Dr. Mahesh E
Director – Ramaiah Institute of Nephro-Uro Sciences
MBBS, DNB (Gen. Med.), DrNB (Nephrology), MAMS, FRCP (UK), FISN
25 Years Experience
SPECIALITY
Nephrology
Overview
Dr. Mahesh started his career in Nephrology at Govt. General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1999. He has been with Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, since December 2001, where he has been associated for more than 25 years in various capacities as a teaching faculty and Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician.
Dr. Mahesh is currently serving as Director – Ramaiah Institute of Nephro-Uro Sciences & has been actively involved in training undergraduates and postgraduates in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He has performed more than 700 transplants including high risk cases which includes 9 HIV positive patients. He has vast experience in Hemodialysis and in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis. He has been instrumental in starting one of the biggest dialysis units in the city of Bengaluru.
Area of Expertise
- Glomerular diseases
- Tropical Nephrology
- Pregnancy associated kidney diseases
- Refractory hypertension
- Kidney transplantations
Qualifications
- MBBS from Karnataka Medical College, Hubli (1991)
- DNB (General Medicine) from Fr. Muller’s Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Mangalore (1997)
- DrNB (Nephrology) from Madras Medical College, Chennai (2001)
Awards & Achievements
- Organizing Secretary – ISNSCCON 2020
- Member – Scientific Committee, Indian Society of Nephrology (ISNSC) (2017 – 2020)
- Vice President, Indian Society of Nephrology, Southern Chapter
- Member – Indian Academy of Medical Sciences
- Fellow – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (UK)
- Fellow – Indian Society of Nephrology
- Fellow – International Medical Sciences Academy
Professional Memberships
- Nephrology Association of Karnataka
- Indian Society of Nephrology – Southern Chapter
- Indian Society of Nephrology
- Association of Physicians of India
- Indian Medical Association
- Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India
Research Publications
Clinico-microbiological profile of urinary tract infection in South India
Spectrum of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: A single center study from South India
Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury: An analysis of 165 cases
Hospital-based descriptive study of symptomatic hyponatremia in elderly patients
Complicated urinary tract infection in a tertiary care center in South India
Community-acquired urinary tract infection in the elderly
Non diabetic renal disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A clinico pathological study
Postpartum acute kidney injury: A review of 99 cases
Spectrum of renal injury in pregnancy-induced hypertension: Experience from a single center in India
Emphysematous pyelonephritis case series from South India
Renal manifestations of dengue viral infection
Evaluation of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Diabetic Nephropathy
Risk factors for community-acquired urinary tract infection caused by ESBL-producing bacteria
Tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients: Our decade-long experience with an opportunistic invader
Unusual fungal infections in renal transplant recipients
Infections in renal transplant recipients
Clinical features and histological patterns of lupus nephritis in a single center of South India
Clinical profile of geriatric acute kidney injury in a tertiary care center from South India
Tacrolimus-associated localized thrombotic microangiopathy developing in early stage after renal transplantation
Mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in renal transplant patient from non-endemic region
Health-related quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis and its determinants
Non-diabetic kidney disease in diabetic population: A single-center study from South India
Serum prolactin level and inflammation in chronic kidney disease
Effect of urinary tract infection on the outcome of the allograft in patients with kidney transplantation
IgA dominant post-staphylococcal glomerulonephritis: Complete recovery with steroid therapy
Clinico-microbiological profile and outcomes of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
Review of renal biopsy database: Single center South Indian study
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Psychosocial Impact of Restless Legs Syndrome in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Clinical, Microbiological Profile, and Treatment Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections
Renal manifestation of COVID-19 and its association with severity of disease
Idiopathic erythrocytosis in IgA nephropathy
Topiroxostat—A Safer Uricostatic Drug with Enhanced Renal Protection
Histologic patterns of primary adult-onset nephrotic syndrome
Unusual presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus
Use of steroid therapy in IgA-dominant post-staphylococcal glomerulonephritis
Serum levels of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Malondialdehyde in chronic kidney disease
Potential role of transforming growth factor β1 and interleukin-6 in elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus
Study of hypomagnesemia on clinical outcome of critically ill patients
Comparative study of acute non-emphysematous pyelonephritis in diabetics and non-diabetics
Opportunistic infections in a renal transplant recipient
Clinical profile and outcome of snake bite-associated acute kidney injury
Dengue virus-triggered graft versus host disease in a renal transplant recipient
Puerperal sepsis-related acute kidney injury
Renal involvement in hematological malignancies
Clinico-biochemical profile of biopsy-proven minimal change disease in adults
Health-related quality of life in end-stage kidney disease patients on hemodialysis
Histopathologic patterns of non-rejection injury in renal allograft biopsies
Secondary hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients
Renal transplantation in HIV-positive patients
Pattern of glomerular disease in patients with nephrotic syndrome
Relevance of insulin resistance in chronic kidney disease
Renal cortical necrosis in a renal transplant recipient
Pulmonary mucormycosis and cytomegalovirus co-infection in a renal transplant recipient
Adult-onset DZIP1L mutation-related ARPKD mimicking medullary nephrocalcinosis
Predictors of acute kidney injury in acute pancreatitis
Central related bloodstream infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin in BK Polyomavirus nephropathy
First trimester serum Cystatin C as a predictor of preeclampsia
Acute coronary syndrome in chronic kidney disease patients
Clinical relevance of asymptomatic bacteriuria among diabetics
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of primary membranous nephropathy
Clinico-pathological profile and outcomes of lupus nephritis
Post-transplant diabetes mellitus
Effect of urinary tract infection on renal allograft outcomes
Effectiveness of pegylated erythropoietin in renal anemia
Papers presented at the 2nd Annual Conference of WIN-India
Renal manifestations of COVID-19 in South India
Antibody-mediated rejection in renal allograft
Quantification of U+4 and U+6 in uranium minerals
Psychogenic intermittent polydipsia
Everolimus as an alternative to calcineurin inhibitors in renal allograft recipients
Quality of life and coping style among hemodialysis patients
HELLP syndrome-associated acute kidney injury
Histomorphologic pattern of renal disease in acute nephritic syndrome
Tumor necrosis factor alpha and insulin resistance in chronic kidney disease
Automatic Surveillance System
Disseminated hydatid disease mistaken for polycystic kidney disease
Clinical relevance of asymptomatic bacteriuria
Unusual causes of abrupt anuria early post renal transplantation
Additional Research Publications