Dr. D. Arun Kumar

Designation:

Director, Department of Nephrology and Transplant Services

Unit:

Gachibowli and Banjara hills

Degrees:

MBBS, MD (Int. med) (SVIMS), DNB Nephrology

Years of Experience:

13 yrs

Service Offered:

  • 24*7 Nephro Emergency Services
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Post - Operative Healthcare
  • Paediatric Nephrology Unit
  • Critical Care Nephrology
  • Hemodialysis & HDF
  • SLED
  • Kidney Biopsy
  • Permanent Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion
  • Renal Angioplasty
Special Interest & Expertise:
  • Dialysis and Renal Transplant
Professional Membership
  • Member of Cardiology Society of India
  • Fellow of American college of Cardiology
  • Fellow of Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention
Credentials:
  • He completed his graduation from Dr NTR University of health sciences in 2010. He secured State second rank in the post graduate entrance examination held by Sri Venkateswara University. He has completed his MD internal medicine from the prestigious Sri Venkateswara Institute Medical Sciences, Tirupati.
  • His interest in kidney diseases propelled him to pursue his DNB in Nephrology. He had exhaustive experience in treating diabetic and thyroid disorders. He has attended many national conferences across India and always keeps himself updated with the current trends and latest information. He presented a concept note on the topic "Practical Approach to Breathlessness" at the National API conference held in Mumbai, 2017, which got published in that year's journal.
  • He has researched in evaluating and treating fever of unknown origin. He was actively involved in the management of kidney disease patients including kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients. His keen interest is in acute kidney injury and preventive nephrology. He is well versed in intubations, central venous catheter placement, peritoneal dialysis initiation and renal biopsies. He has done more than 120 kidney biopsies over the last 4 years. He believes that early detection of kidney diseases and prevention of progression of the disease is the need of the hour and strives to make a difference to his patient's general well being.