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Dr. Sudarshan Ballal, MD, US Board Certified (Int Med, Nephro & Critical Care) is the director of Manipal Institute of Nephrology & Urology (MINU) and head of the Nephrology department. He ahs been associated with Manipal since 1991. He was the best outgoing student and obtained first rand in MBBS in all subjects from Mysore university. He was further trained at St. Louis University, USA. He is associate clinical professor of Medicine at St. Louis University Medical Centre and at KMC, Manipal & Mangalore. He is a teacher and examiner for DNB Nephrology. He ahs received many awards and gold medals both during the training and subsequently. He has over 80 publications in National and International Journals and has also authored chapters in text book. His areas of interest is teaching and research in Nephrology.

44 year old Dr. Kishore’s, MCh, MD, DNB association with Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, began three years ago. Since then he has been not only rendering his expertise in medical consultancy but also imparting his proficiency to students and residents alike. Before his career with Manipal Hospital, he has served in various reputed medical institutions for over 10 years. As Pediatric Nephrologists, his primary area of interest is kidney disorders in children and renal transplants.

Dr. R Shivashankar, MS, MCh, FICS is the head of the department of Urology and has been associated with Manipal Hospital since 1991. He set the first Surgical department at the hospital and had a major role to play in planning of the operatories. He obtained MBBS from JJM Medical College, Davangere, where he is a visiting professor today. He obtained post graduation in surgery from Stanley Medical College, Chennai and was the best outgoing graduate in general surgery receiving gold medals. He further trained for Urology super specialization from Madras Medical College and went on to receive FICS from USA. He has well established renal transplantation units and has performed over 600 transplants with excellent results. His special interest lies in urological procedures.