Dr. Rajiv M.

OP Timing:

● Qualification / Education:

a. MBBS  : 1994-1999 , Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

b. MD General Medicine : 2005 to 2008 , NIMS , Panjagutta. 

c. DNB Nephrology : 2010-2013. Mediciti Hospitals, Hydeabad. 

d. Fellowship in Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD (Belgium/CMC Vellore) : Sep-Nov 2018

● Experience: 

a. General Physician : Vivekananda Hospitals, Panjagutta (2008-2010)

b. Senior Registrar, Nephrology , Mediciti Hospitals. (2013-2014)

c. Consultant Nephrologist, Sunshine Hospitals (2014-to date)

● Expertise:

a. Renal Biopsy

b. Jugular and femoral hemodialysis catheter placement 

c. Permacath placement 

d. Percutaneous CAPD catheter placement 

e. Hemodialysis 

f. Peritoneal Dialysis 

g. Automated Peritoneal Dialysis 

h. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies

i. Hemadsorption 

j. General Nephrology 

k. Glomerular Disorders 

l. Renal Transplantation (Live and Cadaveric donor)

m. Plasmapheresis 

n. Hypertension 

o. Renal Nutrition

● Area of Interest:

a. Glomerular Disorders

b. Vasculitis

c. Interventional Nephrology 

d. Peritoneal Dialysis

e. Renal transplantation 

f. CRRT

g. Renal Nutrition

● Publications:

● Delivered talk on “Algorithmic Approach to Ultrafiltration Failure” at 38th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology Southern Chapter, Hyderabad, February 2018

● Presented talk on “A Successful Case Scenario of Home Hemodialysis” at 48th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology (ISNCON 2017), New Delhi

● Presented talk on “Fluid Management in AKI” at the 36th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology Southern Chapter, Tiruchirappalli, February 2016

● Presented poster on “A case series of CRRT-Mediciti Experience” at the 17th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES. February 14-17, 2012 San Diego, California.

● Authored chapter on Renal Anemia – Elsevier Publications

● Authored Chapter “Dietary Management of Renal Disorders”, ICMR Publications, 2015

● Presented talk on “Diabetic Nephropathy”, Indian Medical Association, Anantapur. 2014. 

● Organized and conducted the 1st SRNM ADVANCED CERTIFICATE COURSE on Renal Nutrition ( 2019-2020)

● Delivered talk , “Management of hypo and hyperkalemia in CKD”, Advance Course In Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, Lucknow, January 2020. 

● Delivered talk on “Integrative Approach to Nutrition , application of Biochemistry and Physiology”, RD Update, IDA-TS, April 2019. 

● Delivered talk on “Management of Anorexia in CKD 2-5D”, 7th Advance Course in Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, Lucknow. 

● Delivered talk on “Pathophysiology of disease, its pathway, adaptation and application to clinical nutrition “, RD Update, IDA-TS chapter. 19 Dec 2020

● Authored Chapter “Nephrology and Covid-19” in Annals 2021, National AMSCON, an IMA publication. 

● Tailoring nutrition therapy amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Does it work?Chada RR, Chidrawar S, Siddiqua A, Medanki R, Omer SA, Nagalla  Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Oct;45:381-388. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Jul 23.

● Association Between Nutrition Delivery, Modified Nutrition Risk In Critically III Score, and 28-Day Mortality Chada RR, Chidrawar S, Goud BA, Maska A, Medanki R, Nagalla Nutr Clin Pract. 2021 Oct;36(5):1020-1033. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10673. Epub 2021 May 8.

● Memberships:

● Indian Society of Nephrology 

● Indian Society of Nephrology - Southern Chapter

● Indian Society of Hemodialysis 

● Indian Society of Organ Transplantation 

● Association of Physicians of India 

● Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism 

● Awards and Honours:

● 1ST PRIZE in TRANSPLANT QUIZ at INDIAN SOCIETY OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION (ISOT) CONFERENCE, HYDERABAD, 2010