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Dr Vasantha Kumar R S

Nephrologist

MBBS , JJM MEDICAL COLLEGE MYSORE-1981 MD(GEN MED), AH ( R& R) Delhi -1989 DM(Nephrology), PGIMER ,CHANDIGARH -1995

24 years experience overall

New No.1,old No.28,platform Road,near Mantri Mall,sheshadripuram,bengaluru, Bangalore

Specialities
  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Kidney Surgery
  • Kidney Transplant
Experience

Worked in Armed  forces Command Hospitals at Kolkata, Bengaluru  , Lucknow  and  Pune  from Jan 1999 to Apr 2015. These Hospitals have Full  fledge Nephrology Centres where in  Nephrology  Dept  with wards, OPD< Haemodialysis , CAPD CRRT Renal Transplant are carried out .

  •  Renal Transplant Centre – Was Instrumental  in obtaining sanctioned and starting RTC at  Kolkata and Lucknow  and carried out transplants at Bengaluru  and Pune . Appx 250  transplant were carried pout under my guidance including around 30 cadaver transplants . In one such cases , two  cadaver renal transplants were done back to back  at  command  Hospitals Bengaluru  on  23 Oct  2009 with  good  results.
  • Haemodialysis  Centre – At each of these command Hospitals  a state of the art dialysis  centre is functioning  with 400- 450    dialysis  being  carried  out monthly .
  • CAPD – Nearly  40 to 50 CKD  patients  are on CAPD in these  Command Hospitals  ,with good Quality  of life  and less complications . Every month CAPD workshops  were  conducted  to benefit  the patients.

 

 

Members ship
  • Medical Officer – Jun 1981 to Jun 1987 at forward  Army  Units  in Punjab, Rajasthan , J & K
  • medical Specialists – Oct 1989 to Jan 1994 at Military  Hospital Kota , rajasthan
  • Medical Specialist and  Nephrologist – Jan 1996 to Aug 2006 at Command Hospitals  in Kolkata , Bengaluru  and Lucknow.
  • Senior Advisor in Medicine and Nephrology  & HOD Nephrology – Aug 2006 to Mar 2011 at Command  Hospitals Lucknow & Bengaluru .
  • Consultant in Medicine  And Nephrology & HOD Medicine – Apr 2011 to  Jun 2013 At command  hospitals Pune.
  • Brig IC Adm & Commander Troops And Professor Dept of  Medicine – JUN 2013 to April 20145 At AFMC - Pune.
  • PMO – May 2015 to till date at HQ MC , IAF Nagpur

 

  • Medical Officer – Jun 1981 to Jun 1987 at forward  Army  Units  in Punjab, Rajasthan , J & K
  • medical Specialists – Oct 1989 to Jan 1994 at Military  Hospital Kota , rajasthan
  • Medical Specialist and  Nephrologist – Jan 1996 to Aug 2006 at Command Hospitals  in Kolkata , Bengaluru  and Lucknow.
  • Senior Advisor in Medicine and Nephrology  & HOD Nephrology – Aug 2006 to Mar 2011 at Command  Hospitals Lucknow & Bengaluru .
  • Consultant in Medicine  And Nephrology & HOD Medicine – Apr 2011 to  Jun 2013 At command  hospitals Pune.
  • Brig IC Adm & Commander Troops And Professor Dept of  Medicine – JUN 2013 to April 20145 At AFMC - Pune.
  • PMO – May 2015 to till date at HQ MC , IAF Nagpur

 

 

Certifications
  • Four Gold Medals from Mysore University For Scoring Highest Marks In the University
  • Sri  R Gundu Rao Gold Medal
  • Kumar Jyothi S Bondade Gold Medal
  • Sri  K Siddaramappa Commemoration Gold Medal
  • Sri R Ramshetty Gold Medal

Cash Prizes

Two for scoring highest Marks in Medicine

  • Dr L Ramakrishna Rao Memorial Mysore university  Golden jubilee cash Price
  • Rotary club of davanagere

 

Under AFMRC Project (Armed Forces Medical Research Commitee) ,a study  was conducted on Cyclosporine Monitoring in stable  renal transplant cases with the aim to readjust  the dose  to prolong the graft survival.

  • Renal Radionucleides at the cross roads – An over view with contemporary  procedures .Paper read in APICON 1990.RVS kumar, Yashpal , C Dhananjayan, B S Verma.
  • Acute Renal Failure  In Acute  Pancreatitis – Prevalence and Prognosis .Paper read In  APICON 1992.RVS Kumar , AK Hooda , Yashpal.
  • Intermitted Peritoneal Dialysis for acute renal failure in infants in developing countries – Paper Read in Asia Pacific Society  Of Nephrology  in 1994.B S Kohli, RSV kumar, A Barktaky , V Jha, K L Gupta , V Sakhuja.
  • Acute Renal Failure in falciparum malaria – Rick factors . Paper presented in APICON in 1989. RSV kumar, R Malik , PP verma
  • Cyclophosphomide v/s  Azothiaprime  in Class IV lupus nephritis. Published journal at Indian  Society  of Nephrology  1998. PP Verma , K V Baliga and RSV Kumar.
  • GM CSF As adjuvant to Hepatitis B Vaccination in chronic  renal Failure .Paper read in ISN  2001. Gokulnath , RSV Kumar.
  • Direct treatment  in elderly  Individuals – Guests Lectures  delivered  in CME ISAM 1989.
  • Antiphospholipid  antibody syndrome – Lecture delivered in CME Update in Medicine  Command Hospital Bengaluru 2001
  • Acute renal failure ,recent  advances ,Lecture  delivered  in CME API Karnataka Chapter 2001
  • Vasculitis  current  concepts ,medicines update – Command Hospital Bengaluru 2002
  • Renal Transplant – Kolkata experience ,MJAFI volume 8, July  2002. PP Verma , RSV Kumar , R Malik.
  • Bite the bullet – Graft Mucormycosis , transplantation  proceeding  Jun 2007  Volume 39, 1636-1639. A Pradhan , RSV kumar , Ghosh  AK .
  • Posterior reversible encephalophathy syndrome, post renal transplant – Association with CSF leak After epidural catheterization . Transplantation proceedings Jun 2009. A Pradhan , A Jairam , RSV Kumar.
  • Delayed  Kunis Syndrome after wasp Bite – Paper read In Indian Society Of  Nephrology  2008 Jairam  A , RSV Kumar , Ghosh AK.
  • Cyclosporine Level  Monitoring in Stable renal transplant recipients – AFMRC project submitted to MJAFI ,Sept 2008.

 

 

Services
  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
Languages spoken

English,Kannada

Gender

male

Apollo Hospitals Sheshadripuram

New No.1,old No.28,platform Road,near Mantri Mall,sheshadripuram,bengaluru, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560020