DR VIDYASHANKAR P

Dr. Vidyashankar 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. Carrying with him a rich experience of 18 years. 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 the Indian Society of Nephrology, a Member of the International Society of Nephrology and also a Member of the 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 predialysis 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.