Awards

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society ‘ 2007
• Sigma Xi Honors Society ‘ 2007
• Medical Mystery: Illinois ACP chapter 2006

Professional membership

• American Society of Nephrology
• American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology

Editorial Board

• World Journal of Cardiology
• Journal of Cardiology and Therapeutics

Ad-Hoc reviewer

• Lancet
• American Journal Of Cardiology
• American Journal Of Nephrology
• Kidney International
• Southern Medical Journal
• American Journal of Transplantation
• Nephrology
• American Journal of Medical Sciences
• American Journal of Therapeutics
• BMC Nephrology

Awards in Medical School

• Apollo Hospitals Intercollegiate Annual Medical Quiz contest (2000)                                      
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics – 12^th IAP Pediatric Quiz (2000)

Certification and licensure

• ASH certified specialist in Clinical Hypertension
• ASDIN certified In Interventional Nephrology (2010)
• ABIM Board Certified (valid until 2016)
• ABIM Nephrology certified (valid through 2019)
• ECFMG certified (2003)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (current)
• Arizona Medical Lisence (current)

Research Interests

• Dialysis vascular access maturation
• Renovascular hypertension
• Protein biomarkers in systemic disorders
• Hypertension
• Protein trafficking in proximal tubules
• Renal regeneration