Kamran Afzal
Professor
Paediatrics
Aligarh Muslim University
India
Biography
After completing M.D in Pediatrics in 1999, I worked as Senior Resident in the Department and thereafter joined as Lecturer in 2001. In 2006 I obtained the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) Training Fellowship at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and have since then successfully managed Pediatric nephrology services in the department. Dedicated Pediatric Hemodialysis facility was started in the department in 2015. The Division of Pediatric Nephrology collaborated with AIIMS, New Delhi, and Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University College of Los Angeles, USA. as a 'C-Level' Sister Renal Center of International Society of Nephrology. I have successfully guided several theses and published papers in reputed journals including Kidney International, Pediatric Nephrology, Indian Pediatrics, Indian Journal of Pediatrics, Indian Journal of Nephrology, etc. I have contributed several chapters for popular textbooks of pediatrics. I have also been member of review committees for developing consensus guidelines for evidence-based management of renal disorders in children. I have also successfully completed 2 ICMR-funded projects and organized 1 scientific meeting as organizing secretary.
Research Interest
Pediatric Nephrology
Publications
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A BBAS A, A FZAL K, M UJEEB AA, S HAHAB T, K HALID M. Spontaneous Ventral Spinal Epidural Hematoma in an Infant: An Unusual Presentation. Iran J Child Neurol. 2013 Spring; 7(2): 47-50.
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S INHA A, S AHA A, K UMAR M, S HARMA S, A FZAL K, M EHTA A, K ALAIVANI M, H ARI P AND B AGGA A. Extending initial prednisolone treatment in a randomized control trial from 3 to 6 months did not significantly influence the course of illness in children with steroid- sensitive nephrotic syndrome. Kidney International 2015 ;87 (1):217-24. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.240. (Impact Factor: 8.520)
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N AWAZ S, A FZAL K. Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury in North India: A prospective hospital based study. Saudi Journal of Kidney Disease and Transplantation (A CCEPTED 2016)
