Dr. Diwakar Naidu Gajjala

Qualifications:

• MBBS (2000 - 2006) Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool.
• MD, General Medicine (2008 - 2010), SVRR GGH, Tirupati
• DM, Nephrology (2011 - 2014), Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad.

Experience:

• Lecturer in department of nephrology since sep 2014.
• Senior resident in department of internal medicine and critical care in CARE hospital, banjara hills. 2011-2012

Teaching Experience

• Undergraduates from 2008 - 2010
• Postgraduates from 2011 -  2014
•  Central vein catherisation
• Cuffed – perm catheter
• Uncuffed- temporary dialysis catheter
• Percutaneous CAPD catheter placement
• Fistulogram
• Percutaneous renal biopsy (native and allograft)
• Renal transplantation
• Dialysis modalities like CRRT, SLED, HEMODIALYSIS, HEMOPERFUSION, PLASMAPHERESIS, CAPD, CCPD.
• Acute Peritoneal dialysis.
• Management of diabetic nephropathy, hypertension and other glomerular diseases.
• Intensive care Nephrology
• Pediatric Nephrology

Publications:

• Author - Granulomatous interstitial nephritis- case series Indian journal of nephrology, dec-2013
• Author - Nitrofurotoin induced interstitial lung disease to Indian journal of nephrology. Mar 2015
• Co author - Risk factors that determine removal of the catheter in bacterial peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis.peritoneal dialysis international mar-apr 2014
• Co-author - Peritonitis due to nontuberculous mycobacterium. Indian journal of nephrology nov 2013.
• Co-author- Ten year follow up of erythropoietin induced autoimmune pure red cell aplasia. Indian journal of nephrology july 2013
• Co-author - Peritoneal equilibration test: A single center data from India. Indian journal of nephrology mar 2013
• Co-author - Multiple ring enhancing lesions in brain due to disseminated Zygomycosis in a renal transplant recipient.nephrology jun 2013
• Co-auhtor - Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a renal transplant recipient. Int Urol Nephrol. 2013 Apr.
• Co-author - A 2 year follow-up study of patients of automated peritoneal dialysis. Sep 2013, Indian journal of Nephrology.
• Co-author - Pneumatoceles following septicaemia due to uncuffed internal jugular vein catheter. Sep 2013, Indian journal of Nephrology.

Talk Delivered:

Conference paper presentations

• Platform presentation in ISNCON2011 - 10-year follow-up of end stage renal disease patients on CAPD.
• Poster presentation in ISNCON 2011 - Role of prednisolone and Cytotoxic agents in IgA Nephropathy.
• Platform presentations in ISNSCON 2012 - Role of prednisolone and Cyclophosphomide in IgA Nephropathy A Case series on Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis(GIN)
• Poster presentation in ISNSCON 2012 - Atypical mycobacterial (Mycobacterium fortuitum) infection in a renal transplant recipient. Brown tumours in a renal transplant recipient Acute cortical necrosis due to oral contraceptive pills
• Poster in ISNCON 2012 - Watermelon stomach
• Platform presentation in ISNCON 2013 - Mapping of kidney Diseases Nitrofurantoin induced Interstitial lung disease Infections in renal allograft recipients