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Dr. Ramakrishnan S.

Nephrology

MBBS, MD (Gen-Medicine), DM (Nephrology)

Sr. Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician - Head of Department of Nephrology, NU Hospitals

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Dr. S. Ramakrishnan is a Senior Consultant Nephrologist and is the Head of department Nephrology at NU Hospitals, Bangalore completed MBBS in Thanjavur Medical College in 1985 and postgraduate in General Medicine in Stanley Medical College Chennai in 1990. He is interested in all branches of General Medicine and chose Nephrology for further specialization as this field had a connection with all other branches of General Medicine. He completed the higher speciality course in Madras medical College in 1995. After a brief experience as Tutor of Nephrology in a teaching hospital and subsequently as Specialist in Nephrologist in a Middle East country, he joined NU Hospitals in 2004. His special interest includes the evolution of better infection control practices and safety practices in the patient’s environment and demography of patients with kidney disease. With significant help from the Hospital, a number of policies and protocols on infection control have been developed and implemented. One of the major outcomes of these practices was significant reduction in the incidence of Hepatitis C infection, a blood-borne viral infection that can be transmitted among patients on maintenance haemodialysis (this infection had been a Nephrologists’ nightmare until the development of newer antiviral drugs for the treatment a couple of years ago) over the past few years.

ISNCON 2017 New Delhi – December 2017 – Poster presentations:

  • Hospital admissions for patients on maintenance dialysis
  • Clinical audit on management of CLABSI

    • Academic Activities

      Continuing Medical Education – Maldives – November 2017 – delivered talks

      Continuing Medical Education – Nephrology Rheumatology – Bangalore – March 2017 – delivered talk on

      • on Interstitial nephritis in autoimmune diseases – management

      ISNSCCON 2017 Pondicherry – February 2017

      • Co author for oral presentation on MRSA prevalence and use of Vancomycin in a tertiary care Nephrology Urology Hospital
        (won best paper award)

      ISOT 2016 – Chandigarh – Author for Oro poster presentations on

      • Dialysis after renal allograft loss: Our Experience
      • Outcome of renal transplantation in Ig A nephropathy

      ISN SC 2016 Trichy – February 2016

      • Oral presentation on Renal allograft loss: a single-center experience – awarded second prize
      • Author for oral presentation on Comparison of outcomes on Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine based immunosuppressive
        regimes in renal transplant recipients ISNSCCON 35th Annual Conference in Calicut – awarded second prize

      Other Academic Activities:

      • Invited on “Quiz to the DNB PG’s” at ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 12th February to 14th February 2010
      • Invited for a talk on “Journal Scan” at ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 14th February 2010
      • Invited for a talk on “Metabolic acidosis in critically ill” at NEPHSIL 2010, Madurai, October 2010

    Interests/Goals

    Special Interests

    Acid-base and electrolyte disorders, and kidney transplantation

    Career Goals:

    Dr. Ramakrishnan wishes to improve outcomes (both in quantity and quality) for patients with chronic kidney disease and in prevention of worsening of renal function.

    Publications

    • 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
    • Membranous Nephropathy and Graves’ Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review; J Nephrol Ther 3: 133. doi:10.4172/2161-0959.1000133
    • Post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy causing acute renal failure; Indian Journal of Nephrology 2009; 19; 74-76
    • Syndrome of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis; JAPI 57: 2009; 177-179

    Papers Presented

    • ‘Pulmonary Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients’
    • ‘Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Recipients’
    • ‘Primary Hyperoxaluria – Our Experience’
    • ‘Post-transplant Survival in the Lower Socio-economic Strata’
    • ‘Lupus Nephritis – Our Experience’
    • ‘Post-transplant Diabetes Mellitus’
    • ‘3 Year Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients’
    • ‘Mortality in Diabetic Renal Transplant Recipients’
    • HD in elderly
    • IgA Nephropathy – Our experience
    • Assessment of Nutritional status in HD patients
    • Made a presentation on ‘HIV and Kidney’ in the Third Think Kidney Symposium in Muscat
    • 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 in the management of AVF complications ” on ISNSCCON 2010, Pondicherry on 12th February to 14th February 2010.
    • Presented a talk on “Renal Interstitial Fibrosis – Newer Insights” AND free papers on “ICU admissions in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease” AND “Renal Transplantation in ADPKD – our experience” on ISNSCCON 2012, Chennai on 2nd – 5th February 2012

    Professional Membership

    • Life member of the Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
    • Member of the Southern Chapter – Indian Society of Nephrology (SC-ISN)

    Experience in Clinical Trails

    • 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. Co investigator – Dr.Ramakrishnan in the year 2005
    • GRID Study in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School. Co investigator – Dr.Ramakrishnan in the year 2011

    TESTIMONIALS

    listens to the patients’ problems and respects his and his family feelings when under traumatic conditions, details every minute issues, consequences. over all gives comfort zone to the patient. Mr.Ramamurthy B S

    Very good doctor, explain well and speak politely and helps understand the proper diet and the result also is good, also during regular check-up doctor explain us the improvement from last visit to this visit and also explain us our improvement areas, overall Good. Shehla

    Recently i have visited nu hospitals at Rajajinagar with my uncle, who is suffered lot from the Kidney stone, he was meet Dr. Ramakrishna who had cared my uncle in such way, given good treatment in the medicines... after some day he was relaxed from the pain and now he is OK with his kidney stone. Suresh Kumar C

    Good communication, friendly understands the condition of the patient and advises properly what needs to be done. Zareen Taj

    Well informed and kind behaviour. Had the patience to explain the route cause, consequences etc with care... senior doctor with very good experience. Soumya

    Visited for my grandfather,his age is 87 doctor did all the tests and everything went good when he described the report and said about the precautions and loved his explanations. Syed Ahsan

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