Consulting Transplant Physician, Shelby Hospital, Ahmedabad, Ex Professor, Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad

American Society of Nephrology (ASN) , International Society of Nephrology (ISN), Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN), The Transplantation Society, American Society of Transplantation. Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN), Indian Society of Organ transplantation (ISOT), Indian Immunology Society (IIS), West Zone Chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology, Association of Physicians of India (API) Indian Medical Association (IMA)

PUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH: Attitude and awareness towards organ donation in western India .Balwani MR, Gumber MR, Shah PR, Kute VB, Patel HV, Engineer DP, Gera DN, Godhani U, Shah M, Trivedi HL.Ren Fail. 2015 Feb 6:1-7., Diagnosis and management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in children: single centre experience.Patel RD, Vanikar AV, Gumber MR, Kanodia KV, Suthar KS, Patel HV, Trivedi HL.Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2014 Dec;30(4):342-6.  Kute VB, Vanikar AV, Patel HV, Gumber MR, Shah PR, Modi PR,Trivedi HL.Indian J Nephrol. 2014 Sep;24(5):334-5. Co-infusion of donor adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal and hematopoietic stem cells helps safe minimization of immunosuppression in renal transplantation - single center experience.Vanikar AV, Trivedi HL, Kumar A, Gopal SC, Patel HV, Gumber MR, Kute VB, Shah PR, Dave SD.Ren Fail. 2014 Oct;36(9):1376-84. RESEARCH PROJECTS- ONGOING: CYP3A5 polymorphism affecting tacrolimus based immunosuppression in Indian renal allograft recipients: The study is undertaken to assess the potential influence of a functional polymorphism in CYP3A5*3 gene on dose requirements and trough blood levels of tacrolimus in RTx patients.  Community screening for kidney disease. we have completed  screening for 3000 healthy population and detected 35% abnormality[ hypertension , diabetes, proteinuria, impaired creatinine,  etc