Dr. Arun Kumar Ponna - Nephrologist & Kidney Transplant

Dr. Arun Kumar Ponna

Sr Consultant Nephrologist & Kidney Transplant Physician

11 Years of Experience

Qualifications

  • DM – Nephrology
    Osmania Government General Hospital, Hyderabad (2016)
  • MD – General Medicine
    Kasturba Hospital, Manipal (2012)
  • MBBS
    Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada (2005)
  • American Hypertension Society – Certified Specialist (2022)
  • Fellowship – Nephrology, Renal Hypertension & Transplant Nephrology
    Ottawa, Canada (2019–2022)
    (Clinical Nephrology – Dialysis & Transplant, Critical Care Nephrology, Renal Hypertension)
     

Experience

  • Consultant Nephrologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad
  • Consultant Nephrologist, Pallavi Hospital, Warangal 
  • Fellow – Renal Hypertension, Ottawa, Canada 
  • Fellow – Critical Care Nephrology, Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
  • Fellow – Clinical Nephrology (Dialysis & Transplant) Ottawa, Canada

Field of Expertise

  • Kidney Transplant Medicine & Glomerular Diseases
  • Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Critical Care & Intensive Care Nephrology
  • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
  • Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
  • Resistant & Complex Hypertension
  • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management

Research & Publications

  • A Study of Cardiovascular Reflexes in Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital, International Journal of Advances in Medicine, December 2017

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Indian Journal of Applied Research, June 2016

Certifications & Memberships

Certifications & Achievements

  • 3-Year Successful Fellowship in Nephrology, Ottawa Hospital, Canada. 
  • Certified Clinical Hypertension Specialist
    American Society of Hypertension Certification Programme
  • Best Outgoing Student – Nephrology
    Osmania Hospital & Medical College, Hyderabad

Professional Memberships

  • International Society of Nephrology
  • Canadian Society of Nephrology
  • American Society of Hypertension
  • Indian Society of Organ Transplant
Nanakramguda

Qualifications

  • DM – Nephrology
    Osmania Government General Hospital, Hyderabad (2016)
  • MD – General Medicine
    Kasturba Hospital, Manipal (2012)
  • MBBS
    Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada (2005)
  • American Hypertension Society – Certified Specialist (2022)
  • Fellowship – Nephrology, Renal Hypertension & Transplant Nephrology
    Ottawa, Canada (2019–2022)
    (Clinical Nephrology – Dialysis & Transplant, Critical Care Nephrology, Renal Hypertension)
     

Experience

  • Consultant Nephrologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad
  • Consultant Nephrologist, Pallavi Hospital, Warangal 
  • Fellow – Renal Hypertension, Ottawa, Canada 
  • Fellow – Critical Care Nephrology, Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
  • Fellow – Clinical Nephrology (Dialysis & Transplant) Ottawa, Canada

Field of Expertise

  • Kidney Transplant Medicine & Glomerular Diseases
  • Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Critical Care & Intensive Care Nephrology
  • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
  • Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
  • Resistant & Complex Hypertension
  • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management

Research & Publications

  • A Study of Cardiovascular Reflexes in Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital, International Journal of Advances in Medicine, December 2017

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Indian Journal of Applied Research, June 2016

Certifications & Memberships

Certifications & Achievements

  • 3-Year Successful Fellowship in Nephrology, Ottawa Hospital, Canada. 
  • Certified Clinical Hypertension Specialist
    American Society of Hypertension Certification Programme
  • Best Outgoing Student – Nephrology
    Osmania Hospital & Medical College, Hyderabad

Professional Memberships

  • International Society of Nephrology
  • Canadian Society of Nephrology
  • American Society of Hypertension
  • Indian Society of Organ Transplant

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