Vaitla, Pradeep Kumar, M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Nephrology, Nephrology and Kidney Transplant

Education

Board Certification:	Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Medical Education:	Osmania Medical College
Internship Program:	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Permian Basin)
Residency Program:	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Permian Basin)
Fellowship Program:	Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship Program:	Ochsner Foundation Hospital

Current Positions

Medical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation	05/2017 - Present
Assistant Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Medicine	07/2016 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

Emory University, MD, Transplant Nephrology Fellowship	2016
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, MD, Nephrology Fellowship	2015
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, MD, Internal Medicine Residency	2013
Osmania Medical College, MBBS, Medical School	2007

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, ASTS Leadership Development Program- 2018, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons	09/2018 - Present
Licensure, Physician license, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensing	06/2016 - Present
Certification, Board Certification in Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine	11/2016 - 11/2026
Licensure, Physician License, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners	06/2013 - 06/2015
Licensure, Physician License, Georgia Medical Board	06/2015 - 12/2016
Certification, ECFMG, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification	08/2009 - Present
Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine	08/2013 - 08/2023

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Living Kidney Donor Program Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine

07/2016 - 04/2017

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Region 3 (MS,AL,GA,FL,LA,PR) Representative- Pancreas Transplant Committee, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)	2020
Accepted for MCCTR-Research Summer Institute- 2020, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research	2020
Fellow of American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology	2020
Director - Mississippi Transplant Symposium 2019, Mississippi Transplant Symposium	2019
Nominated, Outstanding service faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, UMMC	2019
Nominated, Outstanding service faculty & Master clinician, Department of Internal Medicine, UMMC	2018
Mississippi-Clinical Vignette-Poster Finalist, American College of Physicians	2017

Professional Membership and Service

American Society of Nephrology, Fellow	2020 - Present
American College of Physicians, Member	2018 - Present
Transplantation society, Member	2017 - Present
American Society of Transplantation, Member	2015 - Present
American Society of Nephrology, Member	2013 - Present

Committee Service

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Clinical correlation in Pre-Clinical Curriculum	2020 - Present
Pancreas Transplantation- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Member	2020 - 2023
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member	2019 - Present
Department of Medicine - Mortality Review Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Program Evaluation Committee - Nephrology Fellowship, Member	2017 - Present
Clinical Competency Committee- Nephrology Fellowship, Chair	2017 - Present
Abdominal Transplant QAPI Committee, Member	2016 - Present
Abdominal Transplant Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Member	2016 - Present

Community Service

Physicians for American Healthcare Access, Member, Volunteer	03/2019 - Present
Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Member, Board of trustees and Physician advisory board	05/2017 - Present
Mississippi Transplant Guild, Volunteer and Participant of Community events	04/2017 - Present
Donate Life - Mississippi Organ Procurement Agency, Speaker and Participant of Organ Donation Awareness events	2017 - Present
Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi, Volunteer	07/2016 - Present
Benefits of breast feeding awareness- Penderghat, India, Volunteer, Educator	04/2006 - 04/2006
Lions Club Free Health Clinic: Hyderabad, India, Volunteer	02/2006 - 03/2007
Pulse Polio Programme, Hyderabad, India, Volunteer, Vaccine administrator	2002 - 2007

Other Service

Clinical Transplantation - Ad Hoc Reviewer	07/2020 - Present
Delta Kidney Clinic, Greenville, MS: Virtual Outreach, Update the referring physicians about redesign of evaluation & listing process, start of kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients and use of organs from Hepatitis C viremic donors.	06/2020 - 06/2020
Delta Hills Nephrology, Greenwood, MS: Virtual Outreach, Update the referring physicians about redesign of evaluation & listing process, start of kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients and use of organs from Hepatitis C viremic donors.	06/2020 - 06/2020
Nephrology & Hypertension Associates, Oxford and Tupelo, MS: Virtual Outreach, Update the referring physicians about redesign of evaluation & listing process, start of kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients and use of organs from Hepatitis C viremic donors.	06/2020 - 06/2020
Nephrology - Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology: Ad Hoc Reviewer	04/2020 - Present
Journal of Experimental Nephrology - Editorial Board Member	04/2020 - Present
iHeart Radio Interview, Organ Donation and Current State of Organ transplantation in the State of Mississippi	03/2020 - 03/2020
Southwest Nephrology, Brookhaven, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	02/2020 - 02/2020
Nature - Scientific Reports: Ad Hoc Reviewer	01/2020 - Present
Plos One: Ad Hoc Reviewer	12/2019 - Present
National Abstract Competition Reviewer - American College of Physicians	11/2019 - Present
Delta Kidney Clinic, Greenville, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	10/2019 - 10/2019
Mississippi Transplant Symposium - 2019	07/2019 - 10/2019
Anionted Nephrology, Brookhaven, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	05/2019 - 05/2019
Jackson Nephrology Associates, Jackson, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	01/2019 - 01/2019
Meridian Internal Medicine Practice, Meridian, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	12/2018 - 12/2018
South Mississippi Kidney Center, Gulfport, MS : Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program.	12/2018 - 12/2018
Delta Hills Nephrology, Greenwood, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	11/2018 - 11/2018
Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, Pascogula, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	11/2018 - 11/2018
Nephrology Associates, Columbus, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	10/2018 - 10/2018
Mississippi Nephrologists, Natchez, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	08/2018 - 08/2018
Nephrology Associates, Mobile, AL: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	11/2017 - 11/2017
Dr. Murphy Martin Nephrology Practice, Jackson, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	09/2017 - 09/2017
Central Nephrology, Jackson, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program	05/2017 - 05/2017
Protocol: Lung Cancer screening for potential kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: APOL1 screening for living kidney donors, Prepared and Implemented
COVID-19 Workflow and transition to telehealth, Kidney & Pancreas transplant clinics, Prepared the plan and implemented
COVID-19 FAQs for Kidney & Pancreas transplant recipients, Prepared and distributed the FAQs
Protocol: Basiliximab Induction Immunosuppression for Kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients, Prepared protocol, will be implemented in July 2020
Protocol: Screening and Management of EBV infection in high risk kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Management of Dyslipidemia in kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Living donor evaluation for kidney donation, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: BK infection screening and management, post kidney transplant, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: CMV screening, prophylaxis and treatment post kidney & pancreas transplant, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Cardiac testing, Kidney transplant evaluation and waitlist management, Prepared and Implemented

Publications

Journal Article
Desiree Garcia Anton, Kovvuru, Karthik, Swetha R Kanduri, Narothama Reddy Aeddula, Tarun Bathini, Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Kaewput, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Kanramon Watthanasuntorn, Sohail Abdul Salim, Praise Matemavi, Pradeep Vaitla, Franco Cabeza Rivera, Wisit Cheungpasitporn. Use and Outcomes of Kidneys from Donors with Renal Angiomyolipoma: A Systematic Review Urology Annals. Accepted for publication on 08/16/2020	2020
Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Bathini T, Hansrivijit P, Vaitla P, Medaura J, Vallabhajosyula S, Chewcharat A, Mao MA, Erickson SB, Impact of admission serum magnesium levels on long-term mortality in hospitalized patients. Hospital practice (1995), 2020 Mar 14;48(2):80-85	2020
Kaewput W, Thongprayoon C, Chewcharat A, Rangsin R, Satirapoj B, Kaewput C, Suwannahitatorn P, Bathini T, Mao MA, Cato LD, Harrison AM, Vaitla P, Cheungpasitporn W, Rate of kidney function decline and factors predicting progression of kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with reduced kidney function: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, 2020 Dec;24(6):677-687	2020
Kanduri SR, Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Bathini T, Kovvuru K, Garla V, Medaura J, Vaitla P, Kashani KB, Incidence and mortality of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2020 Sep 1;113(9):621-632	2020
Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Vaitla PK, Chewcharat A, Hansrivijit P, Koller FL, Mao MA, Bathini T, Salim SA, Katari S, Cummings LS, Island E, Forster J, Leeaphorn N, Degree of Glomerulosclerosis in Procurement Kidney Biopsies from Marginal Donor Kidneys and Their Implications in Predicting Graft Outcomes. Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 May 14;9(5)	2020
Vaitla PK, Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Rivera FHC, Cato LD, Garla V, Watthanasuntorn K, Wijarnpreecha K, Chewcharat A, Aeddula NR, Bathini T, Koller FL, Matemavi P, Cheungpasitporn W, Epidemiology of cannabis use and associated outcomes among kidney transplant recipients: A meta-analysis. Journal of evidence-based medicine, 2020 Jun 18;	2020
Kovvuru K, Kanduri SR, Vaitla P, Marathi R, Gosi S, Garcia Anton DF, Cabeza Rivera FH, Garla V, Risk Factors and Management of Osteoporosis Post-Transplant. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020 Jun 19;56(6)	2020
Hansrivijit P, Yarlagadda K, Puthenpura MM, Ghahramani N, Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Cheungpasitporn W, A meta-analysis of clinical predictors for renal recovery and overall mortality in acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy. Journal of critical care, 2020 Dec;60:13-22	2020
Suarez MLG, Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Medaura J, Vaitla P, Mao MA, Bathini T, Boonpheng B, Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Basu A, Cheungpasitporn W, Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Fabry Disease: A Meta-Analysis. Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2020 Dec 23;9(1)	2020
Pradeep Vaitla MD, Rachana Marathi MD Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation: A Brief Update AAPI Journal. 2018 Winter: 18	2018
Review Article
Kelly Glazer, Isabel J. Brea, Pradeep Vaitla Ureterolithiasis In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 July 15.	2020
Tejaswi Kanderi, Pradeep Vaitla Torsemide In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 July 5.	2020
Hrishikesh Samant, Pradeep Vaitla, Jiten P. Kothadia Transplantation Post transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 May 26.	2020
Sidrah Kanwal, Pradeep Vaitla Streptococcus Pyogenes In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 May 18	2020
Madrazo-Ibarra A, Vaitla P Histology, Nephron In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, 2020 Mar 13.	2020
Chaudhary Ehtsham Azmat, Pradeep Vaitla Orchitis In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan 20.	2020
Abstracts
Juan A. Medaura, Charat Thongprayoon, Napat Leeaphorn, Javier A. Neyra, Pradeep Vaitla, Franco H. Cabeza Rivera, Michael A. Mao, Wisit Cheungpasitporn Changes in Serum Klotho in Kidney Transplant Recipients and Prognostic Marker for Allograft Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020	2020
Megan Tierney, Pradeep Vaitla, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Franco Cabeza Rivera. De novo Membranous Nephropathy and Donor-Specific Alloantibodies: a Path to the Pathophysiology? J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020	2020
Vaitla P, Rivera FHCabeza, Cheungpasitporn W, Koller F, Matemavi P, Wynn J Kidney Transplant from Sickle Cell Donors Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3)	2020
Vaitla P, Thongprayoon C, Rivera FCabeza, Koller F, Matemavi P, Kanduri S, Marathi R, Cheungpasitporn W Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta Analysis Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3)	2020
Shimose LA, Rios MXBueno, Clark J, Torres A, Garcia-Anton D, Cheungpasitporn W, Vaitla P, Cabeza-Rivera F Barriers for Kidney Transplant Evaluation among People Living with HIV and End-Stage Renal Disease in Mississippi Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3)	2020
Swetha R Kanduri, MD, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, Charat Thongprayoon, MD, Tarun Bathini, MD, Kovvuru, Karthik, MD, Juan Medaura, MD, Pradeep Vaitla, MD, Kianoush B. Kashani, MD, MS Incidence and Mortality of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2020 75:4 (592-593)	2020
Swetha Rani Kanduri, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla, Charat Thongprayoon, Kianoush Kashani Recovery of Renal Function among LVAD patients with Severe AKI Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy: A Meta-analysis J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020	2020
Rachana Marathi, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla Lowest reported serum creatinine in a normal weight adult highlights the limitations of serum creatinine in estimating glomerular filtration rate J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020 Poster	2020
Rachana Marathi, Paul Davis, Franco Cabeza, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020	2020
Prakrati Acharya, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla, Swetha Kanduri The Heart of Calcium J Am Soc Nephrol 30: 2019, FR-PO550	2019
Pradeep Vaitla, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Rachana Marathi Renal Failure After Knee Arthroplasty and Antibiotic Cement: Role of Dialysis J Am Soc Nephrol 30: 2019, TH-PO085	2019
Amala Pamarthy, Pradeep Vaitla Hidden, Donor-derived malignancy. A tale of two kidneys J Am Soc Nephrol 28: 2017, SA-PO952	2018
Karthik Kovvuru, Prakrati Acharya, Pradeep Vaitla, Divya Monga Know your HBsAg testing method J Am Soc Nephrol. 29: 2018, PUB 1502	2018
Prakrati Acharya Nathalie Malcolm, Pradeep kumar Vaitla Renal failure secondary to post-traumatic osteolysis American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2018 71:4 (517-)	2018
Swetha Rani Kanduri, Desiree Garcia Anton, Pradeep Vaitla Drug-Resistant CMV Infection in Post Kidney Transplant Recipients – High Dose Ganciclovir as a Safe Treatment Option J Am Soc Nephrol 28: 2017, PUB 752	2017
Dilek Yarar, Pradeep Vaitla, Stephen O. Pastan, Carla L. Ellis Adenovirus Related Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis Masquerading as Sarcoidosis in Renal Transplant Recipient J Am Soc Nephrol 27: 2016, TH-PO078	2016
Pradeep Vaitla, Alton Brad Farris Recurrence of ANCA Negative Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Post Kidney Transplantation J Am Soc Nephrol 27: 2016, PUB489	2016
Vaitla P, Daswatta D, Guasch A Recurrence of FSGS post kidney transplantation: Salvage therapy with ACTHAR® Gel Am J Transplant. 2016; 16 (suppl 3)	2016
Sixto G. Guisti, Pradeep Vaitla, Jorge C. Garces Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Associated with Demyelinating Polyneuropathy J Am Soc Nephrol 26: 2015, SA-PO68	2015
Vaitla P, Bohorquez H, Cohen A, Cruz A, Patel U, Anders S, Catherine C-S, Moiz A, Guisti S, Carmody I, Loss G, Bruce D, Reichman T, Garces J. Three Year Outcomes of Renal Allograft Transplants in African American Recipients Receiving Alemtuzumab for Induction Immunosuppression. Am J Transplant. 2015; 15 (suppl 3)	2015
Vaitla P, Patel U, Cruz A, Guisti S, Moiz A, Catherine C-S, Cohen A, Loss G, Bohorquez H, Carmody I, Reichman T, Bruce D, Anders S, Garces J. Long Term Outcomes With Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy for Deceased and Living Renal Transplant Recipients. A single center experience. Am J Transplant. 2015; 15 (suppl 3)	2015
Pradeep Vaitla, Antonio G. Jimenez, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Abdul Moiz, George E. Loss, Stephanie Anders, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Induction therapy with Alemtuzumab for deceased and living renal transplant recipients. A single-center experience. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, FR-PO441	2014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Jorge C. Garces Membranous Nephritis with full house effect in a patient with negative lupus serology. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, FR-PO621	2014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Abdul Moiz, George E. Loss, Stephanie Anders, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Renal allograft outcomes with Alemtuzmab in highly sensitized recipients. A single center experience. J am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014 FR-PO433	2014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Catherine G. Staffeld-Coit, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Stephanie Adners, George E. Loss, Ari J. Cohen, Abdul Moiz, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez BK nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients induced with Alemtuzumab. A single center experience. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, TH-PO1071	2014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Antonio G. Jimenez, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Abdul Moiz, George E. Loss, Stephanie Anders, Ari J. Cohen, Catherine G. Staffeld-Coit, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Induction with Alemtuzumab and Outcomes of renal allograft transplants in African American recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014 FR-PO442	2014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Catherine G Staffeld-Coit, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Stephanie Anders, George E Loss, Ari J. Cohen, Abdul Moiz, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Incidence of Cytomegalovirus viremia in high-risk kidney transplants recipients induced with Alemtuzumab. A single-center experience. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, TH-PO1070	2014
Antonio G. Jimenez, Jorge C. Garces, Pradeep Vaitla, Ryan C. Mascarenhas Membranous Nephropathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, FR-PO657	2014
Shubham Garg, Pradeep K.Vaitla, Jayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, Deepak Agarwal Effectiveness of Endoscopic Ultrasonography for the management of Choledocholithiasis Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2012-04-01, Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages AB209-AB210	2012
Editorial
Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Craici IM, Leeaphorn N, Hansrivijit P, Salim SA, Bathini T, Rivera FHC, Cheungpasitporn W, The Use of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Assessment of Allograft Rejection and Injury Status. Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 May 14;9(5)	2020

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Limitations of estimated glomerular filtration rate: An extreme example, American College of Physicians - MS/AL Chapter	08/2020
Grand Rounds, Pancreas Transplantation in patients with Diabetes Mellitus-2, Department of Endocrinology, UMMC, Jackson, MS	02/2019
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Post-transplant care for the primary care physician, Mississippi State Medical Association, Destin, FL	05/2018
Platform Presentations, Bilateral obstructive renal failure caused by nephrolithiasis secondary to post-traumatic osteolysis, UMMC Department of Medicine ACP Abstract Day, Jackson, MS	10/2017
Poster Presentation, When Renal Function fades like a Vapor in the wind: A Case of Vaping Associated Propylene Glycol Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis, ACP Mississippi chapter, Jackson, MS	10/2017
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pancreas transplantation, International Conference on Pancreatic Disorders & Treatment, Dallas. TX	09/2017
Invited Symposia, Immunosuppression and long-term complications, Mississippi Transplant Symposium - 2017, Jackson, MS	04/2017
Platform Presentations, Recurrence of FSGS post kidney transplantation: Salvage therapy with ACTHAR® Gel, American Transplant Congress, Boston	06/2016

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Diabetes Insipidus	Spring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Transplant patient consult: Nurse practitioner perspective	Summer 2020 - 2020
PATH621- 2020-2021, Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Immunopathology: Kidney transplantation	Summer 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Management of Hypertension	Summer 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Kidney Transplant Management	Summer 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, M1 Medical Physiology Kidney Problem Based Learning Sessions	Winter 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Nephrology: Morbidity and Mortality	Winter 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Post transplant care and long term complications	Spring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Immunosuppression - Nephrology Board Review	Spring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Pancreas Transplantation	Winter 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Anemia in CKD and ESRD	Summer 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Kidney Donor Evaluation	Winter 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Immunosuppressive drugs in transplantation	Winter 2019 - 2019
PATH621 – 2019-2020, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Clinical Correlation: Immunopathology - Transplant	Summer 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Pancreas transplantation for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2	Winter 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients	Winter 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Acid-Base Disorders	Spring 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Kidney transplantation and Recipient evaluation	Summer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Acute Kidney Injury	Summer 2018 - 2018
Path621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Immunopathology Patient Presentation: Transplant	Summer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Internal Medicine Board Review Course: Nephrology	Spring 2018
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Kidney transplantation in elderly population	Winter 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Anemia in CKD and ESRD	Winter 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Living donor transplantation	Winter 2017 - 2017
Path621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Kidney transplantation and the role of Immunopathology	Summer 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Kidney Transplantation and Recipient Evaluation	Winter 2016 - 2016
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, BK infection in Kidney transplant patient	Winter 2015 - 2015

Directed Student Learning

Research Advisor, Advised: Avani Patel

2017 - 2017

Residency Training

Transplant Nephrology, Attending Physician	2017 - Present
Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Attending Physician	2016 - Present
Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Research Advisor	2016 - Present

Fellows supervised

Transplant Nephrology, Attending Physician, 12 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present
Nephrology & Transplant Nephrology, Research Advisor, 4 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present
Point of Care Ultrasound, Preceptor, 11 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present
Renal Pathology, Preceptor, 11 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present
Removal of tunneled dialysis catheter, Preceptor, 7 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present
Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy, Preceptor, 8 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present
Nephrology, Attending Physician, 12 fellows supervised	07/2016 - Present

Extramural, APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network, NIH	01/2020 - Present
Extramural, Evaluation of Patient Outcomes from the Kidney Allograft Outcomes AlloSure Registry (KOAR), CareDx	06/2018 - Present

Vaitla, Pradeep Kumar, M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Sponsored Program Funding

Publications

Journal Article

Review Article

Abstracts

Editorial

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Directed Student Learning

Residency Training

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures