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Doctor Profile - Dr. E. Ram Prasad

Senior Consultant
Dr. E. Ram Prasad

Education:

MD (General Medicine), DM (Nephrology)

Area(s) of Specialization:

Acute Kidney Injuries, Chronic Kidney Disease, Transplantation & Glomerulas Diseases

Experience:

14 Years of experience in the field Nephrology

  • 2005 - 2008 – Assistant Professor of Dept. of General Medicine
  • 2008 - 2011 – Trainer in DM Nephrology
  • 2011 - 2015 – Associate Professor of Nephrology SRMC
  • 2015 - 2019 – Associate Professor of Nephrology
  • 2019 - Till date – Professor & Head of the Department –Nep

Consultation days:

Monday to Saturday

Consultation Time:

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For Appointment, Call:

044 - 45928543 EXT: 504 / 8893

Fellowships / Memberships:

  • Association of Physician of india, Nephrology association of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

Publications:

Total Publications : 27

2021

  • Clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: a tertiary centre experience from South India Chaganti Sindhu1 · Pallavi Prasad1,2 · Ramprasad Elumalai1 · Jayakumar Matcha1
  • Light chain proximal tubulopathy with lambda restriction presenting as acute kidney injury Asha Thomas1 ID , Ram Prasad Elumalai1 ID, Barathi Gunabooshanam2* ID , Subalakshmi Balasubramanian2 ID , Jayakumar Matcha1 ID.

2020

  • Study About Role of Copeptin as a Diagnostic Marker and Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Tertiary Care Center N. Niranjana Joy1, Manikantan Sekar2, Ramprasad Elumalai3,  Jayakumar Matcha4 International Journal of Current Research and Review Vol 12  Issue 23 - December 2020
  • Lack of association between ACE I/D, NOS3 VNTR polymorphisms and drug toxicity of tacrolimus treated post-renal transplantation patients Kathulapali Krishna1 ID , Sanjana Satheesh2 ID , Gnanasambandan Ramanathan2 ID , Solomon F. D. Paul3 ID Jayakumar Matcha1 ID , Ramprasad Elumalai1* ID J Nephropharmacol. 2020; 9(2): e19.

2019

  • Evaluation of long-term outcomes of deceased donor renal transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease Jaiju James Chakola ID , Varun Mamidi ID , Vamsi Krishna Makkena ID , Jayakumar Matcha ID , Ramprasad Elumalai* ID J Nephropharmacol. 2019; 8(2): e29.
  • Association between end-stage diabetic nephropathy and MTHFR (C677T and A1298C) gene polymorphisms GNANASAMBANDAN RAMANATHAN,1 BOLLIMPALLI HARICHANDANA,1 SURESH KANNAN,1RAMPRASAD ELUMALAI2 and PAUL SFD Nephrology 24 (2019) 155–159.
  • Successful Tenckhoff catheter salvage in a patient with peritoneovesical fistula: A case report - Vamsikrishna Makkena1, Varun Kumar Bandi2, Deepashree G. Anandkumar3, Renuka Prasad Yelahanka4, Manikantan Shekar1, Ramprasad Elumalai1, and Jayakumar Matcha Clinical Nephrology – Case Studies, Vol. 7/2019 (17-22)
  • Pigment Nephropathy in a PatientWith PYGM Gene Mutation Varun Mamidi1 Indumathi E.1 Manikantan Shekar1, Ramprasad Elumalai1 Vamsi Krishna Makkena1 Jaiju James Chakola1,  Varun Kumar Bandi1 Niranjana Joy1 Jayakumar Matcha 1, Kidney International Reports (2019).

2018

  • PPARG genotypes are not a major modifiers of chronic kidney disease progression among the diabetic nephropathy patients Mookambika R. Velayuthan1,2, Ramprasad Elumalai1, Bhaskar V.K.S. Lakkakula Soundararajan Periyasamy, J Renal Endocrinol 2018;4:e12.
  • Fungal peritonitis in continuous ambulatory, peritoneal dialysis patients; a study from South of India Renukaprasad Yelahanka SuryanarayanaIndhumathi  Gnanasambandan Ramanathan RamprasadElumalai1*, Jayakumar Matcha Immunopathol Persa. 2018;4(2):e15

2017

 

  • Insulin receptor gene polymorphisms modify the progression of kidney failure in diabetic nephropathy patients Mookambika R. Velayuthan1,2, Ramprasad Elumalai1, Soundararajan Periyasamy1 Bhaskar V.K.S. Lakkakula3,4* Journal of Preventive Epidemiology 2017;2(1):e06
  • Aldosterone Synthase Gene is Not a Major Susceptibility Gene for Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Gnanasambandan Ramanathan1Ramprasad Elumalai2, Soundararajan Periyasamy2, Bhaskar V. K. S. Lakkakula Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2017;28(3):552-557
  • Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease and Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients Jagadeswaran Dhakshinamoorthy1, Ram Prasad Elumalai .Bhawana Dev2, A. J. Hemamalini.3, P. M. Venkata Sai2 , Soundararajan Periasamy, Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2017;28(6):1338-1348

2016

  • ECE1 gene variant shows tendency towardchronic kidney disease advancement amongautosomal polycystic kidney disease patients Shiva Nagendra Reddy Annapareddy a,Vinuutna Sravani Kumbakonam b, Ramprasad Elumalai a,Gnanasambandan Ramanathan c, Soundararajan Periyasamy a,Bhaskar V.K.S. Lakkakul Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology (2016) 18, 20e25
  • Role of CYP2E1 (PstI/RsaI) gene polymorphisms on the tacrolimus drug toxicity of kidney transplantations among South Indians Gnanasambandan Ramanathan1*, Priya Sethumadavan1, Ramprasad Elumalai2Solomon Franklin Durairaj Paul Immunopathologia Persa 2016;2(2):e20
  • Influence of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene rs4362 polymorphism on the progression of kidney failure in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) Gnanasambandan Ramanathan, Santu Ghosh1, Ramprasad Elumalai,Soundararajan Periyasamy2 & Bhaskar V.K.S. Lakkakula Indian J Med Res 143, June 2016, pp 748-755
  • Renin gene rs1464816 polymorphismcontributes to chronic kidney disease progression in ADPKD Gnanasambandan Ramanathan1Ramprasad Elumalai2 , Soundararajan Periyasamy2and Bhaskar V. K. S. Lakkakula1,3* Journal of Biomedical Science (2016) 23:1 DOI 10.1186/s12929-015-0217-0 Pathways, perspectives and pursuits in polycystic kidney disease L. V. K. S. Bhaskar1*Ramprasad Elumalai2Soundararajan Periasamy J Nephropharmacol. 2016; 5(1): 41–48.
  • Curvularia lunata, a rare fungal peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD); a rare case report Haritha Subramanyam1Ramprasad Elumalai1* , Anupma Jyoti indo2Soundararajan Periasamy1, J Nephropharmacol. 2016; 5(1): 61–62.
  • Endothelin 1 gene is not a major modifier of chronic kidney disease advancement among the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients Shiva Nagendra Reddy Annapareddy,Ramprasad Elumalai1*, Bhaskar V.K.S. Lakkakula2,3, Gnanasambandan Ramanathan2, Soundararajan Periyasamy1J Nephropharmacol. 2016; 5(1): 13–18.

2015

  • Angiotensinogen gene polymorphisms and progression of chronic kidney disease in ADPKD patients Ramanathan Gnanasambandan1  Ramprasad Elumalai2  Periyasamy Soundararajan, 2Bhaskar V. K. S. Lakkakula1,3 Clin Exp Nephrol DOI 10.1007/s10157-015-1183-2
  • TRPC6 gene promoter polymorphisms in steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome children Kempanahalli Basappa Mahesh Kumar1Senguttuvan Prabha1 Elumalai Ramprasad1Lakkakula VKS Bhaskar2,3*Periasamy Soundararajan1J Nephropharmacol. 2015; 4(2): 52–56
  • Effect of chronic kidney disease on circulating ghrelin concentrations MANIKANTAN SEKAR (1) , RAMPRASAD ELUMALAI (1), MAHESH KUMAR KEMPANAHALLI BASAPPA (1)BHASKAR V.K.S. LAKKAKULA (2)SOUNDARARAJAN PERIASAMY (1) Annals of R.S.C.B., Vol. XIX, Issue 2, 2015, pp. 41 - 46

2014

  • Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase VNTR (intron 4 a/b) polymorphism on the progression of renal disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease J Renal Inj Prev. 2014; 3(3): 69-73.26.Renal Contraction Therapy By Transcatheter Arterial Embolization For ADPKD - A Modality To Augment CAPD? Mahesh Kumar K B, Ram Prasad E, Santhosh Joseph*, Prabha S, Soundararajan P Indian Journal of Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Role of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Gene Polymorphisms and Hypertension-induced End-stage Renal Disease in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Gnanasambandan Ramanathan,1 Ramprasad Elumalai,2 Soundararajan Periyasamy,2 Bhaskar VKS Lakkakula1,3 Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases | Volume 8 | Number 4 | July 2014

 

More Publications

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PubMed
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Research:

Clinical Focus - Haemodialysis , Acute Kidney Injury,Chronic Kidney Disease,Nephritis,kidney transplantation and critical care nephrology.

Research Focus - Involved in research in gene polymorphism and disease progression in diabetic nephropathy and ADPKD. Pharmacogenomics in renal transplant.

BookChapter

  • Manual of Hypertension -
  • Pharmacogenomics in the Management of Hypertension
  • JP Medical Ltd, 2016, 9789352500307 2016, 2016, Page No : 264-269

 

Academic:

Areas of Expertise

Hemodialysis,Renal Transplant, Critical Care Nephrology

Undertaken training in workshop such as -       

  • Research methodology 
  • Training workshop peritoneal dialysis related 
  • Peritonitis
  • Medical Education - Technologiesict - Teaching - Learning  Research

 

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