Vignesh Viswanathan, MD

Transplant Nephrology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

Adults
Geriatrics

Languages

English

About

Biography

I am a transplant nephrologist board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. I have had the privilege of training and working at different transplant centers across the country which has provided me with insight into various clinical practice settings and the unique challenges encountered in transplantation. I am passionate about understanding the barriers in transplantation and improving transplant outcomes. I continue to work on integrating the experience gained in leadership roles as a chief resident and chief fellow during my years of training to better understand system processes in transplantation.

Research Interests

Transplant outcomes, barriers in transplantation, transplant rejection management

Publications

Sharma A, Verma S, Mirzai S, Viswanathan V, Kapoor S, Hariharan S, Dew MA,
Puttarajappa CM. Implementing a self-reported immunosuppression adherence
questionnaire to screen for non-adherence in routine care of kidney transplant
recipients. Clin Transplant. 2024 Jan;38(1):e15157. doi: 10.1111/ctr.15157. Epub
2023 Oct 4. PMID: 37792310.
Mehta RB, Melgarejo I, Viswanathan V, Zhang X, Pittappilly M, Randhawa
P, Puttarajappa C, Sood P, Wu C, Sharma A, Molinari M, Hariharan
S. Long-term immunological outcomes of early subclinical inflammation on
surveillance kidney allograft biopsies. Kidney Int. 2022 Dec;102(6):1371-1381. doi:
10.1016/j.kint.2022.07.030. Epub 2022 Aug 29. PMID: 36049641.
Bolyard J, Viswanathan V, Fribourg D, Narayanan R. MIPS in Residency? A Look
at Merit-Based Incentives in an Internal Medicine Residency Outpatient Practice. J
Grad Med Educ. 2019 Feb;11(1):79-84. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-18-00239.2. PMID:
30805102; PMCID: PMC6375335.