Dr G K Prakash is a highly respected nephrologist associated with Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. He holds strong qualifications and has extensive experience in general nephrology, dialysis, transplantation, biopsy and vascular access procedures. He has held leadership roles including serving as President of the Nephrology Association of Karnataka for four years, and as the Unit Medical Head and Clinical Coordinator for the hospital’s advisory board.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MD (Internal Medicine)
• DNB (Nephrology)
• PGDMLE (Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Law & Ethics)

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Nephrology at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru.
• Former President – Nephrology Association of Karnataka.
• Unit Medical Head & Clinical Coordinator, Medical Advisory Board, Manipal Hospitals, Malleshwaram (prior role)

Awards & Achievements:

• Recipient of Rashtriya Chikitsak Rathan Award – New Delhi
• Delivered lecture in the south zone Indian Society of Nephrology.
• Formative Assessment test (FAT) Examiner for DNB (Nephrology) at various hospitals
• Delivered lectures in API Karnataka meet, hypertension, Diabetes, Renal prevention trust, meeting.
• Speaker & chairman in various nephrology meetings of Karnataka &joint meetings of oncology &urology.
• Adjunct professor KMC, Manipal.
• Chief clinical co-coordinator of the Medical Advisory Board (MAB).
• Former Business Board Member, Manipal Hospitals.
• President nephrology association of Karnataka 2011-2013.

Professional Membership:

• Member – American Society of Nephrology
• Member – Indian Society of Nephrology
• Member – Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
• Member – Indian Society of Peritoneal Dialysis
• Member – South Zone, Society of Nephrology
• Member – Nephrology Association of Karnataka

Articles:

• High rates force Covid dialysis patients to miss their sessions - Dr. GK Prakash, Consultant Nephrologist, Manipal Hospitals Malleshwaram.
• One in three Covid patients suffer from kidney issues, claim doctors - Dr. Prakash G K, senior consultant – Nephrology, Manipal Hospitals Malleswaram.
• Vaccinate dialysis and transplant patients with health workers | Dr. G K Prakash, Consultant-Nephrology at Manipal Hospitals, Malleswaram.
• Manipal Hospitals hosted an interaction on Living well with Kidney Disease Kidney Health with PR journalists - Dr. G K Prakash, Consultant - Nephrologist, Manipal Hospital, Malleshwaram.
• Everything you ever wanted to know about Kidney and Obesity to a Rare Genetic Syndrome - Dr. G K Prakash, Senior Consultant – Nephrologist, Manipal Hospital, Malleshwaram.
• Kidney Health for all - Dr. GK Prakash, Senior Consultant Nephrology, Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram.
• Dr. G K Prakash and Dr. Partha Shetty on Overexercising, not lipstick use, may change urine color, say, doctors. | The Times of India.
• Dr. G K Prakash on How to detect Kidney disease in children? Early signs parents must not ignore!