Brief Profile
Dr. Archana Chiniwalar is a nephrologist in Electronic City, Bangalore, with 8+ years of experience in nephrology, dialysis and renal transplantation. Her clinical experience includes work as a Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, along with academic roles as an Assistant Professor of Nephrology at medical colleges in Bengaluru and Salem. Her areas of expertise include general nephrology, dialysis, native kidney and graft biopsies, temporary and permanent haemodialysis catheter insertion, renal transplantation, ABO-incompatible transplantation and HLA-sensitised transplants.
Education:
- MBBS – Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Belagavi, Karnataka
- MD (Internal Medicine) – Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru
- DM (Nephrology) – Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai; The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
- MRCP (UK)
Experience
8+ years
- Assistant Professor of Nephrology – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru
- Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician – VIMS Multi-speciality Hospitals, Salem
- Assistant Professor of Nephrology – Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem
Expertise
- General Nephrology
- Dialysis
- Native Kidney and Graft Biopsies
- Renal Transplantation
- ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplantation
- HLA-Sensitised Transplants
- Temporary and Permanent Haemodialysis Catheter Insertion
- Preventive Nephrology
- Clinical and Translational Research
Research & Publications
- Rhabdomyolysis-induced Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: An Unusual Association - Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (2020)
- Clinical Outcomes of T-Cell Mediated Rejection in Renal Allografts – Indian Journal of Transplantation (2023)
- A Study on Risk Factors, Microbiological Spectrum and Outcomes of Patients with Acute Pyelonephritis: A Tertiary Care Centre Experience in South India - International Journal of Scientific Research (2023)
- A Prospective Study of Factors Influencing Renal Recovery Following Snake Bite-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in a Tertiary Care Hospital - International Journal of Scientific Research (2023)
- Clinical Outcomes of Low Dose Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Yellow Phosphorus Poisoning: A Prospective Study - International Journal of Scientific Research (2023)
- A Study of Spectrum of Organisms and Their Sensitivity Pattern in Patients Presenting with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (2017)
- Quality of Life in the Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study - Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology (2025)
- Accepted/pending publication listed in the CV: Infection-related glomerulonephritis and Guillain–Barré syndrome: A rare association.
Achievements/Breakthrough Cases
- Experience in ABO-incompatible and HLA-sensitised renal transplants
Academic Exposure
- Assistant Professor of Nephrology at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, and Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem
- Research interests in transplant immune surveillance and complement-mediated renal disorders
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