Dr Gokulnath

Nephrology

MBBS, DM - Nephrology, DNB - Nephrology, MD - General Medicine

33 yrs experience Bengaluru

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About Dr Gokulnath

Dr. Gokulnath is an eminent and senior Nephrologist with more than three decades of experience in the specialty. He has vast experience in the field of nephrology transplantation and was professor head of nephrology at St John's Medical College for over a decade before his present tenure at Apollo Hospitals. He has been the president of various professional bodies, important amongst which is the Indian Society of Peritoneal Dialysis and the Indian Society of Nephrology-Southern Chapter. He has been part of many national decision-making bodies in the field of nephrology & transplantation, as well as, has been a member and chair of committees drafting guidelines for treatment of kidney diseases for his contribution in the field of nephrology while serving in the Indian Air Force, he has received the presidential award from president of India in the year 2000 (VSM)

Expertise

Services offered

Hemodialysis (machine blood filtration treatment) Peritoneal Dialysis (dialysis through abdomen lining) Kidney Surgery (surgery for kidney diseases) Laparoscopic Nephrectomy (Kidney removal by laparoscopy) Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment (Long-term kidney disease treatment) Kidney Dialysis (Artificial blood filtration treatment) Kidney Failure Treatment (Severe kidney failure treatment) Ureteroscopy (ureter camera examination) Kidney Stone Treatment (kidney stone removal therapy)

Procedures

Adrenalectomy (adrenal gland removal surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSUniversity Of Mysore, India, none

DM - NephrologyChristian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, none

DNB - NephrologyNational Board of Examination, India, none

MD - General MedicinePune University, none

Work & experience

Senior Consultant Nephrologist & Director-Nephrology Services — Apollo HospitalThanesar Haryana
2014 – Present

Professor & Head, Nephrology — St. Johns Medical College And HospitalThanesar Haryana
2003 – 2014

Senior Advisor & HOD of Medicine & Nephrology — Indian Air ForceThanesar Haryana
2001 – 2003

Professor of Medicine / Nephrology & HOD, Nephrology — Indian Air ForceThanesar Haryana
1993 – 2001

Registrations & certifications

Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)

Awards & recognitions

First place in MBBSAward

SRS Gold Medal.Award

Best outgoing student -MBBSAward

Commendation by Chief of Air StaffAward

Vishisht Seva Medal from the President of IndiaAward

Best Scientific Paper Award – Indian Society of NephrologyAward

Elected Fellow-Indian Society of NephrologyAward

Awarded fellowship Royal College of PhysiciansAward

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