Dr. Sidharth Kumar Sethi

Senior Consultant

22 years of experience

Pediatric Nephrologists

MBBS, MD, FIPN, FISN, FASN, FIAP

Reg. No.:1160, Delhi Medical Council

Medanta - The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon

English

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About Dr. Sidharth Kumar Sethi

Dr. Sidharth Kumar Sethi is a well-known Pediatric Nephrologist with over 22 years of experience.
His primary areas of focus include acute kidney injury, dialysis, and pediatric renal transplantation.
He actively participates in the treatment of children with various complex renal disorders, encompassing acute kidney injury, dialysis, nephrotic syndrome, tubular disorders, hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), urinary tract infections, and renal transplantation.
After completing his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, 2002, he also achieved MD (Pediatrics) from University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, New Delhi, 2006.
He also achieved fellowships from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2008; Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California, 2009; American Society of Nephrology, 2018; and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2019.
Dr. Sethi contributed to the development of Indian guidelines for Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome as part of an 8-member writing committee and played a role in formulating guidelines for pediatric renal disorders, including Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome and urinary tract infections.
With over 150 indexed publications in pediatric nephrology and chapters in esteemed nephrology textbooks, Dr. Sethi has established himself as a leading figure in the field.
He serves on the Board of Directors for the PCRRT-ICONIC Foundation, dedicated to raising awareness and promoting education in critical care pediatric nephrology.
Dr. Sethi serves as an Editor for Springer's Handbook of Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology & Pediatric Dialysis, co-authored with Dr. Bunchman, Dr. Raina, and Dr. McCulloch, and for Springer's Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation- A Practical Handbook, co-authored with Dr. Shapiro, Dr. Sarwal, and Dr. Raina.
In recognition of his exceptional contributions to Pediatric Nephrology, Dr. Sethi received an award from Case Western Reserve University in 2014.
He is an esteemed member of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA), American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN), and Asian Pediatric Nephrology Association (AsPNA).

Education

MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, 2002
MD (Pediatrics), University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, New Delhi, 2006
Fellowship International Pediatric Nephrology Association(FIPNA), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2008
Fellowship International Society of Nephrology(FISN), Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California, 2009
Fellowship American Society of Nephrology (FASN), 2018
Fellowship Indian Academy of Pediatrics (FIAP), 2019

Training & Certificates

Certification Exam: Pediatric - Pediatric Nephrology Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology, 2010
Training in Paediatrics (Nephrology) - Member of Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2011

Associations/Membership

Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA)
Asian Pediatric Nephrology Association (APNA)

Paper Published

Dr. Sidharth Kumar Sethi has published over 264 publications, some of which are mentioned below:

Health-related quality of life for pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), 2024
Nutrition in Critically Ill Children with Acute Kidney Injury on Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy: An Integrative Review and Clinical Practice Points 2023
Post-transplant Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Consensus Statements, 2023
Executive Summary: Nutrition in critically ill children with Acute Kidney Injury on Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy: An Integrative Review and Clinical Practice Points 2023
Kidney Replacement Therapy and Mortality in Children With Inborn Errors of Metabolism: A Meta-analysis, 2023
Renal Transplantation in Patients With Tuberculosis: A Single-center Experience From an Endemic Region, 2023
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the management of urinary tract infection and primary vesicoureteric reflux, 2023
Artificial intelligence in early detection and prediction of pediatric/neonatal acute kidney injury: current status and future directions, 2023
Sudden Spurt in Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury Cases in Uzbekistan: A Call for International Drug Quality Control and Pharmaceutical Legislation, 2023
Voice of a caregiver: call for action for multidisciplinary teams in the care for children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, 2023
Use of furosemide in preterm neonates with acute kidney injury is associated with increased mortality: results from the TINKER registry, 2023
Role of Induction in a Haplomatch, Related, Low-risk, Living-donor Kidney Transplantation with Triple Drug Immunosuppression: A Single-center Study, 2023
Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome: Genetic Basis, Clinical Manifestations, and a Multidisciplinary Approach to Management, 2023
Archetypal sustained low-efficiency daily diafiltration (SLEDD-f) for critically ill patients requiring kidney replacement therapy: towards an adequate therapy, 2023
Diagnosing etiology by urine microscopy in sudden spurt of AKI cases: Going back to the basics, 2023
Switching from continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration to intermittent sustained low-efficiency daily hemodiafiltration (SLED-f) in pediatric acute kidney injury: A prospective cohort study, 2023
The effects of COVID-19 on pediatric and adult solid organ transplant recipients and the emergence of telehealth, 2023
A Survey on Nutritional Management of Critically Ill Children on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Discontinuation of Eculizumab Therapy in Children with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, 2022
Validation of the STARZ neonatal acute kidney injury risk stratification score in an independent prospective cohort, 2022
Corrigendum: PCRRT Expert Committee ICONIC position paper on prescribing kidney replacement therapy in critically sick children with acute liver failure, 2022
Treatment and Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Experience, 2022
Documentation of acute kidney injury at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit and role of nephrology consultation, 2022
Risk factors and outcomes of neonates with acute kidney injury needing peritoneal dialysis: Results from the prospective TINKER (The Indian PCRRT-ICONIC Neonatal Kidney Educational Registry) study, 2022\
Renal Outcomes in Neonates and Infants with Transposition Physiology Undergoing Arterial Switch Procedure, 2022
Pediatric to Adult Transition: Identifying Important Comorbidities and Considerations for Adult and Pediatric Nephrology Health Care Teams, 2022
Acute kidney injury in COVID-19 pediatric patients in North America: Analysis of the virtual pediatric systems data, 2022
POLICY AND PRACTICE REVIEWS Citation: PCRRT Expert Committee ICONIC Position Paper on Prescribing Kidney Replacement Therapy in Critically Sick Children With Acute Liver Failure, 2022
Factors That Influence Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Multicenter Study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2021
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) in pediatric patients on dialysis: systematic review and clinical practice recommendations, 2021
HLA Desensitization Based on Results of the Luminex Technique in Kidney Transplant - A Single-center Experience, 2021
Re-evaluating Renal Angina Index: An Authentic, Evidence-Based Instrument for Acute Kidney Injury Assessment: Critical Appraisal, 2021
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury: Protocol of a Multicentric Prospective Cohort Study [The Indian Iconic Neonatal Kidney Educational Registry], 2021
Advances in Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology Point of Care Ultrasound and Diagnostics: Point of Care Ultrasound and Diagnostics,2021
Kidney Replacement Therapy in COVID-19 Induced Kidney Failure and Septic Shock: A Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy [PCRRT] Position on Emergency Preparedness With Resource Allocation, 2020
Association of pulse pressure, pulse pressure index, and ambulatory arterial stiffness index with kidney function in a cross?sectional pediatric chronic kidney disease cohort from the CKiD study, 2020
Consensus guidelines for the management of hyperammonaemia in pediatric patients receiving continuous kidney replacement therapy, 2020
Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (PCRRT) expert committee recommendation on prescribing prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy (PIRRT) in critically ill children, 2020
Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury: A Survey of Perceptions and Management Strategies Amongst Pediatricians and Neonatologists,2020
Immunoadsorption in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation in adult and pediatric patients with follow-up on graft and patient survival: First series from India, 2020
Renal replacement therapy in the management of intoxications in children: recommendations from the Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (PCRRT) workgroup, 2019
SP001A Novel Heterozygous Missense Mutation of Wilms' Tumor 1 May Cause FSGS Through Dysregulated Expression of ARHGAP24, 2019
Pediatric Intradialytic Hypotension: Recommendations From the Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (PCRRT) Workgroup, 2019
Heparin free dialysis in critically sick children using sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLEDD-f): A new hybrid therapy for dialysis in developing world, 2019
Pediatric ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation: Evolving with the advancing apheresis technology: A single-center experience, 2018
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Case Reports Confirms the Prevalence of Genetic Mutations and the Shift of Treatment Regimens: Meta-Analysis of Atypical HUS Case Reports, 2017
Cascade plasmapheresis as a preconditioning regimen for ABO-incompatible renal transplantation: A single-center experience, 2015
Prompt plasma exchanges and immunosuppressive treatment improve the outcomes of anti-factor H autoantibody-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in children, 2013
Overall Neutralization of Complement Factor H by Autoantibodies in the Acute Phase of the Autoimmune Form of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, 2012
Invited Manuscript Poster on Renal-Related Education American Society of Nephrology, Nov. 16-21, 2010 E-Pediatric Nephrology in India, 2011
Anti-Factor H Autoantibody-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Review of Literature of the Autoimmune Form of HUS, 2010