Speciality

Nephrology

Designation

HOD Nephrology

Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD
• DNB

Experience

10+ years

Center Name

KNK Chennai

Work Experience

• 2006 Intensive Care Unit Registrar in Sir H N Hospital and Research center, Mumbai A tertiary care hospital with well equipped critical care units and all super specialities Responsibilities included care of critically ill patients, post operative patients including cardiac surgical patients and attending to emergencies outside ICU Trained in Tran thoracic echocardiography in esteemed Dr Lotlikar’s institute of Echocardiography, Mumbai
• 2006 – 2007 Consultant Physician in K.L.E.’s Dr. Kamal Memorial Hospital, Ankola 100 bed general hospital with all specialities and critical care unit Responsibilities included outpatient and inpatient care of patients with various ailments, preparing medical care and infection control strategies and supervision of patient records and documentation
• 2007 – 2009 Assistant professor /Consultant physician in Department of medicine, SS Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research centre, Davanagere Responsibilities included care of outpatients and inpatients in Department of Internal Medicine and under graduate and post graduate teaching Conducting monthly health camps in nearby villages
• 2009 – 2012 Senior registrar in Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, 21, Gream’s road, Chennai One of the largest nephrology units in the country with more than 6000 nephrology admissions, 25000 hemodialysis , 400 renal transplants , 50 liver transplants and 5000 urological surgeries each year Under Padma Bhushan Dr M K Mani, pioneer in nephrology in India Diagnosis and treatment of various renal diseases such as glomerulonephritis, renovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury and urinary tract infections Individually performed procedures like native and transplant kidney biopsies, central venous catheterizations (internal jugular, femoral and subclavian) Care of critically ill patients and critical care nephrology Trained in hemodialysis , peritoneal dialysis, plasma exchange and continuous renal replacement (CRRT) therapies Cadaveric and living donor renal and multiorgan transplantation – evaluation of recipient and donor, immunosuppressive regimen, perioperative care and management of rejections / infections Training of dialysis therapists Actively involved in teaching and research activities in the department and CME programmes and other educational activities at hospital and zonal levels.
• I passed DNB – Nephrology examinations conducted by National Board of Examinations, New Delhi in March 2012
• 2012 – 2013 Consultant Nephrologist at DaVita Nephrolife, Kilpauk, Chennai Care of renal outpatients, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients, renal transplant recepients and critically ill/ post cardiac surgery acute kidney injury patients at Davita Nephrolife flagship, Kilpauk, BRS Hospital, Nungambakkam, Kumaran Hospital, PH Road and Dr K M Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Mogappair, Chennai Involved in policy and protocol formulations, and first renal transplantation for the institution
• July 2013 to December 2014- Consultant nephrologist at Yashomati Hospitals, Marathahalli, Bangalore A 250 bedded multispeciality hospital with dialysis and ICU facility
• Visiting Consultant at Oases Nephro- Renal Care Center, Kalkere main road, R M Nagar, Bangalore and Cresta Superspecialty Clinic, 100 feet road, Indiranagar, Bangalore
• January 2015 onwards Consultant Nephrologist at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore

Awards and Achievments

• Board certification- Medical council of India and National Board of Examinations, New Delhi

Research and Publications

• CME –Thrombotic Microangiopathies – Significance in transplantation. 24th June,2012 at Global Health City, Chennai.
• CME session for physicians and diabetologists under IMA Egmore chapter conducted independently on 14th October 2012.
• Topic – Prevention of CKD and Strategies to slow CKD progression – Do we know the right path? CME session for physicians, 11th November, 2016
• Clinical utility of urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin measured at admission to predict outcomes in heterogeneous population of critically ill patients; NM Nayak et al. Indian J Nephrol. 2016 Mar-Apr;26(2):119-24. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.157800.
• Spontaneous anterior mediastinal hematoma in patients on hemodialysis, Naveen M Nayak,et al, IJACR, 2017;4(2):90-92

Professional Membership and Certifications

• Indian society of Nephrology
• International society of Nephrology
• National Academy of Medical Sciences (Applied for)
• Indian Medical Association, Life member