Professor & Head: T.N.Medical College & B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital Mumbai. from 12.02.2003 till to date
MBBS [ Mumbai University ]
MD [ General Medicine ] Mumbai University
DNB [ Nephrology] National Board of Examinations: New Delhi
Total teaching & clinical nephrology experience: 34 years
Teacher for D.M.Nephrology: From 2nd May 2002
Examiner for DM Nephrology : From 2007
MCI inspector for DM Nephrology
Total 80 scientific research paper presentations / publications
Guest speaker invitation : 33 Guest lectures
Advisory Board JAPI
Referee : Indian J of Nephrology , Saudi J of Kidney Diseases & Transplantation , JAPI
Involvement in Nephrology Organizations
Secretary : Mumbai Nephrology Group
Member of Scientific Committee: West Zone, Indian Society of Nephrology
Women in Nephrology : Executive member
IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT NEPHROLOGY, at T.N.Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai:
A. Massive Expansion & Development of Nephrology dept at Nair Hospital
1. Expanding the Dialysis unit from 5 bedded to 14 bedded AKD
2. Extension of working hour of Dialysis unit from 7AM to 5 PM to 24 hour schedule
3. Increasing the staff strength[ Medical & Paramedical] from 14 to 45.
4. Establishing Intensive Kidney Care Unit and Kidney Transplant Room
5. Initiated DM Nephrology at T.N.Medical College in 2012 & increased the seats to 3 from 2021.
6. Initiated Fellowship in Dialysis Medicine affiliated to MUHS , at T.N.Medical College in 2010
7. Initiated Fellowship in Dialysis Medicine affiliated to MUHS in , at T.N.Medical College in 2011
B. Important Contribution during COVID PANDEMIC
Dialysis facilities were augmented during COVID PANDEMIC [ From April 2020 onwards ] & total 625 plus COVID positive patients received in all 5000 + dialysis sessions. This is one of the centres with the highest number of COVID DIALYSIS ,by a single centre, in World too.
C. Successfully conducted National Level Nephrology MOCK exams for four successive years from 2017 to 2020 along with KEMH & Mumbai Nephrology Group. Each mock exam was attended by on average 100 DM & DNB Nephrology students.16 to 20 Senior Nephrology Teachers from all were India were examineres, with Two separate halls , with parallel sessions, each for two days
D. First ABO incompatible Kidney Transplant at Nair Hospital, in Public Health Institute : Maharashtra, at affordable cost
E. Kidney Warriors Change Agent Award by : KIDNEY WARRIORS FOUNDATION
GCP workshops :
Clinical Trials : 2003 at B.Y.L.Nair Ch. Hospital
GCP WORKSHOP 2013 at B.Y.L.Nair Ch. Hospital
NIDA Clinical Trials Network : May 2019, validity till May 2022
IMPORTANT CLINICAL TRIALS CONDUCTED :
1. International Trial of Sodium Abetimus in Lupus Nephritis
2. Clinical study GSK PHII12844: A phase IIa, Randomized, Single- Blind, Placebo controlled, Parallerl-Group Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of 28-day Repeat Oral Doses of GSK 1278863A in anemic pre-dialysis and Hemodialysis dependent patients.
3. CINACALCET/MAC/2007, VERSION-2 of Cinacalcet vs Calcitriol Clinical trial. An Open, Randomized, Prospective, Phase III Clinical Trial To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Cinacalcet Versus Calcitriol In The Treatment Of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. [ MacCleods]
4. Recombinant Erythropoietin in Dialysis dependent patients
5. An open label,multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of Darbepoetin alfa in patients of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
6. A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double -blind Placebo controlled study. Evaluation the saftety and Efficacy of Roxadustat for the Treatment of
Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease patients not on dialysis.
7. A multi-center, open-label, prospective, pilot followed by pivotal clinical performance evaluation of instangal - a novel, non-invasive class b in-vitro diagnostic medical device for detection of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (ungal) in patients with kidney diseases and disorder
Medical Education Technology
1. Workshops on art of Teaching and Learning K.E.M.Hospital : Mumbai 2000.
2. Advanced course of Medical Education Technology : K.E.M.Hospital, Mumbai-2000.
3. Nair Hospital : 2013
4. Revised basic course workshop & training in attitude, Ethics & Communications : 6 to 8 Oct 2021
Invitation as Guest Speaker
Mumbai Group of Indian Society of Nephrology. Monthly meetings are held in various hospital wherein clinical cases are discussed
Western zone chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology
Indian Society of Nephrology
Association of Physicians of India
Yearly conferences are held for latter three. Various papers have been published
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS OF VARIOUS SOCIETIES
Association of Physicians of India
Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
Indian Society of Nephrology
Indian Society of Hemodialysis
Indian Society of Nephrology Western Zone Chapter
Founder Life Member of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
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