Nephrology, RRMCH
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Dr. Vidyashankar P. is the Lead Consultant Nephrologist. Underwent Nephrology training from prestigious Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai under the renowned nephrologists, Dr. Alan F Almeida and Dr. N.K Hase. He is a Baxter Scienticia Scholar in CAPD University of Bejing. He excels in Percutaneous CAPD catheter insertion and Perm catheter insertion.
Dr Vidyashankar has experience of over two decades of treating kidney disorders and done more than 1000 kidney transplants. He is expert in ABO incomparable kidney transplants.Pediatric kidney transplants and high risk sensitised kidney transplants. He has done more than 150 kidney transplants from International patients especially from African and Middle East countries.
Dr. Vidyashankar’s expertise is in Critical care Nephrology, Transplantation, CAPD and Pediatric Nephrology. He is an active Member of Indian Society of Nephrology, Member of International Society of Nephrology and also a Member of European Dialysis and Transplantation Association. Having an appreciable number of publications and paper presentations nationally and internationally. Dr. Vidyashankar was involved in numerous research programs such as, Validity of Iron studies in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in the presence of inflammation of hemodialysis and pre-dialysis patients, Efficacy and safety of Lanthanum carbonate in the management of hyperphosphatemia of chronic kidney disease, Factors determining the inflammatory state in hemodialysis patients: a cross sectional study
Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
Govt. Medical College, Bellary
Govt. General Hospital, Gulbarga
MR Medical College, Gulbarga
Baxter Scientia Scholar, University of Beijing, China
High-risk, ABO-incompatible, and pediatric kidney transplantation
Deceased donor kidney and liver-kidney transplantation
CAPD, acute PD, and comprehensive dialysis management
Chronic kidney disease prevention and diabetic nephropathy care
Diet in CKD prevention and blood pressure control
Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy
Rare association of IgA nephropathy and eosinophilic gastritis – Saudi Journal of Nephrology
Statin-induced rhabdomyolysis and AKI – Saudi Journal of Nephrology
Hemodialysis and inflammation – Indian Society of Nephrology
Thyroid function in CKD and dialysis – International Journal of Biochemistry
CHr and hypochromic red cells: Newer markers of iron deficiency in CKD, inflammation
Rare case of dual kidney transplantation – Indian Journal of Transplantation
Peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion by nephrologists – Indian Journal of Peritoneal Dialysis
A rare case of pelvic lipomatosis in a cadaveric renal transplant recipient – Indian Journal of Transplantation
En bloc kidney transplant: A surgical illustration and clinical experience from a tertiary care hospital in South India – Indian Journal of Transplantation
Rare presentation of acute abdomen in a post-transplant patient – Indian Journal of Transplantation
Rare case of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura presenting as post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy – Indian Journal of Transplantation
Directorate of Medical Education, Maharashtra (2004)
Mumbai University (2007)
Renal Pathology National Workshop, Mumbai (2006)
ISN West Zone (2006) – Determinants of Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients
Gulbarga University, Karnataka; Gold Medal in Medicine (1996)
Zonal Level, Bangalore (1999)
Zonal Level, Trichur (2001)
Consult Dr. Vidyashankar Panchangam for nephrology consultation, kidney disease management, dialysis guidance, kidney transplant follow-up, diabetic kidney disease, hypertension kidney care, and renal health checkups.