Dr. Praveen Nallamothu completed his MBBS, MD Internal Medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, DM Nephrology   from the prestigious SRI Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati and DNB Nephrology from   the National Board of Examinations, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Delhi, India.

He worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nephrology - Dialysis Unit at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) the largest haemodialysis unit in the Asian continent. He was a full-time consultant Nephrologist at Lalitha Super Speciality Hospital, Guntur, a Premium Tertiary Care Center in coastal Andhra Pradesh. He has a vast experience in treating COVID - 19 related fungal infection in the general population.

He was awarded for the Best Poster Prize for the topic “Acute Kidney Injury in the Elderly Population” at the Annual South Chapter Indian Association of Nephrologists, Vijayawada 2014. He has a great experience in Diagnosing and Managing Kidney Diseases, with special focus on Critical Care Nephrology, Hospital acquired Acute Kidney Injury and Cardiorenal Syndromes.

Key areas of Interest:

• Screening for Kidney Disease among Diabetic and Hypertensives Adults.


• Diabetic Kidney Disease Management and Evaluation of Glomerulonephritis.


• Management of Uncontrolled Hypertension.


• Management of patients on Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis.


• Work out of potential candidates for Live and Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation.


• Management of Allograft Renal Transplant Problems.


• Medical Management of Renal Stones and Urinary Tract Infections.


• Treatment of Fluid Electrolyte Imbalance among critically ill patients.

Professional Associations:

• Lifetime member of Indian society of Nephrology, and Indian Society of Nephrology - Southern Chapter.


• Lifetime member of Indian Medical Association.

He speaks English, Telugu, Hindi Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil.