Dr. Garima Aggarwal

Dr. Garima Aggarwal

Consultant 

14 Years of Experience

Nephrologist

MBBS, MD, DM

Reg. No.:0495KTK, Karnataka Medical Council

Manipal Hospital, Varthur Road, Bangalore

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 850

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About Dr. Garima Aggarwal

  • Dr. Garima Aggarwal is a renowned renal transplant physician and nephrologist with 14 years of experience.
  • She specializes in hemofiltration patient treatment for acute renal damage.
  • Her vast expertise spans the fields of critical care nephrology, single pass albumin, hemo and peritoneal dialysis, kidney disorders, and renal transplants, particularly high-risk transplants.
  • She effectively carried out a rare transhepatic tunneled hemodialysis catheter insertion into the inferior vena cava as a life-saving surgery for a patient with failed vascular access. There have been no further reports of this approach from India (case sent for publication).
  • She is also highly skilled in procedures, including
    • Biopsies (Renal and Graft)
    • Renal ultrasound
    • Permanent tunneled catheter insertions and temporary catheter insertions
    • Plasmapheresis
    • Hemoperfusion
  • Her educational credentials include an MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai in 2010, an MD in General Medicine from H.I.H.T University in 2013, and a DM in Nephrology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2016.
  • In addition to teaching classes for DNB Nephrology, DNB Medicine, the Dialysis Technician Course, and nursing students, she oversees the academic program for DNB Nephrology, which has one DNB Nephrology seat per year.
  • She is a current member of the International Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, and the Indian Society of Nephrology.

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Education

  • MBBS, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, 2010
  • MD in General Medicine, H.I.H.T University, 2013
  • DM in Nephrology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 2016

Training & Certificates

  • Clinical Externship under Professor John Feehally, co-editor of Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, past president of the International Society of Nephrology

Past Experience

  • Consultant Nephrologist, Max Hospital, Vaishali, 2018
  • DM Resident,  Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, 2016

Awards

  • Gold Medalist, MD, Medicine, 2013
  • Top Honors, DM, Nephrology, 2016
  • IMA National Academic Excellence Award, 2021

Associations/Membership

  • Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
  • International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
  • American Society of Nephrology
  • International Society of Nephrology
  • Delhi Nephrology Society
  • Association of Physicians of India

Paper Published

  • She has published multiple research publications in noteworthy national and international journals
  • Aggarwal, G., Mathew, A., Seethalekshmy, N., Nair, R., & Kurian, G. (2015). Predicting the future! – Role of “zero hour” – Post revascularization graft biopsy in predicting graft outcome in renal allograft recipients. Indian Journal of Transplantation, 9(2), 52.
  • Conjeevaram, A., Vankalakunti, M., Aggarwal, G., Dassi, M., & Desai, T. (2018). SP789 Twitter-Based Conferences - An Online Learning Tool For Nephrologists. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation/Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 33(suppl_1)
  • Anitha, A., Janardhana, A., Conjeevaram, A., Prasad, G., Aggarwal, G., Namagondlu, G., Aralapuram, K., Penmatsa, K., Dassi, M., Doshetty, M., Kulkarni, M., Huilgol, S., Srinivasa, S., Raju, S., & Gangaiah, Y. (2022). POS-028 Renal Involvement And Outcomes In Patients With Covid During Third Wave In India. Kidney International Reports, 7(9), S474–S475.
  • Dassi, M., Janardhana, A., Hegde, S., Aggarwal, G., Namagondlu, G., A, K., Penmatsa, K. R., Langote, A., Balasubramanium, K., & Conjeevaram, A. (2021). MO886 Assessment Of Health-Related Quality Of Life In Patients On Hemodialysis Using Rand36 Score. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation/Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 36(Supplement_1).

Field of Expertise

  • Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
  • Dialysis
  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
  • Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
  • Heminephrectomy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Holmium Laser Lithotripsy
  • Image-Guided Dialysis Catheter Insertion
  • Image-Guided Permcath Insertion
  • Image-Guided Permcath Removal
  • Interventional Nephrology
  • Kidney Stone Removal
  • Laparoscopic Kidney Surgery
  • Nephrectomy
  • PCNL With DJ Stenting
  • Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
  • Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Renal Angiogram
  • Renal Artery Embolization
  • Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS)
  • Robotic Kidney Surgery
  • Robotic Kidney Transplant
  • Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
  • Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
  • Acute Kidney Failure
  • Anuria
  • Bartter Syndrome
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  • Duplex Kidney
  • End-Stage Renal (Kidney) Disease
  • Familial Hypophosphatemia
  • Fanconi Syndrome
  • Gitelman Syndrome
  • Glomerulonephritis (GN)
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Hereditary Nephritis
  • Hyperoxaluria
  • Interstitial Nephritis
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Kidney Cysts
  • Kidney Failure
  • Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
  • Kidney Stones
  • Liddle Syndrome
  • Lipoid Nephrosis
  • Lowe Syndrome (Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome)
  • Medullary Cystic Disease
  • Medullary Sponge Kidney (MSK)
  • Membranous Nephropathy
  • Mesoblastic Nephroma
  • Metabolic Acidosis
  • Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
  • Nephritis
  • Nephrocalcinosis
  • Nephrolithiasis
  • Nephropathy
  • Nephrosclerosis
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Pediatric Kidney Failure
  • Perinephritis
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism
  • Renal Artery Aneurysm
  • Renal Artery Disease
  • Renal Cortical Necrosis
  • Renal Glycosuria
  • Renal Hypertension
  • Renal Osteodystrophy
  • Renal Papillary Necrosis
  • Renal Tuberculosis
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis
  • Uremia
  • Wolfram Syndrome
  • Zellweger Syndrome

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