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Office
5131 Odonovan Dr
Ste 100
Baton Rouge, LA 70808Phone+1 225-767-4893Fax+1 225-767-5494
Summary
- Dr. Damodar Kumbala is a nephrologist in Baton Rouge, LA and is affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He received his medical degree from BLDE University- Medical College and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in interventional nephrology and is experienced in general nephrology, chronic kidney disease, and interventional nephrology.
Education & Training
- Dialysis Access InstituteMD, Interventional Nephrology, 2013 - 2013
- Tulane UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 2011 - 2013
- Jewish Hospital of CincinnatiResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- BLDE University - Medical CollegeClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- SC State Medical License 2013 - 2023
- OH State Medical License 2002 - 2018
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
- American society of Diagnostic and Interventional NephrologyDiagnostic and Interventional Nephrologist
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Leading Physcians of the world The International Association of Health care professional, 2015
- New investigator travel award American heart association
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsPseudohyperkalemia: Look before you treatAna Rivera De Rosales, Duminda S Siripala, Shirisha Bodana, F Ahmed, Damodar Kumbala
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2017-03-01 - 19 citationsTrimetazidine Decreases Risk of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsGirish N. Nadkarni, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Achint Patel, Rabi Yacoub, Damodar Kumbala
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2015-02-24 - 23 citationsSystematic oral hydration with water is similar to parenteral hydration for prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: an updated meta-analysis of randomised clinical...Shiv Kumar Agarwal, Sameh Mohareb, Achint Patel, Rabi Yacoub, James J. DiNicolantonio
Open Heart. 2015-10-01
Journal Articles
- Magnesium DisordersRyan Mascarenhas, MD, Himanshu Vashistha, PhD, Damodar Kumbala, MD, Hospital Medicne Clincs, 10/5/2015
Authored Content
- Echefu G, Shivangi S, Dukkipati R, Schellack J, Kumbala D. Contemporary review of management techniques for cephalic arch stenosis in hemodialysis. Ren Fail. 2023 Dec;45(1):2176166. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2023.2176166. PMID: 36748927.January 2023
Press Mentions
- Acclaimed Internal Medicine & Interventional and General Nephrologist Damodar Reddy Kumbala, MD, FASN, Will Be Highlighted in the Leading Physicians of the WorldNovember 30th, 2016
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