Prof. Ravindra L. Mehta

Biography

 Prof. Ravindra Mehta is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Associate Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) where he directs the Acute Dialysis Program and the UCSD CREST and Masters in Clinical Research Program. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of acute renal failure and has directed several clinical studies in the management of patients with kidney disease, including comparing different dialytic modalities in the treatment of acute renal failure (AKI). He has conducted large, multicenter observational studies of AKI with the PICARD group, evaluating different predictive models for outcomes in AKI, investigating the role of cytokine removal by dialysis membranes in sepsis and AKI, and evaluating techniques for determining the amount of excess fluid in dialysis patients. In addition to his clinical and research activities, he has worked with the American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, Society of Critical Care Medicine and the International Society of Nephrology in developing courses for fellows and practicing physicians in clinical nephrology and dialysis techniques. He chairs the annual International Conference on CRRT, which is now in its 15th year. He is also the Chair of the International Society of Nephrology Committee on Acute Kidney Injury as well as a founding member of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative and the Acute Kidney Injury network (AKIN). He is the author and co-author of several scientific articles, papers and book chapters. He is actively involved in resident and scholar teaching and has won the house staff teaching award on four occasions. In 2003, he was awarded the School of Medicine faculty teaching award and has been recognized as one of the best doctors in San Diego and the US. In 2008, he was recognized by the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin for his achievements in nephrology. In March 2009, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in the UK. Over the course of his academic career, he has trained over 50 postdoctoral fellows in nephrology, of whom 15 have carried out their research projects with him.  

Research Interest

 Nephrologists