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Office
219 N Broad St
Fl 4
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-662-2638Fax+1 484-628-7766
Education & Training
- Drexel UniversityMBA, 2012 - 2014
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1998 - 2000
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
- Mysore Medical CollegeClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 2000 - 2005
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
- ACHEFACHE
- American Society of NephrologyFASN
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kidney Honors National Kidney Foundation, 2019
- Charles Swartz Teaching Award 2009, 2011
- National Youth Award (Organizational) in India 1990
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Clinical Trials
- Kidney Transplant for HIV-Infected Patients in Renal Failure Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
- Belatacept 3 Month Post Transplant Conversion Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
- The Safety of a High-Dose, Rapid Infusion of Iron Sucrose Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 49 citationsInitial Skin Cancer Screening for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States: Delphi Method Development of Expert Consensus GuidelinesLauren D. Crow, Anokhi Jambusaria-Pahlajani, Christina L. Chung, David A. Baran, Stefan E. Lowenstein
Transplant International. 2019-12-01 - 34 citationsValidation of the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index (MAPI), a pre-implantation scoring system that predicts graft outcome.Benjamin Philosophe, Gregory Malat, Sunganthi Soundararajan, Rolf N. Barth, Wana Manitpisikul
Clinical Transplantation. 2014-08-01 - 26 citationsAssociation Between Weight Loss Before Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation and Posttransplantation Outcomes.Meera N. Harhay, Karthik Ranganna, Suzanne M. Boyle, Antonia M. Brown, Thalia Bajakian
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2019-09-01
Journal Articles
- Validation of the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index (MAPI): a pre-implantation scoring system that predicts graft outcomePhilosophe B, Malat GE, Sounderajan S, Barth RN, Manitpisikul W, Wilson NS, Ranganna KM, Dranchenberg CB, Papadimitriou JC, Neuman BP, Munivenkatappa RB, Clin Transplant, 1/28/2014
- Kidney donor risk index (KDRI) fails to predict kidney allograft survival in HIV (+) recipientsMalat GE, Jindal RM, Mehta K, Gracely E, Ranganna KM, Dolye A, Transplantation, 1/27/2014
- Successful treatment of acute severe graft-versus-host disease in a pancreas after kidney transplant recipient: case reportGuy S, Potluri A, Xiao G, Vega ML, Malat GE, Ranganna KM, Cusack C, Doyle AM, Transplant Proc, 1/1/2014
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Abstracts/Posters
- Intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescue for pulmonary hemorrhage during orthotopic liver transplantationMuhammad R. Syed, Gary S. Xiao, Stephen Guy, Talal A. Khan, Purna Bindu Nandigam, Dhaval Sureja, Shabnum Haleem, Amit A. Deshpande, Disha Narula, Ranganna KM, Gregory ..., American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
- Management issues following successful kidney transplantation for a patient with Alstrom syndrome.Dhaval Sureja, Gregory Malat, Ranganna KM, Stephen Guy, Alden Doyle, American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
- A rare case of tuberculosis in bilateral native polycystic kidneys following kidney transplantation.Dhaval Sureja, Farhan Zahid, Ahmed Abdulrahman, Dong Lee, Adrianne M. Ortega, Suganthi Soundararajan, Gregory Malat, Ranganna KM, Gary S. Xiao, Alden Doyle, American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Immunosuppression and TransplantationMercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2012
- Recognition and Management of Patient with Glomerular DiseaseSan Diego, CA - 1/1/2011
- Hyperlipidemia and Chronic Kidney DiseaseDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2005
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Press Mentions
- Kidney Transplantation Between Those with HIV Infections Shown Safe & EffectiveOctober 17th, 2024
- Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Kidney Transplant at Reading HospitalJune 11th, 2020
- Tower Health Recruits Nationally Recognized Kidney and Liver Transplant Team; Opens Tower Health Transplant InstituteSeptember 12th, 2019
Committees
- Member, Volunteer Leadership Council American Cancer Society Philadelphia Region 2017 - Present
- Member, South Eastern PA Red Cross Leadership Board 2013 - Present
- Member, Patient Safety Committee at Hahnemann University Hospital 2015 - 2019
- Chair, Access Sub Committee Drexel University College of Medicine 2015 - 2019
- Co-Chair, Registration Sub-Committee Drexel University College of Medicine 2015 - 2019
- Member, Blood Transfusion Committee Hahnemann University Hospital 2014 - 2019
- Member, Drexel University Physician Board 2013 - 2019
- Member, UNOS Pancreas 2013 - 2015
Professional Memberships
- American Society of TransplantationMember
- Member
- American College of Health ExecutiveMember
- National Kidney FoundationMember
- International Society of NephrologyMember
Other Languages
- Hindi, Kannada
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