Dr. Gokul Nath

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Dr. Gokul Nath

Experience :
29 Years
Education :
MBBS MD DM DNB FISN FRCP
Specialization :
Kidney Transplant
Department :
Transplant
Hospital :
Apollo Hospital Bangalore
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Introduction

Work Experience

  • Professor of Medicine / Nephrology & HOD, Nephrology, Command Hospital, Air Force, Bangalore.
  • Senior Advisor of Medicine & Nephrology at CH (EC) at Kolkata.
  • Professor & Head, Department of Nephrology, St. John’s Medical College Hospital (2003-2014)
  • Working in Apollo Hospitals since last Assignment

Special Interests

  • Peritoneal Dialysis.Renal Transplantation
  • Clinical Nephrology-Diabetic nephropathy
  • Renal Anaemia

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member: Indian Best Practice Guidelines for CKD 2005.Convener: Updates if Indian Best Practice Guidelines for CKD 2012.
  • Core Committee member for Indian Guidelines for Bone Mineral Diseases.
  • Core Member: PD working group - Improving PD practices in India.
  • Member of Sub- Group formed by FICCI for development of Standard Treatment Guidelines for selective common disease conditions in the country.
  • Member: Zonal Coordination Committee of Government of Karnataka for Organ Transplantation (ZCCK).
  • Key Opinion Leader Transplantation in India – recognized by The Transplantation Society.
  • Member: Expert Committee for framing guidelines for use of Vaptans in Nephrology

Awards and Achievements

  • First place in MBBS.SRS Gold Medal.
  • Best Scientific Paper Award – Indian Society of Nephrology - 1994
  • Commendation by Chief of Air Staff - 1998
  • Vishisht Seva Medal – President of India - 2000
  • Elected Fellow-Indian Society of Nephrology - 2011
  • Best researcher at International Society of Blood Purification Annual Meeting - 2011

Unique Contribution

  • Evaluation of Control of Diabetes Mellitus and Glycosolated Haemoglobin.Nortrypataline poisoning MJAFI 1987.
  • Chloroquin resistant falciparum malaria and chemotherapy Chemoprophylaxis in Botswana Botshelo.HIV status and herpes infection in Africans.
  • Psychometric evaluation in patients on Haemodialysis Acetate Vs Bicarbonate.Hepatitis ‘C’ – A growing concern in Haemodialysis JAPI, 1998.

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