Dr. Amar Kulkarni

DNB Medicine, DNB Nephrology

Dr. Amar Kulkarni is a Internal Medicine and Nephrologist/Renal Specialist in Nerul, Navi Mumbai and has an experience of 20 years in these fields. Dr. Amar Vilas Kulkarni practices Navi Mumbai.

He completed MBBS from Maharashtra Universtity of Health Sciences, Nashik in 2004,DNB - General Medicine from National Board Of Examination in 2010 and DNB - Nephrology from National Board Of Examination in 2016.

Education

  • M.B.B.S:- December 2003 M.G.M.medical college Navi, Mumbai
  • DNB Nephrology:-December 2016 P.D.Hinduja Hospital andMRC, Mumbai.
  • DNB (General Medicine):- June 2010 Mumbai Port Trust hospital, Mumbai.

Work Experience

  • DNB trainee (Medicine): M.B.P.T.Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Senior resident ,Nephrology: Bombay Hospital.
  • Lecturer, Dept of Medicine: Terna Medical college.
  • Associate Consultant Nephrology at P D Hinduja Hospital Mahim.

Free Papers/Posters/Symposiums Presented:

Paper presentation ‘Comparison of citrate and acetate containing bicarbonate dialysate in maintenance hemodialysis patietnts” ISNCON Banglore 2015

Post-transplant IVC obstruction. Poster presentation at AVATAR 2017,Goa

Awards

  • Best paper presentation ‘Comparison of citrate and acetate containing bicarbonate dialysate in maintenance hemodialysis patietnts” ISN WESTZONE CHAPTER 2016 INDORE.
  • Best poster ‘Deflazacort versus Prednisolone A Study in Renal Transplant Reciepients ISNCON 2016 Mumbai
  • Best paper presentation ‘Comparison of citrate and acetate containing bicarbonate dialysate in maintenance hemodialysis patietnts” at Research day,P.D.Hinduja hospital and Research centre
  • Best paper of the session ‘Antibiotic lock therapy for vascular access salvage′ at Annual Research day, P.D.Hinduja hospital and Research centre.

Abstracts Published

  • Kulkarni A, Trivedi M, Almeida A, Kothari J, Sirsat R. Antibiotic lock therapy for access salvage (abstract).In:Abstracts from the 6th Annual Congress of the Association of Vascular Access and Interventional Renal Physicians (AVATAR) ;July 21-22, 2017 ; Goa, India: J Vasc Access 2017; 18 (6).Abstract number- AVATAR 2017-038.

CME/ Seminars / Conferences Conducted

  • The Basic Life support (BLS) hands on Training workshop for Dialysis Technicians May 2018 in Mumbai
  • The Zero infections in Dialysis Unit Initiative’ June 2018 in Mumbai.

Clinical trials in progress: (As co-investigator)

  • A Prospective, Open-Label Clinical Study to Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of Thirst Quenching Lozenge on Thirst and Xerostomia in Chronic Renal Failure Patients on Hemodialysis.