QUALIFICATIONS
• European Board Certification (Pediatric Nephrology)
• Fellow (Indian Academy of Pediatrics)
• Fellow (American Society of Nephrology)
• Certification Exam: Pediatric Nephrology, Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology
• Fellowship: International Society of Nephrology, Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Fellowship: International Pediatric Nephrology Association, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
• MD Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
• MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
BRIEF PROFILE
He was trained as a Fellow (International Pediatric Nephrology Association Fellowship) and Senior Resident in Pediatric Nephrology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplant Immunology, Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California.
He has been actively involved in the care of children with all kinds of complex renal disorders, including nephrotic syndrome, tubular disorders, urinary tract infections, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and renal transplantation.
He has been a part of the 8-member writing committee for the guidelines of Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome and expert committee involved in the formulation of guidelines of Pediatric Renal Disorders including Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome and urinary tract infections.
He has more than 250 indexed publications in Pediatric Nephrology and chapters in reputed textbooks including Essential Pediatrics (Editors O.P. Ghai) and “Pediatric Nephrology” (Editors A Bagga, RN Srivastava).
He is a part of the Editorial Board of “World Journal of Nephrology” and “eAJKD - Web version of American Journal of Kidney Diseases”. He is also a reviewer for Pediatric Nephrology related content for various Pediatric and Nephrology journals.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Pediatric Nephrology
• Kidney Replacement Therapy including Kidney Transplantation
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Part of the team that performed India’s First Pediatric ABO Incompatible Renal Transplantation
• Research work on “Estimation of Gestational Age by Anthropometry”
• “Randomized Controlled Trial on Efficacy and Safety of Cyclosporine versus Tacrolimus in Children with Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome” at XIX National Conference of the Indian Pediatric Nephrology Group, Hyderabad
• “Anti Factor H Antibodies in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and a Novel Therapy” at XX National Conference of the Indian Pediatric Nephrology Group 2008, Pune
• Awarded by Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
