Dr. Jagdish K - Nephrology
Nephrologist
Dr. Jagdish K
Consultant – Nephrology
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre – Chennai
Qualification: MBBS, MD, DM
Clinical Expertise
Special Procedural Skills Acquired and Regularly Practiced:
- Percutaneous placement of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) catheters for patients of Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5
- Percutaneous placement of Permanent haemodialysis tunnelled catheters (permcaths) for patients of Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5
- Across the blood group renal transplants, Transplants in highly sensitised patients after desensitization, swap transplants
- Well acquainted with Temporary haemodialysis catheters, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, Lumbar puncture, arterial lines, renal biopsy
Special Interest:
- Glomerulonephritis
- Renal transplant across the blood group and in highly sensitised individuals
- Extracorporeal treatments
- Post-Transplant Infections
Experience
- 2007 – 2008: Pondicherry institute of medical Sciences, Pondicherry – Intern
- 2010 – 2013: Government Stanley medicalcollege,Chennai – General Medicine – Post-Graduate Registrar
- 2014 – 2017: Department of Nephrology,Christian Medical College Vellore – Nephrology Post-Graduate Registrar
- 2017 – 2018: Meenakshi hospital,Thanjavur, Consultant Nephrologist and transplant physician
Honors & Awards
Awards:
- Gold medal in General medicine and obstetrics and gynaecology in under graduation, Pondicherry university
- Departmental medal in General medicine – Government Stanley Medical college, 2013
- Dr. JCM SHASTRI AWARDfor excellence – Sponsored by Christian Medical college (Vellore) – 2017
Research & Publication
Reviewer for the following journals:
- Indian journal of nephrology
- Journal of Integrative Nephrology and Andrology
Involvement in research:
- Primary investigator in “Effect of double filtration plasmapheresis on various plasma components and patient safety”
- Primary investigator in “COAL – UF “study
Journal Publications:
- Jagdish K, Jacob S, Varughese S, David V, Mohapatra A, Valson A et al. Effect of doublefiltration plasmapheresis on various plasma components and patient safety: A prospectiveobservational cohort study. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 2017;27(5):377.
- Matthai S, Jacob S, Palak R, Jagdish K, Varughese S, Tamilarasi V. Crescentic C3 glomerulopathywithacquired partial lipodystrophy: An unusual cause of rapidly progressive renal failure. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 2017;60(2):290.
Extra-mural talks:
- Plenary speaker in “Experiences in double filtration plasmapheresis for renal indications” in 3rd Annual kidney congress in New York – October 2018
- Discrepancies in Peritoneal equilibration test – PD Scientia 2016 – Christian Medicalcollege Vellore.
- Languages : English , Hindi, Tamil
- Gender : Male