Brief Profile
Dr. Hareesha Babu K is a Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician with over 15 years of clinical experience in managing kidney diseases and performing renal transplantation. His expertise includes acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome, dialysis, and complex kidney transplant procedures. He has helped establish kidney transplant programmes at multiple hospitals and has been involved in more than 100 kidney transplants, including swap kidney transplantation and transplantation in highly sensitised patients. Alongside his clinical practice, he has contributed to nephrology research through publications, conference presentations, and academic teaching.
Education:
- MBBS – JJM Medical College, Davangere, Kuvempu University
- MD (General Medicine) – Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
- DM (Nephrology) – SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
- FASN – American Society of Nephrology
- FRCP (Glasg) – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow
- FRCP (Edin) – Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Experience
- Senior Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician – Medicover Hospital, Bengaluru
- Senior Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician – East Point Hospital, Bengaluru
- Senior Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician – Belenus Champion Hospital, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru
- Senior Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician – Sparsh Hospital, Infantry Road, Bengaluru
- Professor & Head – Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
- Professor & Head – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru
- Associate Professor – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru
- Assistant Professor – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru
- Senior Resident – SMS Medical College, Jaipur
- Senior Resident – SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Expertise
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Kidney Disease Management
- Kidney Transplantation
- Swap Kidney Transplantation
- Transplantation in Highly Sensitised Patients
- Renal Transplant Care
- Hypertension and Kidney-Related Disorders
Research & Publications
- Evaluate All Newly Diagnosed Mild-Moderate Renal Dysfunction Patients for Primary Hypothyroidism – International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, September 2016.
- Abnormalities of Thyroid Function Tests in Adult Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome – International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, October 2016.
- Nephrotic Syndrome Increases the Need for Levothyroxine Replacement in Patients with Hypothyroidism – Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, December 2016.
- High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Precipitating Hypercalcemic Crisis in Granulomatous Disorders – Indian Journal of Endocrinology, accepted for publication in April 2017.
Academic Contributions
- Presented research on acute renal failure in intensive care at the World Congress of Nephrology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2007.
- Presented research on acute kidney injury at the World Congress of Nephrology, Mexico, in 2017.
- Presented work on kidney transplantation at the Southern Chapter of the Indian Society of Nephrology in 2017.
- Organising Secretary, 4th Annual National Conference of the Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, SRNMCON 2019, Bengaluru.
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