Dr. Murali Krishna Bhagavatula
Dr Murali Krishna Bhagavatula
Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist
Paediatric Nephrologist
Biography
Education
Work Experience
Professional Memberships & Associations
Publications
Biography
Dr Murali Krishna Bhagavatula, with his vast clinical experience has worked in different Paediatric specialities across India, United Kingdom & Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in Paediatrics, Neonatology and different Paediatric Sub-Specialties (Paediatric Nephrology, Respirology, PICU, Community and Ambulatory Paediatrics among others).
Over years, he has committed significant time in providing Quality Healthcare and has contributed to developing & delivering Medical Education to graduate and Postgraduate training programmes in India, United Kingdom and Canada.
He is liked by Children and Families for his friendly and gentle approach. He is a committed pediatrician with keen interest in promoting wholistic care.
Education
- MBBS (India) Oct/1993- Oct/1999 from University of Mysore, India
- MRCPCH (UK) Apr/2002 – Nov/2010, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
- Fellow in Pediatric Nephrology (Canada) July/2014- June/2016, ‘The Hospital for Sick Children’ University of Toronto, Canada
- Certificate in Medical and Health Sciences Education (2015- 2016) from Bau Institute of Medical & Health Sciences Education, The University of Hong Kong
- CCT- Paediatrics (UK) in 2017 from General Medical Council, United Kingdom
- FRCPCH (UK) (Nov/2010 – Feb/2017) from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
Work Experience
- Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Nephrologist , BlueFlower Children’s Hospital and Diagnostics, Vijayawada from May- 2019 to present
- Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist , American Kidney Institute, Vijayawada, From June/2020 – Present
- Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Ankura Hospital, Vijayawada from Sep/2021- Present
- Teaching Faculty, Dept of Paediatrics, PSIMS, Gannavaram, from March-2018- Apr-2019
Professional Memberships & Associations
Medical Council of India Since Sep 1999
General Medical Council, UK Since Apr 2002
Member of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK Since Jan 2011
Life Member of Indian Academy of Paediatrics: Since May 2017
Life Member of the Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology: Since May 2017
Life Member of Indian Medical Association: Since Mar 2018
Fellow of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK Since Jan 2019
Publications
- Maram KP, Paturi VRR, Alla LS, Bhagavathula MK. COVID-19 triggered systemic lupus erythematosus in a child: a case report. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2021 Jul;8(7):1304-1306
- Wen Y. Ding, Ania Koziell, Hugh J. McCarthy, Agnieszka Bierzynska, Murali K. Bhagavatula, Jan A. Dudley, Carol D. Inward, Richard J. Coward, Jane Tizard, Christopher Reid, Corinne Antignac, Olivia Boyer and Moin A. Saleem; Initial Steroid Sensitivity in Children with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome Predicts Post-Transplant Recurrence; J Am Soc Nephrol 25: ccc–ccc, 2014
- Bhagavatula M, Billa S; My experience at the RCPCH Annual Meeting 22-24 May 2012; Welsh Paediatrics Journal 2012; Vol 37
- Immunisation in Renal Transplantation-Joint Audit; Archives of Disease in Childhood 97(Suppl 1): A159-A160; May 2012
- Murali Bhagavatula, Colin Powell; Common Superficial Skin Infections and Infestations, Paediatrics and Child Health Vol.21, Issue 3, pg. 132-136
- Murali Bhagavatula, David Tuthill; Hospital Nutrition Support Team Paediatrics and Child Health Vol.21, Issue 9, pg. 383-387
Conference Presentations
CME Presentations
Poster Presentation
Conference Presentations
- Nephrotic Syndrome: Old Problems and New Perspectives; PEDICON-AP, Ongole, March, 2022
- Hypertension in Children, PEDICON-AP, India, 6-9 Jan 2021
- Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates at PEDICON- Central Zone, Vijayawada, India in Nov 2018
- Immunization in Renal Transplantation-Joint Audit: Presented at annual National Conference organized by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health at Glasgow, UK in May 2012
- Late presentation and diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis; South Wales Regional Respiratory Forum Meeting, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
- ‘Hyperkalemia: Potpourri of clinical cases’, Paediatric Summer Grand Rounds; July 2015’
- ‘Transaminitis and Eculizumab’; Department of Paediatric Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, September 2015
CME Presentations
- Paediatric Urinary Tract Infection Approach & Workup; CME, IAP-Krishna, 6th Aug 2023
- Post Natal Medical Management of Antenatal Hydronephrosis; CME, IAP-Krishna, 15th May 2022
Poster Presentation
- Dr Anurupa Popuri, Dr Shaik K John Mohammad Alisha, Dr Chandrasekhar rao Repudi, Dr Shaik Shahanaz, Dr Divya Kuchi, Dr Anant J Patel, Dr Mounika Reddy Vakiti, Dr Kora Machha Korasri Yadav, Navya Arnepalli, Dr Kalyan Chakravarthy, Dr Murali Krishna Bhagavatula; Have ‘Guts’ to say it is ‘Kidney’-Antenatal Bartter Syndrome; Department of Paediatrics, Dr PSIMS & RF, Vijayawada, India; Nov 2018
- Dr.Anant Patel, Dr.Nishant Madala, Dr.Anusha Chalasani, Dr.Nagarjuna Chadalavada, Dr.Saujanya Yendapu, Dr.Ramkrishna Singamsetty, Dr. Pratyusha Khimavath, Dr. Murali Krishna Bhagavatula, Dr.Pavankalyan Pinnamaneni, Dr.PVT Ramesh; Bardet-Biedl syndrome: An Underreported Genetic Syndrome; Department of Paediatrics, Dr PSIMS & RF, Vijayawada, India; Nov 2018
- Sally Kellett, Simon Carter, Ben Reynolds, Jaap Mulder, Murali Bhagavatula, Hassan Faqeehi, Chia Wei Teoh, Diane Hebert, Damien Noone; ‘Vein preservation in children with chronic kidney disease’ Division of Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; June 2016
- Ehud Even-Or, Alexandra Eden-Walker, Maria Di Mola, Elizabeth McDougall, Murali Bhagavatula, Tal Schechter, Muhammad Ali, Christoph Licht and Joerg Krueger; ‘Comparison of Two Apheresis Systems for Autologous Stem Cell Collections in Pediatric Oncology Patients’; Division of Haematology/Oncology/BMT, Division of Nephrology and Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON.
- Murali K Bhagavatula, Sharon Rousso, Thanaporn Chaiyapak, Hassan Faqeehi, Shireen Bakhsh, Mahantesh Patil, Rahul Chanchlani, Chia Wei Teoh, Rulan Parekh, Diane Hebert; ‘Vaccination Uptake among Children with Chronic Kidney Disease- QI Project’, Co-Learning Curriculum in Quality Improvement; Departments of Medicine & Paediatrics, June 2015; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Bhagavatula M, Licht C, Harvey E; Headache on Haemodialysis: Think of Pseudotumor Cerebri. 35th Annual Dialysis Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Murali Bhagavatula, Rajesh Krishnan; Management of Anaemia in CKD – our practice Vs NICE-2011 & KDIGO-2012; Sixteenth Congress of the International Paediatric Nephrology Association, Shanghai, China, Aug 2013
- Bhagavatula, A. Hawkins, J. Van Der Voort, C. Inward; Primary and additional Vaccination, Screening for viruses in Renal Transplantation A Joint Audit from 2 Paediatric Regional Centres in UK; ESPN, Krakow, Poland, Sep 2012
- Wen Yi Ding, Hugh J McCarthy, Aga Bierzynska, Murali Krishna Bhagavatula, Jan Dudley, Carol Inward, Richard Coward Jane Tizard, Moin A Saleem; Initial Steroid Sensitivity Is A High Risk Predictor For Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence Post-Transplant; Joint British Transplantation Society & Renal Association Congress, Bournemouth, UK, Mar 2013
- Bhagavatula, A. Hawkins, J. Van Der Voort, C. Inward; Vaccine Uptake in Paediatric Renal Transplantation- A Joint Audit; Renal Association Conference, Newcastle, UK, June 2012