The Department of Nephrology at Narayana Medical College & Hospital was started in the year 2006 with a dedicated bed strength of 30 beds for the Nephrology ward, 30 beds for dialysis services and 8 beds in the Post Kidney Transplant Ward.
The department provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, dialysis and kidney transplantation-related services for patients with a wide range of renal disorders.
The department is equipped with advanced renal replacement therapy facilities to support the management of patients requiring hemodialysis and other forms of dialysis.
Kidney biopsy facilities are available for the evaluation of rapidly progressive renal failure, nephrotic syndrome and graft dysfunction cases. Acute peritoneal dialysis facilities are also available for selected acute kidney injury cases, including pediatric acute kidney injury.
Since its inception, the Department of Nephrology has been providing comprehensive patient care supported by specialized renal services, academic teaching and postgraduate training.
The department provides kidney transplantation services including both live-related and cadaver transplantation programmes.
The department provides round-the-clock patient care along with structured outpatient and specialty clinic services.
Dedicated specialty clinics provide focused evaluation and management for patients with specific renal and associated conditions.
The department actively contributes to academic and professional nephrology activities through participation in conferences, presentations, continuing medical education and scientific programmes.
Under the guidance of Dr. K. Praveen Kumar, the department has conducted health camps, patient awareness programmes and screening programmes on a regular basis, including special activities organized around World Kidney Day.
MBBS, MD, DM
Professor & Head, Department of Nephrology
Narayana Medical College, Nellore – 524002, Andhra Pradesh
| Designation | Institution | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Resident | Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (SRMC & RI), Chennai | 3 Years |
| Assistant Professor | Narayana Medical College & Hospital | 20 Years |
| Associate Professor | Narayana Medical College & Hospital | 20 Years |
| Professor | Narayana Medical College & Hospital | 20 Years |
Comprehensive clinical management of renal disorders and complex nephrology cases.
Extensive experience in kidney transplantation and transplant physician services.
Extensive experience in hemodialysis and renal replacement therapy.
Training and mentoring of D.M. Nephrology postgraduate students.
More than 30 publications in national and international journals.
Trained about 30 D.M. postgraduate students to date.
Performed more than 130 successful kidney transplantations.
Performed more than 5 lakh dialysis sessions over 20 years.
Participated as an invited speaker and chairperson in State, Zonal and National conferences and CME programmes.
Active contribution to postgraduate education, clinical training, research and professional development.
DM Nephrology programme with an annual intake of 4 seats, recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
B.Sc Renal Dialysis Technology programme with an annual intake of 30 seats, providing academic and practical training in renal replacement therapy and dialysis technology.
We provide comprehensive tertiary care to patients with kidney disease and hypertension, offering clinical evaluation, renal replacement therapy, kidney transplantation, renal biopsy and advanced vascular access procedures.
Clinical assessment of the patients is followed by appropriate investigations such as urine, blood and ultrasound abdomen. Based on the investigation reports and clinical judgment, appropriate diagnosis is made and further care is provided to the patients.
Patients with end stage renal disease are advised to undergo renal replacement therapy such as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation.
This procedure is performed by a dialyzer that filters the blood. Blood is drawn from the patient via a central line or AV fistula and connected to the tubes that carry the blood to the dialyzer, where filtration of the waste products occurs and the purified blood is returned to the patient.
We have 27 hemodialysis machines, one HDF and one CRRT machine to perform this procedure. Three machines are dedicated to Hepatitis B & C positive cases.
This procedure is done by qualified technicians and dialysis nurses under the supervision of Nephrologists.
We also perform Plasmapheresis, a special form of dialysis used for certain kidney diseases and neurological diseases.
Hemoperfusion is a procedure in which a charcoal filter is used to remove toxins and poisons from blood.
Peritoneal dialysis catheter is inserted into the abdominal cavity by percutaneous method or by open method in the operation theatre.
PD fluids are infused into the abdominal cavity through the catheter, and the fluid is left in the abdomen for a period of 3–4 hours. During this time, urea, creatinine and other waste products from the blood move into the peritoneal fluid. The fluid is then drained out.
This procedure is repeated 3–4 times a day as prescribed.
Patients and their relatives are trained to infuse and drain out the fluid a few times every day. Patients can undergo this type of dialysis at home and carry on with their regular activities. This also allows freedom of travel to these people.
Peritoneal dialysis can also be done with the help of a machine, at night, when the patient is sleeping.
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a dialysis modality used to treat critically ill, hospitalized patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who develop acute kidney injury (AKI).
This procedure is done for 2–3 days, especially in the case of hemodynamically unstable AKI patients.
Transplantation is the best modality of treatment for ESRD patients. We have a comprehensive renal transplant programme. We perform both live and cadaver transplantation.
We have a state-of-the-art kidney transplant unit for postoperative care.
Related living donor kidney transplantation.
Brain death donor kidney transplantation.
We perform percutaneous renal biopsies regularly for both native kidneys and allografts.
Tunnelled central vein catheter placement can serve as a permanent access for dialysis patients who have multiple AV fistula failures.
It can be used for months to years depending on the clinical requirement and patient condition.
It is a vascular intervention to salvage a thrombosed arteriovenous fistula (AVF).
Urokinase is injected into the thrombosed part of the fistula with multiple needles inserted under USG guidance.
Central vein stenosis leads to swelling of the limb and poor flow in the AV fistula. If not intervened early, it may result in failure of the fistula.
The Department of Nephrology provides comprehensive tertiary care covering outpatient evaluation, dialysis services, renal replacement therapy, kidney transplantation, kidney biopsy and advanced vascular access interventions.
The range of services supports patients across different stages of kidney disease, including critically ill patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy and patients requiring long-term renal replacement therapy.
| S.No. | EQUIPMENT NAME | WORKING |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dialysis Machine | 27 |
| 2 | HDF Machine | 1 |
| 3 | CRRT Machine | 1 |
| 4 | Ultrasound Probe (for IJV Catheter) | 1 |
| 5 | Microscope | 1 |
| 6 | Centrifuge Machine | 1 |
| SL.NO | TITLE OF THE BOOK | AUTHOR NAME | ED | NO.OF.BOOKS |
| 1 | BASIC CLINICAL DIALYSIS | HARRIS | 1ST | 2 |
| 2 | BRENNER & RECTOR’S THE KIDNEY VOL – 1-2 | ALAN S.L.YU | 11TH | 2 |
| 3 | BRENNER AND RECTORS THE KIDNEY | BRENNER | 8TH | 2 |
| 4 | BRENNER AND RECTORS THE KIDNEY VOL-I – II | SKORECKI | 10TH | 4 |
| 5 | BRENNER AND ROCTORS THE KIDNEY | TAAL | 9TH | 2 |
| 6 | CASE STUDIES IN NEPHROLOGY A PRACTICAL APPROACH | ASHISH NANDWANI | 1ST | 1 |
| 7 | CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION A COMPANION TO BRENNER AND RECTOR’S THE KIDNEY | HIMMELFARB | 4TH | 1 |
| 8 | CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION: A COMPANION TO BRENNER & RECTORS THE KIDNEY | HIMMELFORB | 3RD | 3 |
| 9 | CLINICAL CASES UNCOVERED : NEPHROLOGY | CLATWORTHY | 1ST | 1 |
| 10 | CLINICAL PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | KHER | 3RD | 1 |
| 11 | COMMON,UNCOMMON & COMPLICATED KIDNEY DISEASES IN CHILDREN CASE STUDIES | MEHTA | 1ST | 10 |
| 12 | COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | FECHALLY | 3TH | 1 |
| 13 | COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | JOHN, FECHALLY | 6TH | 2 |
| 14 | COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | FLOEGE | 4TH | 1 |
| 15 | COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | JOHNSON | 5TH | 5 |
| 16 | COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | JOHNSON | 7TH | 1 |
| 17 | CONTEMPORARY DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HYPERTENSIVE MANAGEMENT | MATHEW R.WEIR | 1ST | 1 |
| 18 | CRITICAL CARE NEPHROLOGY | RONCO | 2ND | 1 |
| 19 | CRITICAL CARE NEPHROLOGY | RONCO | 3RD | 1 |
| 20 | CRITICAL CARE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY & DIALYSIS HANDBOOK | SIDHARTH KUMAR SETHI | 1ST | 1 |
| 21 | DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE | LERMA | 1ST | 1 |
| 22 | DIAGNOSTIC ATLAS OF RENAL PATHOLOGY | AGNES B FOGO | 3RD | 2 |
| 23 | DIALYSIS THERAPY | NISSENSON | 1ST | 12 |
| 24 | DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY IN CHILDREN:DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT | MEHTA | 1ST | 10 |
| 25 | ESSENTIALS OF NEPHROLOGY | VISWESWARAN | 2ND | 2 |
| 26 | ESSENTIALS OF NEPHROLOGY | KASI VISWESWARAN | 3RD | 1 |
| 27 | EVIDENCE-BASED NEPHROLOGY | MOLONY | 1ST | 1 |
| 28 | FLIUD ELECTROLYTE AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY : A PROBLEM BASED APPROACH | KAMEL & HALPERIN | 5TH | 1 |
| 29 | FLUID ELECTRDYTE AND ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY: A PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH | KAMEL & HALPERIN | 5TH | 2 |
| 30 | FLUID ELECTROLYTE AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY (A PROBLEM BASED APPROACH) | HALPERIN | 4TH | 1 |
| 31 | HAND BOOK OF DIALYSIS | DAUGIRDAS | 3TH | 1 |
| 32 | HAND BOOK OF DIALYSIS | DAUGIRDAS | 5TH | 4 |
| 33 | HAND BOOK OF DIALYSIS THERAPY | NISSENSON | 4TH | 1 |
| 34 | HAND BOOK OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION | DONOVITCH | 4TH | 1 |
| 35 | HAND BOOK OF NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION | WILCOX | 6TH | 2 |
| 36 | HANDBOOK OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT | DAUGIRDAS | 1ST | 1 |
| 37 | HANDBOOK OF DIALYSIS | DAUGIRDAS | 4TH | 2 |
| 38 | HANDBOOK OF DIALYSIS THERAPY | NISSENSON | 6TH | 1 |
| 39 | HANDBOOK OF HOME HEMODIALYSIS | KNICELY | 1ST | 1 |
| 40 | HANDBOOK OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION,5TH | DANOVITCH | 5TH | 1 |
| 41 | HANDBOOK OF NEPHROLOGY & HYPERTENSION,6TH | WILCOX | 6TH | 1 |
| 42 | HANDBOOK OF NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION | ALAN ABRAHAM | 2ND | 1 |
| 43 | HANDBOOK OF NUTRITION & THE KIDNEY,6TH | MITCH | 6TH | 2 |
| 44 | HENRICH’S PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF DIALYSIS | LERMA | 5TH | 2 |
| 45 | HENRICH’S PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF DIALYSIS | LERMA MATTHEW | 5TH | 1 |
| 46 | HEPTINSTALLS PATHOLOGY OF THE KIDNEY | JENNETTE | 4TH | 2 |
| 47 | HEPTINSTALL’S PATHOLOGY OF THE KIDNEY | JENNETTE | 7TH | 4 |
| 48 | HEPTINSTALLS PATHOLOGY OF THE KIDNEY VOL – I-II | JENNETTE | 6TH | 2 |
| 49 | HEPTINSTALL’S PATHOLOGY OF THE KIDNEY VOL-I – II | CHARLES | 7TH | 6 |
| 50 | KIDNEY DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLOSCENCE | HOGG | 1ST | 1 |
| 51 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE | MORRIS | 1ST | 1 |
| 52 | KOKKO AND TANNEN FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES | KOKKO | 3RD | 1 |
| 53 | MANUAL OF CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | ALAM | 1ST | 1 |
| 54 | MANUAL OF NEPHROLOGY | SAMUELS | 2ND | 3 |
| 55 | MANUAL OF PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | PHADKE | 1ST | 1 |
| 56 | MANUAL OF PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | KISHORE PHADKE | 2ND | 2 |
| 57 | MAXWELL AND KLEEMANS CLINICAL DISORDERS OF FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE…, | ROBERT G. | 3RD | 1 |
| 58 | NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION’S PRIMER ON KIDNEY DISEASES | GILBERT & WEINER | 8TH | 2 |
| 59 | NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATIONS’S PRIMER ON KIDNEY DISEASES | SCOTT GILBERT | 7TH | 1 |
| 60 | NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION BOARD REVIEW | PHUONG | 1ST | 2 |
| 61 | NEPHROLOGY SUSPECIALITY CONSULT | DAVID WINDERS | 1ST | 1 |
| 62 | OXFORD DESK REFERENCE NEPHROLOGY 2009 | BARRATT | 1ST | 1 |
| 63 | OXFORD HAND BOOK OF DIALYSIS | JERMYLEVY | 3RD | 1 |
| 64 | OXFORD TEXT BOOK OF CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY VOL -I -III | DAVISON | 3RD | 3 |
| 65 | OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY VOL-I-III | NEIL TURNER | 4TH | 6 |
| 66 | PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | SRIVASTAVA | 3RD | 3 |
| 67 | PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY 2E/2012 | REES | 2ED | 1 |
| 68 | PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY VOL -1&2 | AVNER | 6TH | 2 |
| 69 | PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, 5E | SRIVASTAVA | 5TH | 2 |
| 70 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF DIALYSIS | HENRICH | 4TH | 1 |
| 71 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | VIJAYAKUMAR | 1ST | 3 |
| 72 | PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDER | HALLETT | 1ST | 1 |
| 73 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING OF THE KIDNEY | QUAIA | 2ND | 3 |
| 74 | RENEL PHYSIOLOGY | KOEPPEN | 3RD | 6 |
| 75 | REPLACEMENT OF RENAL FUNCTION BY DYALASIS | HORL | 5TH | 1 |
| 76 | SAVE YOUR KIDNEY: COMPLETE GUIDE FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS | PANDYA | 1ST | 1 |
| 77 | SCHRIER’S DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY VOL – 1-2 | THOMAS | 9TH | 2 |
| 78 | SCHRIERS DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY VOL -I – II | COFFMAN | 9TH | 10 |
| 79 | SELF HELP GUIDES KIDNEY DIALYSIS, 2010 | STAM | 1ST | 1 |
| 80 | SOUTH ASIAN EDITION OF HEPTINSTALLS PATHOLOGY OF THE KIDNEY VOL – 1&2 | CHARLES JENNETTE | 7TH | 2 |
| 81 | SYNOPSIS OF NEPHROLOGY | MUHAMMAD RAFIQUAL ALAM | 1ST | 1 |
| 82 | TECHNIQUES FOR NEPHRAPATHOLOGY | ALLON DAVID E, | 1ST | 1 |
| 83 | TEXTBOOK OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION | VINANT BHARGAVA | 1ST | 2 |
| 84 | TEXTBOOK OF NEPHROLOGY | MANDAL ANIK | 12T | 2 |
| 85 | THE KIDNEY VOL-1 & 2 | BRENNER | 6TH | 2 |
| 86 | THE SPECTRUM OF RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY | DRUEKE | 1ST | 1 |
| 87 | THE WASHINGTON MANUAL NEPHROLOGY SUBSPECIALITY CONSULT | ALHAMAD | 4TH | 1 |
| 88 | TRANSPLANT INFECTIONS | BOWDEN | 2ND | 1 |
| TOTAL NO. OF BOOKS | 190 | |||
| SL.NO | JOURNAL TITLE | SOURCE | COVERAGE | ACCESS MODE | AVAILABILITY |
| 1 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | NATIONAL | ONLINE | 2008-2026 |
| 2 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION | LWW | NATIONAL | ONLINE | 2005-2026 |
| 3 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF NEURO TRAUMA | THIEME | NATIONAL | ONLINE | 2004-2026 |
| 4 | ASIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | MEDKNOW | NATIONAL | ONLINE | 2018-2024 |
| 5 | ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2018-2026 |
| 6 | ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | CLNICAL KEY | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2007-2022 |
| 7 | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES | CLNICAL KEY | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2007-2026 |
| 8 | KIDNEY MEDICINE | CLNICAL KEY | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2019-2026 |
| 9 | JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION | CLNICAL KEY | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2007-2026 |
| 10 | SEMINARS IN NEPHROLOGY | CLNICAL KEY | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2007-2026 |
| 11 | CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2008-2026 |
| 12 | CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY : CJASN | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2006-2026 |
| 13 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2010-2026 |
| 14 | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2016-2026 |
| 15 | JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY & THERAPEUTICS | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2011-2026 |
| 16 | JOURNAL OF NEPHROPATHOLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2012-2026 |
| 17 | JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2013-2026 |
| 18 | KIDNEY DISEASES | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2015-2026 |
| 19 | KIDNEY MEDICINE | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2019-2026 |
| 20 | KIDNEY RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 1982-2026 |
| 21 | NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 1986-2026 |
| 22 | OPEN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2011-2026 |
| 23 | THE OPEN UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY JOURNAL | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2008-2026 |
| 24 | WORLD JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY | DELNET | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 2012-2026 |
| 25 | SAUDI JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES AND TRANSPLANTATION | OVID | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 1994-2026 |
| 26 | CURRENT OPINION IN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION | OVID | INTERNATIONAL | ONLINE | 1992-2026 |
| 27 | JOURNAL OF THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION | MEDKNOW | NATIONAL | ONLINE | 2016-2026 |
Chinthareddypalem,
Nellore – 524003,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
