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Dr. Dilip Rangarajan

MBBS, MD (Gen-Medicine), DNB (Nephrology) FRCP (Glasgow)

Sr. Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician – Dept. of Nephrology & Group Medical Director, NU Hospitals

Experience : 39+ Years

Hospitals : NU Hospitals, Padmanabhanagar, Bengaluru

Specialities : Nephrology, General Nephrology, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Kidney Transplant, Renal (Kidney) Biopsy, Nephropathology, Preventive Nephrology, Plasmapheresis,

Know your doctor

Dr. Dilip Rangarajan completed his MBBS in 1985 from the prestigious Madras Medical College. He joined MD (General Medicine) at Madras Medical College in 1987 after topping the entrance examination for post-graduation in Tamil Nadu. His stint in Nephrology began in 1990 when he joined as a registrar in Nephrology department at Pandalai Hospital and Guest Hospital, Chennai. He successfully completed DNB Nephrology from Madras Medical College in 1994. He has headed the department of Nephrology at Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai from 1994 before taking over as head of department Nephrology at NU Hospitals in 2001. He is currently the Group Medical Director at NU Hospitals. He has vast experience in handling critical care Nephrology patients, haemodialysis patients and renal transplants. He has devised safety practices in haemodialysis which has considerably improved the quality of life in patients on haemodialysis. He does internal audits in various departments in the hospital pertaining to quality. He runs a DNB Nephrology programme at NU hospitals. He also runs a training programme for dialysis technicians (CMDT/DMDT and BSc Renal dialysis) at NU Hospitals. He has various presentations at regional/national and international forums and many publications at the national level. He holds memberships in the International Society of Nephrology, Indian Society of Nephrology, Indian Society of Nephrology-Southern Chapter, Indian Society of Organ Transplant, Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India, and Nephrology Association of Karnataka. On February 25th 2018, Dr. Dilip Rangarajan received honorary FRCP in Glasglow, UK.

Vision

Dr. Dilip says that at NU Hospitals, most of the doctors are full-time consultants and so they can pay undivided attention to the patients. The doctors look at all aspects of patient care. Further, minute details of patient care are examined and looked after.

He says that as per the core values of NU Hospitals, everything exists for the sake of the patient. These core values are emphasised at all levels to the doctors and the hospital staff.

To administer effective patient care, the doctor should understand the medical condition of the patient and take immediate action for treating it. Therefore, the doctor must be well-read and up-to-date. He or she must have a good grasp of the problem in the current existing modalities of therapy for the problem.

Dr. Dilip says that compassionate patient care requires the doctor to understand and empathise with the patient.

He says effective medical care can be ensured through putting systems in place. The doctors and hospital staff at every level in NU Hospitals follow standard operating protocols so that the patient is provided care that is effective and seamless across departments and levels. Continuous checking is done to ensure that these standard operating protocols are being adhered to correctly.

Awards and Recognition

Dr. NC Talwalkar Oration - Nephrology Association of Karnataka (2018)
Honoured as Stalwarts - Indian Society of Nephrology (2020)
Iconic Healthcare Leader Award - Dynergic Business Solution: Golden Aim Awards (2022)

Clinical Experience

Experience In Clinical Trials

An open-label prospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of RHUEPO (CIMAB, Cuba) in patients either on dialysis or non-dialysis for the management of Anemia in chronic kidney disease. Principal investigator – Dr. Dilip Rangarajan in the year 2005
GRID Study in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School. Principal investigator – Dr. Dilip Rangarajan in the year 2011.
A phase 3 multicenter, randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled stud evaluating the safety and efficacy of Roxadustat for the treatment of Anemia in chronic kidney disease patients not on dialysis

Professional Experience

Transplants since 1990

Live/Deceased Related Renal Transplants
Cadaveric Renal Transplant

Dialysis

Active CAPD Programme
Haemodialysis 45-50/Day

Renal Biopsies

25-30/month

Professional Membership

Indian Society of Nephrology – ID 514
Southern Chapter of Indian Nephrology Association
Nephrology Association of Karnataka
International Society of Nephrology
National Kidney Foundation
European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)
NUTS of SAARC – LM178

Presentations

PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Chairing sessions in Conferences):

INTERNATIONAL:

Paper presented on Effectiveness of safety practices in the Haemodialysis unit at NU Hospitals in ISN world congress of Nephrology at Mexico on 21-25^th April 2017.

NATIONAL:

Ramalingam,Ramprasad;Patro ,Kiran Chandra;Ramakrishnan,S;Rangarajan,Dilip Collateral Circulation-: “Hand of God”. Salvaging the Transplant Kidney! Indian journal of Transplantation 17(1);p 148-150,Jan-MAR 2023
CHAIRING SSSION, Chaired the CPC session at ISNSC CON 2023 at coimbatore
Ullur AR, Modi SV, Nayak NM, Santanaraman R,Rangarajan D, Subramanian P. Bilateral superior parathyroid adenoma postkidney donation: A riddle, well, solved!! - A case report. Indian J Transplant 2021; 15:184-7.
Dilip Rangarajan, Ramprasad Ramalingam, Ramakrishnan S, Kiran Chandra Patro. Safety Practices in Haemodialysis Unit. Journal of The Association of Physicians of India. July 2020; 68(7):74.

Chaired session on phosphorus lowering in CKD at ISNCON Bhuvaneshwar. 20-23 Dec 2018
Poster presentation on 1.Fractures in patients on dialysis.2.Early Arteriovenous fistula creation – a myth or truth at ISNCON Bhuvaneshwar. 20-23 Dec 2018.
Presented a paper on Effectiveness of safety practices in Haemodialysis Unit at ISNCON,15-18^th Dec 2016, Mumbai.
Poster Presentation on Comparative study of patients less than and more than 60 years on maintenance hemodialysis in 46th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. 17-20^th December 2015
Poster presentation on Hyponatremia in a tertiary care Nephrology Urology unit in 46th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. 17-20^th December 2015.
Chaired a session on 25 years of PD in India past, present and future in PD college at St.Johns medical college, Bangalore.1st August 2015
Chaired a session: Approach to a sensitized renal transplant patient in Dr.Mishra, Head Transplant Immunology Lalpath labs on behalf of NAK at Hotel Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore. -30th July 2015
Invited lecture in ISNSCCON 35th annual meeting by Dr. Dilip on CKD – Impact on Nervous System.-February 13th – 15th 2015
Co-author for at Indian Society of Nephrology 45^th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology at Kolkata, December 18th – 21st 2014-oroposter presentation
Membranous nephropathy our experience Comparison of efficacy of Tacrolimus vs. Cyclosporine based immunosuppressive regimes in renal transplant recipients
Moderator for poster session at Indian Society of Nephrology 45^th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology at Kolkata, December 18th – 21st 2014
Chaired a session on Familial renal disease on 1-8-14 at ISRTPCON 2014 (7th international CME in renal pathology and annual conference of ISRTP) at JSS Medical College, Mysore, August 1^st 2014
Co-authored for Oral-poster presentation – “Why is arteriovenous fistula getting delay” in the ISNSC 2014 held at Bangalore on 16thFeb, 2014.
Co-authored for Oral-poster presentation – “Areteriovenous fistula interventions – are they successfully” in the ISNSC 2014 held at Bangalore on 16th Feb 2014.
Co-authored for Oro-poster presentation -“urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract abnormalities in renal transplant recipients” at SCISN 2014 – Bangalore, held on 20th Feb 2014 (Received the 1st prize).
Co-authored for oro-poster Presentation – “Vascular access audit” in the ISNCON 2013 held at New Delhi on 14th December 2013
Author for oro-poster presentation “Comparative study of diabetic and non diabetic end stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis” in the ISNCON 2013 held at New Delhi on 13th Dec 2013.
Co-authored for Oral Presentation – “Antibiogram of culture-positive urine isolates” (Got the first prize in general Nephrology category) & Co-author for Poster Presentation – “CMV disease in renal transplant recipients” (Got the third prize) at SCISN-2013 held at Vijayawada on 9th & 10th Feb 2013.
Co-authored for Oral Presentation – “ICU admissions in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease” AND “Renal Transplantation in ADPKD – our experience” on ISNSCCON 2012, Chennai on 2nd – 5th February 2012.
Co-author for Poster Presentation “Recovery of Renal Function in Obstructive Renal Failure” on ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 12th February to 14th February 2010.
Co-author for Oral Presentation “Fistulogram the management of AVF complications” on ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 12th February to 14th February 2010 – Best Paper Award.
Prevention of progression of CKD recent advances in management – CME in Nephrology Department of Nephrology – St. John’s Medical College at Hotel Atria International, Bangalore.- May 2009
SCISN: Mysore February 2008. Poster: Nutritional status of patients on Haemodialysis. Oral: Haemodialysis in elderly. Oral: IGAN – our experience.
ISOT: Chronic Allograft dysfunction – Oral Paper, October 2007
3-year survival in live related renal transplant –SCISN, Hyderabad, 2007
Renal abscess-analysis- SCISN, Hyderabad, 2007
Infections in PTDM-SCISN, Hyderabad, 2007
Renal transplant in diabetes mellitus-ISOT, Ahmedabad, 2006
CAPD-our experience-ISNCON, Cochin, 2005,An analysis of adult DPGN-ISNCON, Cochin, 2005
Crescentic GN-our experience-SCISN, Chennai, 2005
Nutritional status of patients on Maintenance haemodialysis-9 month follow up-SCISN, Chennai, 2005
An analysis of adult DPGN-ISNCON, Cochin, 2005
Tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients-ISOT, MUMBAI, 2004
Audit of transplant kidney biopsy-SCISN, Mangalore, 2004
Prevalence of dental diseases in ESRD patients – SCISN, Mangalore, 2004
Psychosocial problems in patients with ESRD on maintenance haemodialysis- SCISN, Mangalore, 2004
Urinary tract infection in the immediate post renal transplant period-ISNCON, Vishakhapatnam, 2003.
Urinary tract infection-Early post renal transplant period-ISOT, Hyderabad, 2003
Mortality of patients with chronic renal failure on maintenance haemodialysis –SCISN, Coimbatore, 2003
CVVHD-our experience- SCISN, Coimbatore, 2003
Acute renal failure-a prospective study –SCISN, Tirupathi, 2002
Dietary pattern & dietary awareness of patients on maintenance haemodialysis-SCISN Tirupathi, 2002
“Subjective Global Assessment of Nutritional Status of Patients on Maintenance Haemodialysis” 20th Annual Conference of Southern Chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology, Goa 2000
“Tuberculosis in Patients on Maintenance Haemodialysis”, the Annual Conference of Southern Chapter of the Indian Society of Nephrology Hyderabad, February 1998.
“Acute Renal Failure Due To Leptospirosis”, the Annual Conference of Southern Chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology Kottayam, February 1997.
“Acute Renal Failure – A 13 Month Experience in a Community Hospital” the Annual Conference of the Southern Chapter of the Indian Society of Nephrology, Bangalore, February 1996.
“Lupus Nephritis”, The 13th Annual Conference of the Southern Chapter of the Indian Society of Nephrology Mysore, May 1994.
“Ischemic Renal Disease” Asia Pacific Conference of Nephrology New Delhi, December 1992.

REGIONAL:

Clinicopathological case discussion at ISNSCCON 2018 at Hyderabad. 9-11^th February 2018
Presented paper on Safety practices in hemodialysis at Trichy,ISNSC 2016
Chaired a session on 25 years of PD in India past, present and future in PD college at St.Johns medical college, Bangalore. 1^st August 2015
Invited lecture in ISNSCCON 35th annual meeting on CKD - Impact on Nervous System. February 13^th – 15^th 2015
Co-authored Oral-poster presentation in the ISNSC 2014 held at Bangalore on 16^th Feb, 2014
Why is arteriovenous fistula getting delay
Areteriovenous fistula interventions – are they successfully
Chaired the session on - Haemodialysis-daily to twice weekly- a practical approach at 34th Annual Conference of the ISNSC 2014 held at Bangalore on 16^th Feb, 2014
Co-authored Oro-poster presentation -“urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract abnormalities in renal transplant recipients” at ISNSC 2014 – Bangalore, held on 20^th Feb, 2014
Co-authored Oral Presentation – “Antibiogram of culture positive urine isolates” (Got the first prize in general nephrology category) & Co-author for Poster Presentation – “CMV disease in renal transplant recipients” (Got the third prize) at SCISN-2013 held at Vijayawada on 9^th & 10^th Feb 2013.
Chaired & Judge for Transplant related free paper session at the “33^rd Annual Conference of the ISNSC-2013 held at Vijayawada, February 2013
Co-authored Oral Presentation - "ICU admissions in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease" AND "Renal Transplantation in ADPKD - our experience" on ISNSCCON 2012, Chennai on 2^nd – 5^th February 2012
Chaired a free paper session & Judge for free paper session at the ISNSC 32nd annual conference at Chennai, February 2012.
Invited lecture on “Critical Care Nephrology” at ISNSC Annual conference at Thirussur, Kerala on 12 February, 2011.
Co-author for Poster Presentation “Recovery of Renal Function in Obstructive Renal Failure” on ISNSC 2010, Pondicherry on 12^th February to 14^th February 2010.
Invited on “Quiz to the Nephrology PG’s” at ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 12^th February to 14^th February 2010.
Co-author for Oral Presentation “Fistulogram the management of AVF complications ” on ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 12^th February to 14^th February 2010 – Best Paper Award.
Poster: Nutritional status of patients on Haemodialysis. Oral: Haemodialysis in elderly
Oral: IGAN - our experience February 2008. ISNSC: Mysore February 2008
Paper presented: 3 year survival in live related renal transplant –ISNSC, Hyderabad, 2007
Renal abscess-analysis- ISNSC, Hyderabad, 2007
Infections in PTDM-ISNSC, Hyderabad, 2007
Journal Scan – Speaker in Feb 2007, ISNSC,Hyderabad. February 2007
Papers presented: Crescentic GN-our experience-ISNSC, Chennai, 2005.Nutritional status of patients on Maintenance haemodialysis-9 month follow up- ISNSC, Chennai, 2005
Papers presented: Audit of transplant kidney biopsy-ISNSC, Mangalore, 2004
Prevalence of dental diseases in ESRD patients - ISNSC, Mangalore, 2004
Psychosocial problems in patients with ESRD on maintenance haemodialysis- ISNSC, Mangalore, 2004
Papers presented: a) Mortality of patients with chronic renal failure on maintenance haemodialysis b) CVVHD-our experience- ISNSC, Coimbatore, 2003
Papers presented: a) Acute renal failure-a prospective study b) Dietary pattern & dietary awareness of patients on maintenance haemodialysis-ISNSC Tirupathi, 2002

Publications

Publication

Ullur AR, Modi SV, Nayak NM, Santanaraman R,Rangarajan D, Subramanian P. Bilateral superior parathyroid adenoma postkidney donation: A riddle, well, solved!! - A case report. Indian J Transplant 2021; 15:184-7.
Dilip Rangarajan, Ramprasad Ramalingam, Ramakrishnan S, Kiran Chandra Patro. Safety Practices in Haemodialysis Unit. Journal of The Association of Physicians of India. July 2020; 68(7):74.
Article: Kidneys and the vital roles they play. Spice Route Magazine. Oct 2018.(Article) Kiran Chandra Patro, S Ramakrishnan, Roopa J, R Dilip. Comparison of Patient and Graft Survival in Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine based immunosuppressive regimes in renal transplant recipients – Single –Center experience from South India. Indian Journal of Transplantation.2018July;12(3):165-8. (Review Article)
Case report: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in Children. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2016; 27(6):1242-45.
Book chapter on “Autonomic Nervous System” book entitled “Prescribing Drugs in Renal Diseases”
Survival analysis of patients on maintenance hemodialysis; Indian J Nephrol Volume 24; No.4: 2014: Pp 206-213
A study of the impact of cost-effective nutritional supplement in patients on maintenance hemodialysis; Indian J Nephrol Volume 24; No.4; 2014: Pp 222-225
Acute Renal Failure in Diabetes Mellitus (Prospective Study); J Nephrol Ther Volume 3, No 3: 2013
Membranous Nephropathy and Graves’ Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review; J Nephrol Ther 3: 133: 2013
Native Valve Escherichia coli endocarditis following urosepsis: Indian Journal of Nephrology Volume 23, No.3:2013: Pp 232-234
Post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy causing acute renal failure; Indian Journal of Nephrology 2009; 19; 74-76
Syndrome of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis; JAPI VOL. 57: 2009: Pp 177-179
Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture Mimicking Acute Renal Failure: Indian Journal of Nephrology Vol. 18 No. 1: 2008: Page 26-27
“Subjective Global Assessment of Nutritional Status of Patients on Maintenance Haemodialysis.” Indian Journal of Nephrology: 10. 2000. Pp 163-166.
“Acute Renal Failure Following Alcohol And Nsaid” Indian Journal of Nephrology, Vol 9, No.2, 1999, Pp 59-60.

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