Dr Vidyashankar P

Nephrology

MBBS, DNB - Paediatrics, DM - Nephrology

19 yrs experience Bengaluru

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About Dr Vidyashankar P

Dr. Vidyashankar P. is the Lead Consultant Nephrologist. Underwent Nephrology training from prestigious Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai under the renowned nephrologists, Dr. Alan F Almeida and Dr. N.K Hase. He is a Baxter Scienticia Scholar in CAPD University of Bejing. He excels in Percutaneous CAPD catheter insertion and Perm catheter insertion. Dr. Vidyashankar’s expertise is in Critical care Nephrology, Transplantation, CAPD and Pediatric Nephrology. He is an active Member of Indian Society of Nephrology, Member of International Society of Nephrology and also a Member of European Dialysis and Transplantation Association. Having an appreciable number of publications and paper presentations nationally and internationally. Dr. Vidyashankar was involved in numerous research programs such as, Validity of Iron studies in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in the presence of inflammation of hemodialysis and pre-dialysis patients, Efficacy and safety of Lanthanum carbonate in the management of hyperphosphatemia of chronic kidney disease, Factors determining the inflammatory state in hemodialysis patients: a cross sectional study and etc..

Expertise

Specializations

Nephrologist/Renal Specialist Pediatric Nephrologist

Services offered

Peritoneal Dialysis (dialysis through abdomen lining) Dialysis (Hemodialysis) (machine-based blood filtration treatment) Acute Kidney Injury (Acute Renal Failure) (Sudden kidney function failure) Chronic Kidney Disease (Long-term kidney disease care) Hematuria Treatment (treatment for blood in urine) Nephrectomy (kidney removal surgery) Proteinuria (protein in urine condition) Urinary Tract Infection Treatment (urine infection treatment) Electrolyte Disorders (abnormal body salt levels) Hypertension Treatment (high blood pressure treatment) Malignancy (Cancerous tumor condition) Urinary Tract Obstruction (treatment for blocked urine flow) Diabetic Kidney Disease (diabetes kidney complication care) Nephrology ICU (kidney critical care unit) Transplant Nephrology (kidney transplant care) Nephrology OPD Consultation (Kidney specialist consultation) Critical Care Nephrology (kidney ICU care) Kidney Transplant (kidney replacement surgery) Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) (home dialysis treatment) Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (high abdominal pressure emergency) Acetaminophen-Induced Nephrotoxicity (kidney damage from paracetamol) Acute Kidney Failure (sudden kidney shutdown) Acute Kidney Injury (sudden kidney damage) Acute Lobar Nephronia (localized kidney infection) Acute Phosphate Nephropathy (kidney damage from phosphate) Acute Tubular Necrosis (kidney tubule cell damage) APRT Deficiency (rare genetic kidney disorder) Pediatric Hypertension (High blood pressure in children) Pediatric Kidney Failure (Kidney failure in children) Glomerulonephritis (kidney filter inflammation)

Procedures

Plasmapheresis (blood plasma filtering treatment) Kidney Biopsy (kidney tissue sample test) Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) (Continuous kidney support therapy) Dialysis (blood filtering kidney treatment) Lithotripsy (kidney stone breaking treatment) Stone Removal (urinary stone removal surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSGULBARGA UNIVERSITY, none

DNB - PaediatricsDNB board, New Delhi, none

DM - NephrologyUniversity of Mumbai, Mumbai, none

Work & experience

Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician — Vikarm HospitalThanesar Haryana
2008 – 2016

Professor and Head of Nephrology — Rajarajeshwari Medical College HospitalThanesar Haryana
2007 – Present

Senior Consultant — Davita Nephrolife Care India Pvt LimitedThanesar Haryana
2011 – Present

Lead Consultant in Nephrology and Transplantation — ASTER CMI HospitalThanesar Haryana
2016 – Present

Registrations & certifications

Karnataka Medical CouncilKarnataka Medical Council

International Society of Nephrology (ISN)International Society of Nephrology (ISN)

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

european society of dialysis and transplanationeuropean society of dialysis and transplanation

Awards & recognitions

Third Position In The Mbbs Final Examination Conducted By The Gulbarga University, Karnataka.Award

Winner Of Indian Academy Of Pediatrics Quiz At Zonal Level, 1999 (Bangalore), Held By Indian Academy Of Pediatricians.Award

Winner Of The First Prize In National Neonatology Forum Quiz At Zonal Level, 2001 (Trichur), Held By Indian Academy Of Pediatricians.Award

Secured All India Rank 1 In Dm Entrance Examination Conducted By Directorate Of Medical Education, Maharashtra.Award

Winner Of The First Prize In Nephropathology Quiz At The Renal Pathology National Work Shop (2006) Held In MumbaiAward

Khurdeshji Bhurjis Best Research Paper In Isn West Zone 2006 For Determinants Of Inflammation In Hemodialysis Patients.Award

First Position In Dm Nephrology Examination-mumbai UniversityAward

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