Dr. Hemanth Kumar M K

Dr Hemanth Kumar M K is a Consultant Nephrologist at Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, and Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, with 12 years of experience in interventional nephrology, glomerular diseases, dialysis, and renal transplantation.

He has independently performed over 250 AV fistula creations, 200 endovascular procedures, and 400 tunnelled dialysis catheter placements, and has completed superspecialty post-doctoral fellowships in Interventional Nephrology.

He consults in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Area of Expertise

Interventional Nephrology

Patients requiring vascular access creation, dialysis catheter placement, and endovascular interventions are managed with specialist interventional nephrology expertise:

• AV fistula creation and management
• Endovascular salvage of vascular access
• Tunnelled dialysis catheter insertion
• Peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion
• Ultrasound evaluation of AV access

Chronic Kidney Disease

Patients with progressive chronic kidney disease are managed with targeted strategies to slow disease progression and optimise long-term renal function:

• CKD staging and management
• Pre-dialysis CKD management
• Diabetic kidney disease
• Hypertensive nephropathy
• CKD complication management

Glomerular and Tubulointerstitial Disease

Patients with glomerular and immune-mediated kidney conditions are assessed and managed with specialist nephrology expertise:

• Membranous nephropathy
• Nephrotic syndrome management
• Glomerulonephritis diagnosis and treatment
• Connective tissue disorder-related nephropathy
• Autoimmune kidney disease management

Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy

Patients with end-stage kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy are managed with haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis modalities:

• Haemodialysis management
• Peritoneal dialysis and CAPD
• Dialysis access planning and monitoring
• Renal replacement therapy initiation
• Dialysis complication management

Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Transplantation

Patients with acute kidney injury and those requiring renal transplant evaluation are managed with comprehensive nephrology care:

• Acute kidney injury assessment and management
• Renal transplant evaluation and care
• Post-transplant complication management
• Plasmapheresis
• Critical care nephrology

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary
• MD General Medicine, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
• DM Nephrology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
• Superspecialty Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Interventional Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Interventional Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Current Affiliations

• Consultant, Nephrology, Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru
• Consultant, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru

Research and Publications

• Profile and primary treatment outcomes in membranous nephropathy, Saudi Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 43, Issue 9, pp 1051 to 1056
• Concurrent cryptococcal meningitis and rhinocerebral mucormycosis in post-renal transplant: A case report, ISNCON 2016
• Additional publications indexed in national and international nephrology journals

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Faculty, Interventional Nephrology Training Workshops, two national programmes
• Faculty, AVATAR India Society Annual Conference, 2024, Bengaluru
• Oral presentation, NZ-ISNCON 2024, Chandigarh, multiple level stenosis of vascular access
• Oral presentation, Interventions in Nephrology: Strategies and Solutions, 2024, Nadiad
• Poster presentation, NSW 2023, Mumbai, USG-guided BCV and innominate vein haemodialysis catheter placement

Professional Memberships

• International Society of Nephrology
• Indian Society of Nephrology
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
• Association of Vascular Access and Interventional Renal Physicians of India
• Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India
• Nephrology Association of Karnataka

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