Dr. Ishthiaque Ahamed

OP Timings:

Qualifications & Education:

• DM (Nephrology) – Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore (2005)
• MD (General Medicine) – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (1999)
• MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (1995)

Areas of Expertise:

• Kidney transplantation (living & deceased donor)
• ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation
• Kidney transplantation in sensitized patients
• Combined kidney–pancreas transplantation
• Renal transplantation in HIV-positive patients
• Post-transplant immunosuppression and long-term transplant care
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) management
• Dialysis and transplant nephrology

Clinical Expertise:

• Over 20 years of experience in Nephrology and Renal Transplantation
• Pre- and post-kidney transplant management of 500+ renal transplant recipients
• Development and implementation of transplant protocols
• Training multidisciplinary teams in post-transplant care
• NABH and JCI quality accreditation initiatives in transplant services

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Nephrologist & Renal Transplant Physician, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2023 – Present)
• Senior Consultant & Head – Department of Nephrology, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bengaluru (2016–2023)
• Specialist Nephrologist, Universal Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2014–2016)
• Consultant Nephrologist, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bengaluru (2006–2014)
• Lecturer – Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore (2005–2006)

International Training:

• Observer, Across-Blood Group Transplant Unit, Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea (2013)
• Observer, Multiorgan Transplant Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Canada (2009)

Research & Publications:

Published in leading national and international journals on:

• Renal transplantation and transplant infections
• Chronic kidney disease
• Cardiac surgery-related renal replacement therapy
• Drug toxicity in nephrology
• Proteinuria and renal disease epidemiology

Key publications include:

• Melioidosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient – Transplantation
• Myroides odoratimimus Urinary Tract Infection – Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases & Transplantation
• Salmonella gallinarum Urinary Tract Infection in a Renal Allograft Recipient – Transplantation Proceedings
• Pregabalin Toxicity Manifesting as Reversible Encephalopathy – Clinical Neuropharmacology
• Determinants of Renal Replacement Therapy after Adult Cardiac Surgery – Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
• Aortic Dissection after Renal Transplantation – Indian Journal of Transplantation

Professional Interests:

• Renal transplantation
• Transplant immunology
• ABO-incompatible transplantation
• High-risk kidney transplantation
• Chronic kidney disease management

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Hindi, and Tamil