Dr. Ravindra Prabhu Attur
Professor
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Department of Nephrology
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Professor
Head of Unit Nephrology
Coordinator Clinical Epidemiology Unit MAHE
Appointed as Co Director Cochrane Affiliate center since 28 Jan 2022
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Nephrology | |
| Nephrology | |
| Nephrology |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FASN- Fellow of American Society of Nephrology | Nephrology | 2019 | |
| DNB | Nephrology | Christian Medical College, Vellore | April 2000 |
| DM | Nephrology | Christian Medical College, Vellore | March 2000 |
| MD | General Medicine | B J Medical College, Pune | June 1996 |
| MBBS | Bangalore Medical College | March 1991 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Professor | 01/01/2008- Till date | |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Associate Professor | 25/04/2003 - 01/01/2008 | |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 18/04/2000 - 24/04/2003 | |
| CMC Vellore | Registrar | Jan 1998 - Jan 2000 | |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Assistant Professor, Nephrology | September 1997 to January 1998 | |
| Manipal Hospital, Bangalore | Registrar- Medical ICU | May 1997 - August 1997 | |
| Manipal Hospital, Bangalore | Registrar-Nephrology | July 1996 to April 1997 | |
| Apollo Hospitals, Chennai | Resident- Medicine | June 1991 - May 1993 | |
| Cosmopolitan Hospital, Trivandrum | Junior Doctor | April 1991 - May 1991 |
Effectiveness of a modular educational intervention on patient outcomes among maintenance haemodialysis patients of coastal Karnataka- A randomized control trial
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Brief Overview: To study effectiveness of modules of education in maintenance haemodialysis on outcomes
Comparison of pharmacokinetic principles of anti-Tubercular Drugs in Tuberculosis(TB) patients with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD)
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Funding Agency : ICMR
Brief Overview: To compare adverse effects of anti-tubercular drugs in CKD with those without CKD and drug levels of ATT drugs
Progression and Cardio Vascular outcomes of Chronic kidney disease in a community: A pharmaco epidemiologic perspective
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Funding Agency: Griffith University
Brief Overview: Follow up of a community cohort of CKD identified earlier for cardiovascular outcomes and identify any new CKD cases among their relations
Fluid Structure interaction studies on abdominal aorta. Origins and courses of renal artery
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Brief Overview: Engineering project to study fluid dynamics in renal stenosis models
Pharmacometric and pharmacogenomics integration for precision dosing of tacrolimus.
Co guide
Brief overview: Tacrolimus drug levels in patients correlated with Pharmacogenomics
To identify risk factors associated with Sudden Death in Chronic Kidney Disease patients undergoing Haemodialysis.
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Brief Overview: To identify risk factors for sudden death and develop a mortality prediction model in patients of CKD 5D on maintenance dialysis
Validity of uTWEAK as a Urinary Biomarker in Lupus Nephritis
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Brief Overview: To check validity of Utweak as a urinary biomarker for SLE Nephritis disease activity
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Clinical Nephrology
Area of Expertise
Clinical Nephrology
Area of Research
Clinical Nephrology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Member-Indian Society of Nephrology
American Society of Nephrology
ERA-EDTA - European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Fellow of American Society Of Nephrology
Pre-transplant risk factors for renal allograft dysfunction at one year in Indian patients
2001-01-01 Prabhu AR John GT Shankar V Thomas PP Abi Abraham M Jeyaseelan L Jacob CK
Natl Med J India
Protein thiol oxidation and lipid peroxidation in patients with uraemia
2004-01-01 Prakash M Upadhya S Prabhu R
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation
Serum non-transferrin bound iron in haemodialysis patients not receiving intravenous iron
2005-01-01 Prakash M Upadhya S Prabhu R
Clinicachimicaacta.
Platelet count to spleen diameter ratio for the diagnosis of esophagealvarices: Is it feasible
2008-01-10 Baig WW Nagaraja MV Varma M Prabhu AR
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Combined mucormycosis and candidiasis of the cecum presenting as a right iliac fossa mass in a patient with chronic kidney disease travel medicine and infectious Disease
2008-19-03 Baig WW Prabhu AR Natraj KS Mathew M
Travel Medicine
Serumparaoxonase activity and protein thiols in chronic renal failure patients
2008-01-01 Prakash M Shetty JK Rao L Sharma S Rodrigues A Prabhu AR
Indian journal of Nephrology
Determination of urinary peptides in patients with proteinuria
2008-01-10 Prakash M Shetty JK Dash S Barik BK Sarkar A Prabhu AR
Indian journal of Nephrology
Urinary protein thiols in different grades of proteinuria
2008-01-10 Prakash M Shetty JK Dash S Barik BK Sarkar A Awanthi SM Prabhu AR
Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical profile of lupus nephritis
2012-01-01 Srinivas Kosuru
Prospective study of biopsy proven lupus nephritis.
Cardio renal syndrome
2012-01-01 Rajeevalochan Parthasarathy
Prospective study of cardio renal syndrome.
Role of NGAL in AKI prediction
2010-01-01 Saleema Umeer
Prospective study to assess role of urine NGAL in predicting AKI after cancer chemotherapy.
Effect of intravenous iron on oxidant activity
2011-01-01 Suman Karanth
Prospective study of effect of intravenous iron on oxidative stress parameters in blood.
Glomerular filtration rate in normal population
2010-01-01 Leenas Equira
Study of GFR in normal population.