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Shashi Kumar Nagaraj is a Professor Emeritus at the Duke Department of Pediatrics, specializing in Pediatric Nephrology. He has a deep interest in clinical areas related to chronic renal failure, dialysis, transplantation, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, urinary tract infections, congenital genitourinary anomalies, and lupus nephritis. His educational background includes a Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Virginia (1992-1995) and a pediatric residency at North Carolina Baptist Hospital (1990-1992). He earned his M.B.B.S. from Kasturba Medical College in Manipal in 1982. Over the years, he has been awarded various grants for significant studies related to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) including a multi-center study on ALXN1210 treatment and others funded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma. Previously, he has held positions such as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology and has worked as an Associate and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)