Advocacy Panel
Kidney Warriors Foundation is proud to have as partners India's leading nephrologists who help us in reaching appropriate authorities with appeals to bring about relevant policy changes
Dr Sankaran Sundar
Program Director Aster Institute of Renal Transplantation
Dr Sankaran Sundar
Program Director Aster Institute of Renal Transplantation
Dr Sankaran Sundar
Program Director Aster Institute of Renal Transplantation
Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Gulati
Principal Director ,Nephrology and Kidney Transplant at Fortis Group of Hospitals NCR President: Indian Society of Nephrology
Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Gulati
Principal Director ,Nephrology and Kidney Transplant at Fortis Group of Hospitals NCR President: Indian Society of Nephrology
Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Gulati
Principal Director ,Nephrology and Kidney Transplant at Fortis Group of Hospitals NCR President: Indian Society of Nephrology
Dr Urmila Anandh
Nephrologist, HOD, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Faridabad President, Women in Nephrology, India
Dr Urmila Anandh
Nephrologist, HOD, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Faridabad President, Women in Nephrology, India
Dr Urmila Anandh
Nephrologist, HOD, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Faridabad President, Women in Nephrology, India
Research & Scientific Committee
In 2023 Kidney Warriors Foundation (KWF) realised that kidney health care depended on understanding patient perspectives on medicines and healthcare. A committee was constituted to select and embark on most relevant areas to focus on studies.
Need for Patient-Centred Research
Clinicians develop research with a larger perspective that culminates in improved treatments, medications and early prevention measures. Patients experience specific challenges that need to be understood, analysed, studied and explored for medical professionals to respond appropriately with possible early intervention measures to bring better long term patient health outcomes.
The research projects will focus on areas of medical health and CKD nutrition.
About The Research & Scientific Committee
The Research & Scientific Committee has been formed by KWF to focus on areas that have long term health impact in patients and how to find early solutions. The team will be involved in selection of the best design and methodology suitable for Indian conditions.
The committee of experienced nephrologists from public and private hospitals, will utilise their knowledge and experience and employ available resources to make the research involvement robust. Our objective is to gain an early understanding of CKD patients’ problems and work towards advising changes that could be implemented with ease. The final outcome should improve the lives of CKD patients in urban and rural India.
Committee Members
Dr. Arvind Conjeevaram
Chairman
Dr. Arvind Conjeevaram
Chairman
Dr. Arvind Conjeevaram
Chairman
Dr. Arvind Conjeevaram is a Consultant Nephrologist and Head of Dept of Nephrology, The Bangalore, SRV Agadi, and Trustwell Hospitals, Bangalore. Dr. Conjeevaram has also co-founded Bloom Value Corporation, an AI-driven Hospital Optimization Solutions.
Dr. Arvind has published 32 papers in various journals and has presented more than fifty. He has kindly agreed to be the Chair of the research group.
Dr. Radha Sundaram MBBS MRCP FRCA DICM FFICM is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. Until April 2023, she was the Regional Advisor for training in Intensive Care Medicine for Scotland. She is a Clinical Lead for Organ Donation in Scotland for diversity and inclusion and works with NHS Blood and Transplant, the Scottish Government, and Kidney Research UK to promote awareness about organ donation.
Dr. Radha has been a co-investigator for trials in ICU with many publications to her credit. She has agreed to be Chief Advisor and promote our research for international participation.
Dr Radha Sundaram
Chief Advisor
Dr Radha Sundaram
Chief Advisor
Dr Radha Sundaram
Chief Advisor
Dr. Divya Bajpai
Methodology, Design & Questionnaire
Dr. Divya Bajpai
Methodology, Design & Questionnaire
Dr. Divya Bajpai
Methodology, Design & Questionnaire
Dr. Divya Bajpai is a member of the executive council of the Indian Society of Organ Transplant and a professor in the Department of Nephrology at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai. She is also an associate editor of the Indian Journal of Nephrology, a position that speaks volumes about her experience and expertise in this medical field.
Dr. Divya has published over 40 national and international journal and book chapters. Along with Dr Anupama , Dr Divya will advise and guide the development of content for questionnaires and surveys.
Dr Anupama Y. J., is a Consultant Nephrologist at Nanjappa Hospital in Shivamogga, Karnataka. Among her various interests, she is keenly interested in the epidemiology of Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and CKD of unknown etiology (CKDu). She has been involved in the design and conduct of several population-based research studies in villages of Shivamogga district on the prevalence of CKD and cardiovascular risk
factors and a study on the association of heavy metals and pesticides with CKD. Along with Dr Divya , Dr Anupama will advise and guide the development of content for questionnaires and surveys.
Dr Anupama Shimoga
Methodology, Design & Questionnaire
Dr Anupama Shimoga
Methodology, Design & Questionnaire
Dr Anupama Shimoga
Methodology, Design & Questionnaire
KWF Research Team
Merlyn Paul
Research Associate
Merlyn Paul
Research Associate
Merlyn Paul
Research Associate
Sachin Rao
Research Assistant
Sachin Rao
Research Assistant
Sachin Rao
Research Assistant
Yangchen Dolma
Research Assistant
Yangchen Dolma
Research Assistant
Yangchen Dolma
Research Assistant
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