Nephrologist

CURRICULUM VITAE

Gautam Kantilal Bhanushali, MD

Address

**** *** ****** *, *** # 213, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233.

Contact: 312-***-****; ****************@*****.***

Summary

o Currently pursuing a fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama (will complete training in June 2013).

o Trained in Internal Medicine from two of the busiest residency programs in the United States and India.

o Can independently manage a wide array of cases in the inpatient, intensive care and ambulatory setting. Well versed with medical procedures including central venous catheterization, endotracheal intubation, and insertion of catheters for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

o Continued interest in clinical research with several completed and ongoing projects

Education

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) | July 1997 to January 2003

Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India

Postgraduate Training

Fellow | Department of Nephrology | July 2011 - Current

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Resident | Department of Internal Medicine | July 2008 – June 2011

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL

Resident | Department of Internal Medicine | May 2004 – April 2007

Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India

Certification/Licensure

Alabama State License

Educational Commision for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

Board of Maharashtra Medical Council

Experience

Attending Physician | Department of Medicine and Intensive Care | February – May 2008

Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Mumbai, India.

Attending Physician | Medical Intensive Care Unit| September 2007

Wockhardt Hospitals Limited, Mumbai, India

Medical Officer | Department of Medicine | February – April 2004

Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Publications/ Posters

1. Abraham M., Bhanushali G., Gonzalez J. (2009, November).Progressive dementia with myoclonus in a young male.

Poster presented at: Northern Illinois Chapter Associates Day; Chicago, IL.

2. Athavale A., Bhanushali G., Kotwal V. (2009, November). ANA in lupus with Nephrotic Syndrome.

Poster presented at: Northern Illinois Chapter Associates Day; Chicago,IL.

3. Bhanushali G., Borges N., Hart P. (2009, October). Association of initial anion gap and metabolic acidosis with mortality in Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology Renal Week 2009; San Diego, CA.

4. Bhanushali G., Nagarajan V. (2009, November). Fibronectin Glomerulopathy: a rare cause of nephrotic syndrome.

Poster presented at: Northern Illinois Chapter Associates Day;Chicago,IL

5. Gonzalez J., Bhanushali G. (2009, November). Cytomegalovirus: a rare cause of

pneumonia in patients with dermatomyositis.

Poster presented at: Northern Illinois Chapter Associates Day; Chicago, IL

6. Iturrizaga J., Bhanushali G.,Mehta H. (2008, October). Tension Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.

Poster presented at: Northern Illinois Chapter Associates Day; Chicago, IL.

7. Nagarajan V., Sandhu D., Bhanushali G. (2009, October). Cocaine associated QT prolongation.

Poster presented at: Illinois Downstate Chapter Associates Day; Chicago, IL.

8. Nallala D., Bhanushali G. (2009, November). High TSH, high FT4, low FT3 ... interesting.

Poster presented at: Northern Illinois Chapter Associates Day; Chicago, IL.

Ongoing Research

1. Effect of triple RAAS blockade therapy (ACEI + ARB + Alliskerin) on proteinuria in Diabetic Nephropathy (Principal Investigator: Peter Hart, MD, Chairman, Division Of Nephrology, John Stroger Hospital)

2. The resurgence of membranous nephropathy at an inner city hospital (Principal Investigator: Mark Kraus, MD, Director of Research, Division Of Nephrology, John Stroger Hospital)

3. Diabetic patients with kidney disease: To biopsy or not to biopsy

(Principal Investigator: Gaurav Jain, MD, Assoc. Prof, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama, Birmingham)

Awards and Accomplishments

Clinical Skills and Scholarship Award | John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County | May 2009

Second Rank in the Postgraduate Certifying Examination | Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India | May 2007

Hobbies

Playing tabla (a traditional Indian musical intrument)

Cooking, travelling and photography

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