A highly skilled and experienced Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician with over 14 years of dedicated experience in managing patients with complex kidney diseases, including Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease.
A seasoned professional in kidney transplant management with a track record of successfully managing over 300 transplant patients and transplant-related complications. Specialization in ABO-incompatible transplants, high-risk and deceased donor transplants, and critical care nephrology, particularly ICU dialysis.
Prior to joining Sparsh hospital , he was a Consultant nephrologist and transplant physician in ASTER CMI hospital Bengaluru , where he Contributed to developing hospital protocols for kidney transplant patient management, improving outcomes, and patient safety.
He also provided specialized care for transplant complications, such as graft rejection, infection management, and post-transplant care.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in intensive care units (ICU) to offer critical care nephrology services. Contributed to developing hospital protocols for kidney transplant patient management, improving outcomes, and patient safety.
Actively involved in mentoring and teaching nephrology DNB candidates, guiding their research, clinical practice, and examination preparation. Contributed to the nephrology field through research, publications, and presentations at various conferences.
- Kidney transplant live and deceased donor hemodialysis
- Critical care Nephrology
- Renal transplant – live and cadaver
- Kidney biopsy
- Percutaneous tunneled and non tunneled catheter insertion
- SCE, Nephrology (UK)February, 2021 Royal College of Physicians, UK
- DM, NephrologY September, 2017
- Institute of Nephro-Urology, Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru, India
- MD, Internal Medicine August, 2012 Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka India.
- MBBS April 2007 Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- International Presentation – Pregnancy Related Acute Kidney Injury – Poster in the American Society of Nephrology –November 2016 national presentation.
- Oral Presentation – Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Post Renal Transplant Single Centre- Indian Society of Organ Transplantation.
- HIV-Associated Nephropathy Single Centre Experience – Indian Society of Nephrology –December 2016
- Critical care Nephrology
- Renal transplant – live and cadaver
- Kidney biopsy
- Percutaneous tunneled and non tunneled catheter insertion Dialysis
- Conference Presentations
1.International Presentation – Pregnancy Related Acute Kidney Injury – Poster in the American Society of Nephrology –November 2016 national presentation. - 2.Oral Presentation – Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Post Renal Transplant Single Centre- Indian Society of Organ Transplantation.
- 3.HIV-Associated Nephropathy Single Centre Experience – Indian Society of Nephrology –December 2016
- Publications
1.Patient Population Suitable for Renal Transplant among the Diagnosed End-Stage Renal Disease in A Tertiary Referral Center in South India.
Shashank Shetty, Sujatha Siddappa, International Journal of Surgery and Transplantation VOL 1:3,27-29 March 2017. - 2.En bloc Kidney Transplant – A Surgical Illustration and Clinical Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India.
Reddy, Govardhan Krishan; Shetty, Shashank*; Panchangam, Vidyashankar; Viswanathan, Akila; Indian Journal of Transplantation 18(2):p 167-170, April–June 2024. - 3.Tenofovir induced acute kidney injury and its outcome – An Indian Perspective. 2023; 12(3): e17306 Journal of Nephropathology.
Sreedhara C.; Shashank Shetty; Gurusiddaiah1 ID; Bhushan C Shetty; Kishan Aralapuram; Mahesha Vankalakunti - 4.Butt and Hit – The Heart Kidney Saga – A Snap Shot and Long-term Perspectives
Raghava Sharma & Shashank Shetty, NUJHS Col.3, N0. 2, June, 2013 - 5.Rare Presentation of Acute Abdomen in a Posttransplant Patient
Viswanathan, Akila; Panchangam, Vidyashankar; Reddy, Govardhan1; Shetty, Shashank; Bhat, Vinay2; Bhat, Naresh3; Kaur,Tripti 4 Indian Journal of Transplantation 17(3):p 357-359, Jul–Sep 2023
- 1. American Society of Nephrology
- 2. Indian Society of Nephrology
- 3. Nephrology Association of Karnataka
- 4. Indian society of organ transplantation
