Dr. Praveen Kumar Etta

Dr Praveen Kumar Etta is a nephrologist and renal transplant physician in Hyderabad with 19 years of experience. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant at Aster Prime Hospital, Apollo Spectra Hospital and TX Hospitals.

He specialises in kidney transplantation, dialysis, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and renal biopsy.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Praveen Kumar Etta focuses on clinical nephrology, dialysis therapies, and complex renal transplantation.

Renal Transplantation and Post-Transplant Care

For patients coping with end-stage kidney failure, Dr Praveen Kumar Etta provides comprehensive pre-transplant immunological evaluations, living and deceased-donor transplant protocols, tailored immunosuppression management, and specialized allograft survival strategies.

Chronic Kidney Disease and Glomerular Disorders

For individuals suffering from diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, or severe hypertension, he delivers disease-modifying medical therapies, ultrasound-guided renal biopsies, and nephroprotective lifestyle plans.

Dialysis Modalities and Critical Care Nephrology

For patients presenting with acute kidney injury, severe fluid overload, or uremic emergencies, he conducts personalized maintenance haemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

Credentials and Qualifications

Dr Praveen Kumar Etta completed his medical education and DM super-speciality nephrology training background:

Educational Background

• MBBS, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal (2007)
• MD in General Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (2011)
• DM in Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow (2015)

Certifications and Advanced Training

• Parenteral Nutrition in Critical Illness Certification, Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK

He is registered with the Telangana State Medical Council (Registration No. 57326, 2017).

Professional Experience

Current Affiliations

• Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, Apollo Spectra Hospital, Ameerpet, Hyderabad
• Senior Consultant Nephrologist, TX Hospitals, Kachiguda, Hyderabad
• Senior Consultant Nephrologist, Aster Prime Hospital, Hyderabad
• Consultant Nephrologist, Vivekananda Multispeciality Hospital, Begumpet, Hyderabad

Previous Affiliations

• Consultant and Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Puducherry
• Consultant Nephrologist, Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), Hyderabad
• Consultant Nephrologist, Virinchi Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
• Resident Specialist in Nephrology, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad

Awards and Recognitions

• Initiated the Deceased-Donor Renal Transplantation Programme at the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Puducherry
• Best Paper Award (50,000 JPY) at the 9th Asia Pacific Chapter Meeting of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (APCM-ISPD 2019, Nagoya, Japan)
• Best Oral Paper Award at the 26th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT 2015, Chennai)
• Recipient of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Excellence Award (2023) and National Golden AIM Healthcare Award (2022)
• Selected as a Member of the Jeevandan Cadaver Kidney Transplantation Committee, Government of Telangana (2022)

Research and Publications

Editorial Fellow for the Indian Journal of Transplantation (IJOT), Editor-in-Chief of Kidney Digest, and author of numerous peer-reviewed studies on peritoneal dialysis and organ transplantation outcomes.

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