Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MD (Internal Medicine and Nephrology) US board certified

Professional Synopsis:

Dr. Rekha Paladugu is a Nephrologist/Renal Specialist with an experience of over 10 years in this field.She did her MBBS from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad after which she went to United States to pursue higher education. She did her MD in Internal medicine and Nephrology in USA following which she worked in United States for many years before returning to India in 2015.

She has expertise in managing all kinds of kidney disorders such as acute kidney injury, glomerular disorders, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, dialysis and kidney transplantation. She is well versed in managing different dialysis therapies such as hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis, CRRT and hemoperfusion/plasma therapies. Her special interests include critical care nephrology and kidney transplantation.

Membership:

• American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Publications:

• R Karumuri, K Lakshmi, L Balsam. Correlation between Vitamin D levels and CRP in patients with stage 3 and stage 4 chronic kidney disease (Abstract presented at (ASN-08)
• R Karumuri, A Ray, S Rubinstein, S Katz. A teenage boy with fever, flank pain. Puzzler, Contemporary Pediatrics Journal, July 2010