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Pradeep Kumar "Pradeep" Vaitla, MD

Pradeep Kumar "Pradeep" Vaitla, MD

Medical Director

Department:
SOM-Medicine-NEPHROL

Email:
pvaitla@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5670

Biography

Dr. Vaitla graduated from medical school in India before relocating to the USA to pursue specialization. He completed an internal medicine residency at Texas Tech University, followed by a nephrology fellowship at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans. Dr. Vaitla further advanced his training with a transplant nephrology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta.

In 2016, he began his career as a transplant nephrologist at UMMC and later assumed the role of Medical Director of Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation. Additionally, Dr. Vaitla serves as the Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship.

Dr. Vaitla serves as the site Principal Investigator (PI) for multiple research studies and grants. He is a prolific author with over 35 peer-reviewed publications

Education

Emory University, MD, Transplant Nephrology Fellowship2016
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, MD, Nephrology Fellowship2015
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, MD, Internal Medicine Residency2013
Osmania Medical College, MBBS, Medical School2007

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, ASTS Leadership Development Program- 2018, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons09/2018 - Present
Licensure, Physician license, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensing06/2016 - Present
Certification, Board Certification in Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine11/2016 - 11/2026
Licensure, Physician License, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners06/2013 - 06/2015
Licensure, Physician License, Georgia Medical Board06/2015 - 12/2016
Certification, ECFMG, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification08/2009 - Present
Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine08/2013 - 08/2023

Current Positions

Program Director, Nephrology fellowship, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2024 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2021 - Present
Medical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation05/2017 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Living Kidney Donor Program Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine07/2016 - 04/2017
Assistant Professor, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2016 - 06/2021