Prof. Dept. of Pediatric Nephrology at Children’s Kidney Center, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore. Former Head of the Department of Pediatrics, St. John’s, and started first DM (Pediatric Nephrology) MCI approved course in the country 2013.
Board certified in Pediatrics & Pediatric Nephrology (USA) –1985; MD, DCH (KEM Hospital, Mumbai) - 1979
Hon. Fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Indian Society of Nephrology
2007-2010 – Represented the Asian continent -- as the Assistant Secretary, on the governing council of International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)
2007-2013 – Asst. Secretary-General, Asian Pediatric Nephrology Association
Member of “IPNA strategic planning committee”.
Invited to deliver guest lectures at International Pediatric Nephrology Association meetings at Seattle, Adelaide and New York and Shanghai; also at International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis meeting at Montreal, Canada.
2012 - Delivered “Ross Oration” on Global Child Health at McGill University, Canada; also “Orations” at JIPMER and Goa Medical college
Pioneered international collaborations in Pediatric Nephrology.
Established Children’s Kidney Care Center at St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore – one of the leading centers in the country for pediatric nephrology, dialysis and transplantation.
Former - Chairperson for Indian Pediatric Nephrology Group, President of Bangalore Pediatric Society, Vice President of the Southern Chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology
Former Secretary and now, Vice Chairman – Zonal Coordination Committee of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka – for promotion of deceased donor transplant program.
Numerous publications in National & International Medical Journals.
Recipient of research grants from Canadian Institute of Health, Department of Bio-technology, ICMR -Indian Council of Medical Research and Recipient of a grant from Sir Ratan Tata trust for educational and training programs in Pediatric Nephrology.
Special interests – Teaching methodologies, development of training programs in Pediatric Nephrology (runs a one year fellowship program for last fifteen years in Pediatric Nephrology for pediatricians – recognized by Rajeev Gandhi University of Health Sciences, State of Karnataka & International Pediatric Nephrology Association; the trainees have established Pediatric Nephrology centers in different parts of the country), development of deceased donor transplant program in Bangalore & India., medical ethics, social aspects of health care.
