Dr. Shashi Kumar

About Dr. Shashi Kumar

Dr. Shashi Kumar is a well-known Nephrologist based in Patna and currently practices as consultant and HOD at Paras HMRI Hospital, Patna. He has rich experience of about 11 years in the field of nephrology and provides compassionate care to patients. Dr. Shashi Kumar has completed the highest qualification degrees of MBBS, MD - Internal Medicine, and DM -Nephrology. Dr. Shashi Kumar is a renowned member of some prominent societies including the American Society of Nephrology, the European Renal Association, and the Indian Society of Nephrology. He has been rewarded with various awards for his good work in the field of nephrology. Some of the treatments offered by Dr. Shashi Kumar are Kidney Dialysis, Nephrectomy, Chronic Kidney Disease Management, renal transplantation, etc.

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Educational Qualifications of Dr Shashi Kumar

Dr. Kumar is a highly qualified, skilled, and very reputed doctor. He possesses the highest degrees of education to provide the best in class treatments in the field of nephrology. Here we’ve compiled a list of educational qualifications reassuring patients of his capabilities as a nephrologist:

• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) from Grant Medical College, Mumbai
• MD (Doctor of Medicine) in General Medicine from Patna Medical College, Patna
• DM (Doctor of Medicine) - Nephrology from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow
• Post Doctoral Fellowship (Renal Transplantation) from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow
•  Fellowship in Nephrology from the American Society of Nephrology

Memberships of Dr. Shashi Kumar

Dr Shashi is a proud member of many organizations some of which are mentioned below:

• Indian Society of Organ Transplant
• Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India
• International Society of Nephrology
• American Society of Nephrology
• European Renal Association
• Indian Society of Nephrology

Work Experiences of Dr Shashi Kumar

Dr Shashi Kumar is associated with some top-notch hospitals and has 11+ years of experience in the field of nephrology. Some of them are listed below:

•  Paras HMRI Hospital, Patna - Senior Consultant and HOD in Nephrology Department
• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-Senior consultant Nephrologist in the Nephrology Department  

Area of Expertise of Dr Shashi Kumar

Dr Kumar specializes in treating the following Nephrological issues:

• Renal Transplantation
• Interventional Nephrology
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• Renal Biopsy
• Permcath Insertion
• Internal Jugular Venous Catheterization

Treatments Offered by Dr. Shashi Kumar

Dr Kumar is experienced in handling all the problems related to the Kidney, and other nephrological issues, such as: 

• Managing  patients with renal problems, including Dialysis and active kidney transplant program
• Multisystem Problems and Paediatric Nephrology
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management is when the kidneys get damaged and can't perform their function normally.
• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Management which can impact kidney health.
• Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Treatment for sudden kidney function decline
• Dialysis Therapyfor patients with end-stage kidney disease
• Kidney Transplantation and follow-up care
• Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders (such as sodium, potassium, and calcium) 
• Glomerular Diseases that affect the glomeruli, the tiny filtering units in the kidneys, such as glomerulonephritis.
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Management and care for patients.
• Kidney Stone Management through dietary and lifestyle modifications, medications, or procedures.
• Nephrectomy procedures are undertaken by Dr.Kumar
• Proteinuria Management is also overlooked by Dr.Kumar.

Achievements of Dr Shashi Kumar

• Dr. Shashi has achieved many successful stories throughout their career experience. Some of them are:
• Dr Kumar has Performed over 1000 successful Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Sessions in patients with Chronic Kidney Failures.
• Dr Kumar has won the Second Best Paper award in a conference held in ISOT- 2013 at Bhubaneswar.
• He has presented papers in INSCON-2014 and 2015.
• He also Presented a paper in May 2015 at London in era-edta conference