Qualifications

• MD (Pediatrics), DM (Nephrology)

Experience

• Present: Consultant Nephrologist, Yashoda hospital, Malakpet, Hyderabad
• 2016 - 2017: Consultant renal transplant and nephrology, Continental hospital
• 2010 - 2016: Consultant Nephrologist, Yashoda hospital, Malakpet, Hyderabad

Research & Publications

• The long term outcome of pulse cyclophosphamide therapy in Lupus nephritis. (Published citation- Annavarajula SK, Murty K, Prayaga A, Das U, Desai M, Narain CA. The outcome of proliferative lupus nephritis with pulse cyclophosphamide therapy. Indian J Nephrol [serial online] 2011 [cited 2012 Jul 19];21:160-5
• The effect of L-Arginine on arterial stiffness and endothelial function in patients with chronic kidney disease. Annavarajula Sk, Dakshinamurty KV, Naidu ,M, Reddy CP. The effect of L-arginine on arterial stiffness and oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease. Indian J Nephrol 2012;22:340-6
• Authored a chapter,  NON INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR” in “PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PRIMER” released on the 17 PDSICON, Tirupathi, AP, India

Awards and Achievements

• Gold medalist in MD Pediatrics (NTR UHS,2003)
• Best paper award in free paper session at Pediatric Gastroenterology conference 2001 held at PGI Chandigarh, Haryana, India for the study-Foreign bodies in GI tract in children