Introduction

Dr Rushi has worked in Nephrology for 20 years. Currently Director of Nephrology at Jaslok Hospital.

Hospital Associations

Jaslok Hospital And Research Centre, Saifee Hospital, Sir H.N. Reliance Hospital

Services/Interest

• Kidney diseases
• Hemodialysis
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Kidney transplantation
• Hypertension Across blood group and immunologically sensitized kidney transplants

Experience

Dr. Rushi has completed clinical fellowship in Nephrology at University of Toronto. He started this fellowship on 21st January 2003 and completed on January 20, 2005. This fellowship has allowed his to work in all aspects of nephrology. He has worked extensively on continuous renal replacement therapy in the ICU patients . Dr. Rushi has also been involved in the training and teaching of the postgraduate medicine residents doing their rotations in nephrology at the University of Toronto. He has regularly participated in the daily developmental academic activities – seminars, journal clubs, case presentations, inter-departmental meetings with pathology and urology, and has also attended a number of conferences and updates in nephrology. Dr Rushi has also completed a clinical fellow in Renal Transplantation at the University of Toronto. This fellowship is accredited to the American Society of Transplantation. He has done 12 months of rotation in the multiorgan transplant unit . The transplant unit at the Toronto General Hospital is one of the largest in North America and performs both living and deceased donor transplants and the exposure to donor evaluation. During this transplant fellowship , in additional to patient management, Dr. Rushi has been involved in administrative responsibilities including training of Nephrology fellows rotating through transplant.

Awards and Recognitions

• Gold Medal in DNB Nephrology awarded at the hands of President of India in September 2003 • First class obtained during all years of Medical School • Ranked first in University in Second MBBS • Ranked 21 in order of Merit in SSC examination in Maharashtra state

I Speak

English, Hindi