Dr. Shruti Tapiawala | Nephrology

M.D. (Internal Medicine), DNB (Nephrology)

• Peritoneal dialysis, Home dialysis
• Prevention of kidney diseases and renal nutrition
• Pregnancy and Kidney diseases
• Renal transplantation, Transplant Immunology and HLA laboratory medicine for solid organ transplants
Fellowship
• Fellowship in Nephrology (University of Toronto, Canada)
• Fellowship American Society of Transplantation
• Fellowship HLA Laboratory Medicine (University of Toronto, Canada)
Experience
• Completed MD internal medicine from B.Y.L Nair Hospital and T.N. Medical College. Gained experience in critical care medicine at S.L.Raheja and P.D.Hinduja Hospital. Perused DNB Nephrology at P.D Hinduja Hospital and worked as an Associate in the department of nephrology. Worked in nephrology and dialysis in leading hospitals in Toronto Canada. Experience in management of solid organ (kidney, kidney-pancreas, heart lung and liver) transplantation patients at the multi organ transplant unit, University Health Network Toronto, Canada. Worked in the HLA laboratory, Toronto medical lab, University Health Network
Last Two Workplaces Experience
• University Health Network, Toronto,Canada.
• Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India
Associations/Professional Membership
• American Society of Transplantation
• Canadian Society of Transplantation
• International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis
• Indian Society of Nephrology
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
• Narmada Kidney Foundation
Publications
• Original articles, interesting case reports in International and National peer reviewed Journals. On editorial board of Narmada Kidney Foundation

Biography

After having completed initial training in Internal medicine, Nephrology and renal transplantation at B.Y.L.Nair Hospital and P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, proceeded to University of Toronto, Canada for a post doctoral fellowship in Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation. Completed a 2 year fellowship program in nephrology at the University Health Network, one of the premier institutes in North America. The experience was directed towards working in special areas like, a multi disciplinary care of acute and chronic kidney disease patients, critical care nephrology, pregnancy and kidney diseases, Home dialysis (peritoneal and home hemodialysis) and prevention of kidney diseases. I subsequently worked in the Multi organ Transplant department and HLA laboratory under the auspices of American Society of transplantation, which is one of the leading kidney transplant Centres and HLA laboratories in North America. Had the opportunity to work with renowned doctors in the field of nephrology, dialysis and renal transplantation, namely, Dr. Joanne Bargman, Dr. D.G. Oreopoulos, Dr. Daniel Cattran, Dr. Edward Cole, Dr. Carl Cardella and Dr. Kathryn Tinckam. Throughout the career, has been actively involved in research and teaching. The main areas of research have been prevention and screening of kidney diseases, nutritional evaluation in kidney patients, evaluation of the effect of different dialysis solutions in peritoneal dialysis, analysis of renal transplant recipients in terms of their therapies and outcome and original work with HLA antibodies and crossmatch techniques for assessing and monitoring of solid organ transplant recipients. The research in internal medicine and nephrology, dialysis and transplantation have been presented, published and awarded in leading national and international conferences and journals. Academics and teaching has always been a priority and have been actively involved in post graduate teaching in Canada and India for several years. Has been on the teaching panel for the dialysis technician courses in Mumbai.

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