Qualifications:

• MD (Medicine)

• DM (Nephrology)

• F.I.S.N (Harvard)

Professional Synopsis:

Dr. Sai Ram went to medical school at Mysore University where he was awarded 12 Gold Medals during the 70^th annual convocation. Post that he did MD Medicine: PGI, Chandigarh and DM Nephrology: PGI, Chandigarh. He was also a Fellow of International Society of Nephrology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School with Dr. Ajay Singh where he Analysed SEEK data, and evaluated safety profile of erythropoietins. He designed Erythropoietin drug delivery devices with Prof. Robert Langer at MIT (Scientific Advisor to President Obama) during his Harvard stay and also developed the Public Health projects with Dr. Steven Galson, who was former FDA Director and Surgeon General of the United States of America during Bush and Obama administration. He has also worked closely with Amgen Regulatory, Safety, Marketing and Scientific Affairs in the context of TREAT and Pediatric Aranesp studies, and closed TREAT study for Amgen and interacted with FDA and EMEA while supporting Amgen.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

• Managing patients on Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis and Transplantation
• Anaemia and Inflammation in CKD and Dialysis
• Cardiovascular outcomes in patients with kidney disease
• Health Information Technology and clinical trials and research
• Didactic teaching

Membership:

• Member, International Society of Nephrology Associate
• Member, American Society of Nephrology
• Member, National Kidney Foundation, USA