Dr Shivakumar D
Dr Shivakumar Dakshinamoorthy completed his DM in Nephrology from Kilpauk Medical College, MD from Madras Medical College, and MBBS from Madurai Medical College.
He is an accomplished nephrologist with expertise in renal transplant, critical care nephrology, hemodialysis, and plasma exchange. He was part of the pioneering team that performed the first ABO-incompatible renal transplant in the government sector in India.
He has received international training through an Observership in Interventional Nephrology in Dallas (2018) and is skilled in percutaneous CAPD catheter insertion, USG-guided kidney biopsy, and vascular access procedures.
His research focuses on improving CKD outcomes, quality of life in transplant recipients, and the role of indigenous medicine in CKD pathogenesis.
He has also contributed as a core committee member during JCI accreditation at SRMC.
Dr. Shivakumar has served as Assistant Professor of Nephrology at Madras medical college & Royapettah GH from 2014 to 2025. He has held prior academic positions in SRMC , Porur and SRM Kattankulathur
- Renal Transplantation
- ABO incompatible/Swap Renal Transplant
- Interventional Nephrolog
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