Dr P. Vikranth Reddy

Dr. P. Vikranth Reddy is a highly experienced Nephrologist with 28+ years of experience in complex kidney care and renal transplantation. His clinical expertise includes acute and chronic kidney failure, critical care nephrology, diabetic nephropathy, glomerular diseases, kidney stones, hyperoxaluria, paediatric kidney disorders, polycystic kidney disease and renal parenchymal diseases. He has extensive experience in Transplant Nephrology, including pre-transplant evaluation and care of kidney transplant recipients and living kidney donors, post-transplant long-term management, and pre-emptive kidney transplantation

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS – Dr. P.D.M. Medical College, Amaravati University, Maharashtra (1992–1997)
• MD (Internal Medicine) – Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University, Belgaum, Karnataka (1999–2002)
• DNB (Nephrology) – Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad (2004–2007)
• MNAMS – Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India

Professional Experience:

• Clinical Director & Sr. Consultant – Nephrology, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
• Consultant Nephrologist – CARE Hospitals & Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
• Nephrology Fellow – University of California at San Diego, California.
• Nephrology Fellow – VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, under an Academic Exchange Program.
• Registrar in Nephrology – Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad.
• Medical Registrar – Acute Medical Care Unit, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad.

Past Positions:

• Nephrology Fellow – University of California at San Diego, California (October–November 2009)
• Nephrology Fellow – VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Academic Exchange Program (March 2011)
• Registrar in Nephrology – Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad (2004–2007)
• Medical Registrar, Acute Medical Care Unit – Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad (January 2003–October 2003)

Research and Presentations:

• Infections in Hemodialysis Unit – Our Experience – SCISN-2005, Southern Chapter, Indian Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, Chennai.
• Post-Transplant Acute Pancreatitis – Treatment & Outcome – World Congress of Nephrology 2007, Rio de Janeiro.
• Is Induction a Necessary Strategy for Renal Transplantation? – Transplantation, 2008.
• Role of CAPD in Refractory CHF – Single Center Experience – Annual Conference of PDSI, Goa, 2009.
• Icodextrin – Effects on Residual Kidney Function – Annual Conference of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India, Goa, 2009.
• Strategies for the Use of PSI’s in Transplantation – Indian Society of Organ Transplantation Annual Conference, Varanasi, 2009.
• PD in AKI – Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine & International Critical Care Congress, Hyderabad, 2010.
• RRT in ICU – International Conference on CRRT, San Diego, 2010.
• Research on Lanthanum Carbonate in patients with hyperphosphatemia associated with chronic kidney disease.
• Research on Advagraf in patients undergoing kidney or liver transplantation in India.
• Research on Darbepoetin Alfa in patients with anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease.
• Post-marketing surveillance research on Hetero-Darbepoetin Alfa.

Publications:

• Is Induction a Necessary Strategy for Renal Transplantation – Transplantation Journal, 2008.
• Is the Profile of AKI Needing Intensive Care Changes in Developing Countries? – Blood Purification, 2009.
• Citrate Anticoagulation in CRRT – Blood Purification, 2010.
• Darbepoetin Alfa in Patients with Anaemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease – submitted to Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2017–18.
• Greater Frequency of Clinically Significant Bradycardia Than Ventricular Tachycardia in Hemodialysis Patients: Preliminary Results of the Monitoring in Dialysis (MiD) Study – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2014.

Awards and Achievements:

• Swamy Vivekananda Vishista Puraskaralu – 2014 – received at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad.
• Best Paper Award – “Infections in Hemodialysis Unit – Our Experience”, SCISN-2005.
• Ugadi Excellency Awards – 2018 – received at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad.
• Vaidya Siromani Award – 2018 – awarded on Doctors' Day.

Professional Memberships:

• International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Indian Academy of Nephrology (IAN)
• Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India (PDSI)
• Association of Physicians of India (API)
• Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI)
• National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
• Indian Society of Nephrology – Southern Chapter
• European Renal Association (ERA-EDTA)
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
• American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
• Hyderabad Nephrology Forum
• Telangana State Medical Council

Fellowships and Advanced Training:

• Nephrology Fellowship – University of California at San Diego, California.
• Nephrology Fellowship / Academic Exchange Program – VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Basic GCP Workshop Training – Quintiles, April 2011.