Ramesh Kumar (nephrologist)
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Ramesh Kumar MRCP, FRCP is the first Indian Member of Royal College of Physicians (MRCP in Kidney diseases and a pioneer of nephrology in India and South Asia. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and the Padma Bhushan in 2003 by the president of India for his pioneering, notable and continued contributions to Nephrology.[1][2]
A senior consultant with Batra Hospital, Kumar has been former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's doctor since 1973 and continues to be his personal physician.[3]
Career
Kumar started an artificial kidney program, including kidney transplantation at the
Kumar identified patterns of kidney diseases in India and established training programs for medical, technical and nursing in nephrology, countrywide.
An alumnus of Agra Medical College, Kumar as MRCP
References
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