Pradeep Kumar "Pradeep" Vaitla, MD

Pradeep Kumar "Pradeep" Vaitla, MD

Medical Director

Department:
SOM-Medicine-NEPHROL

Email:
pvaitla@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5670

Biography

Graduated from medical school in India and moved to the USA for specialization. Completed internal medicine residency at Texas tech university followed by nephrology fellowship at Ochsner clinic in New Orleans. Later pursued transplant nephrology fellowship at Emory University, Atlanta. Started my first job as transplant nephrologist at UMMC in 2016 and later stepped into role of medical director of kidney pancreas transplantation.

Education

Emory University, MD, Transplant Nephrology Fellowship2016
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, MD, Nephrology Fellowship2015
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, MD, Internal Medicine Residency2013
Osmania Medical College, MBBS, Medical School2007

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, ASTS Leadership Development Program- 2018, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons09/2018 - Present
Licensure, Physician license, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensing06/2016 - Present
Certification, Board Certification in Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine11/2016 - 11/2026
Licensure, Physician License, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners06/2013 - 06/2015
Licensure, Physician License, Georgia Medical Board06/2015 - 12/2016
Certification, ECFMG, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification08/2009 - Present
Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine08/2013 - 08/2023

Current Positions

Program director, Nephrology fellowship, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2024 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2021 - Present
Medical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation05/2017 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Living Kidney Donor Program Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine07/2016 - 04/2017
Assistant Professor, UMMC, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2016 - 06/2021

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Transplants (STEPS) Study, NIDDK09/2020 - 12/2025
Extramural, Evaluation of Patient Outcomes from the Kidney Allograft Outcomes AlloSure Registry (KOAR), CareDx06/2018 - 12/2024
Extramural, APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network, NIH09/2017 - 09/2024

Publications

Journal Article

Simhadri PK, Vaitla P, Sriperumbuduri S, Chandramohan D, Singh P, Murari U, Sodium-glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitors Causing Candida tropicalis Fungemia and Renal Abscess. JCEM case reports, 2024 Feb;2(2):luae0102024
Garcia Valencia OA, Thongprayoon C, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Leeaphorn N, Budhiraja P, Khoury N, Vaitla P, Suppadungsuk S, Cheungpasitporn W, Evaluating Global and Temporal Trends in Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation: Public Awareness and Engagement. Clinics and practice, 2024 Mar 29;14(2):590-6012024
Simhadri PK, Vaitla PK, Marathi R, Khan A, Donor-transmitted cystinuria in a renal transplant recipient. Journal of nephrology, 2024 Jul;37(6):1715-17172024
Simhadri PK, Chandramohan D, Singh P, Marathi R, Burton K, Vaitla P, A Patient With Spontaneous Perinephric Hematoma: A Quiz. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2024 Jul;84(1):A19-A212024
Simhadri PK, Koller F, Matemavi P, Earl MT, Chandramohan D, Vaitla PK, Successful Kidney Transplant from Donors with Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Series of Six Transplants. Kidney medicine, 2024 Sep;6(9):1008752024
Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Mao MA, Acharya PC, Leeaphorn N, Kaewput W, Pattharanitima P, Tangpanithandee S, Krisanapan P, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Differences between kidney retransplant recipients as identified by machine learning consensus clustering. Clinical transplantation, 2023 May;37(5):e149432023
Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Jadlowiec CC, Leeaphorn N, Mao SA, Mao MA, Qureshi F, Kaewput W, Qureshi F, Tangpanithandee S, Krisanapan P, Pattharanitima P, Acharya PC, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Distinct Phenotypes of Non-Citizen Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. Medicines (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Mar 27;10(4)2023
Thongprayoon C, Miao J, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Mao MA, Vaitla P, Leeaphorn N, Kaewput W, Pattharanitima P, Tangpanithandee S, Krisanapan P, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Differences between Very Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients as Identified by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023 May 18;59(5)2023
Thongprayoon C, Tangpanithandee S, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Mao MA, Vaitla P, Acharya PC, Leeaphorn N, Kaewput W, Pattharanitima P, Suppadungsuk S, Krisanapan P, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Craici IM, Cheungpasitporn W, Characteristics of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Prolonged Pre-Transplant Dialysis Duration as Identified by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering: Pathway to Personalized Care. Journal of personalized medicine, 2023 Aug 19;13(8)2023
Shafi T, Zhu X, Lirette ST, Rule AD, Mosley T, Butler KR, Hall ME, Vaitla P, Wynn JJ, Tio MC, Dossabhoy NR, Guallar E, Butler J, Quantifying Individual-Level Inaccuracy in Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation : A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals of internal medicine, 2022 Aug;175(8):1073-10822022
Thongprayoon C, Jadlowiec CC, Kaewput W, Vaitla P, Mao SA, Mao MA, Leeaphorn N, Qureshi F, Pattharanitima P, Qureshi F, Acharya PC, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Distinct Phenotypes of Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States with Limited Functional Status as Identified through Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. Journal of personalized medicine, 2022 May 25;12(6)2022
Thongprayoon C, Mao SA, Jadlowiec CC, Mao MA, Leeaphorn N, Kaewput W, Vaitla P, Pattharanitima P, Tangpanithandee S, Krisanapan P, Qureshi F, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Machine Learning Consensus Clustering of Morbidly Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States. Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 Jun 8;11(12)2022
Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Jadlowiec CC, Leeaphorn N, Mao SA, Mao MA, Pattharanitima P, Bruminhent J, Khoury NJ, Garovic VD, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Use of Machine Learning Consensus Clustering to Identify Distinct Subtypes of Black Kidney Transplant Recipients and Associated Outcomes. JAMA surgery, 2022 Jul 1;157(7):e2212862022
Tangpanithandee S, Thongprayoon C, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Mao MA, Vaitla P, Leeaphorn N, Kaewput W, Pattharanitima P, Krisanapan P, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Clinical Phenotypes of Dual Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States as Identified through Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2022 Dec 12;58(12)2022
Thongprayoon C, Radhakrishnan Y, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Mao MA, Vaitla P, Acharya PC, Leeaphorn N, Kaewput W, Pattharanitima P, Tangpanithandee S, Krisanapan P, Nissaisorakarn P, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Characteristics of Kidney Recipients of High Kidney Donor Profile Index Kidneys as Identified by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. Journal of personalized medicine, 2022 Dec 1;12(12)2022
Vaitla PK, Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Rivera FHC, Cato LD, Garla V, Watthanasuntorn K, Wijarnpreecha K, Chewcharat A, Aeddula NR, Bathini T, Koller FL, Matemavi P, Cheungpasitporn W, Epidemiology of cannabis use and associated outcomes among kidney transplant recipients: A meta-analysis. Journal of evidence-based medicine, 2021 May;14(2):90-962021
Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Bathini T, Garla V, Vailta P, Vallabhajosyula S, Medaura J, Kashani K, Kidney Recovery From Acute Kidney Injury After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus, 2021 Jan 1;13(1):e124182021
Acharya P, Acharya C, Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Medaura J, Vaitla P, Garcia Anton DF, Mekraksakit P, Pattharanitima P, Bathini T, Cheungpasitporn W, Incidence and Characteristics of Kidney Stones in Patients on Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 May 25;9(2)2021
Leeaphorn N, Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Hansrivijit P, Jadlowiec CC, Mao SA, Chewcharat A, Katari S, Pattharanitima P, Boonpheng B, Kaewput W, Mao MA, Cooper M, Cheungpasitporn W, Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Sickle Cell Disease: An Analysis of the 2000-2019 UNOS/OPTN Database. Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 Jul 11;10(14)2021
Boonpheng B, Hansrivijit P, Thongprayoon C, Mao SA, Vaitla PK, Bathini T, Choudhury A, Kaewput W, Mao MA, Cheungpasitporn W, Rituximab or plasmapheresis for prevention of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis after kidney transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World journal of transplantation, 2021 Jul 18;11(7):303-3192021
Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Mao MA, Vaitla PK, Kattah AG, Pattharanitima P, Vallabhajosyula S, Nissaisorakarn V, Petnak T, Keddis MT, Erickson SB, Dillon JJ, Garovic VD, Cheungpasitporn W, Machine Learning Consensus Clustering of Hospitalized Patients with Admission Hyponatremia. Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Aug 1;9(3)2021
Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Nissaisorakarn V, Mao MA, Genovez JLZ, Kattah AG, Pattharanitima P, Vallabhajosyula S, Keddis MT, Qureshi F, Dillon JJ, Garovic VD, Kashani KB, Cheungpasitporn W, Clinically Distinct Subtypes of Acute Kidney Injury on Hospital Admission Identified by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Sep 24;9(4)2021
Pradeep Vaitla MD, Wisit Cheungpasitporn MD, Paul Davis MD, Rachana Marathi MD, Franco Cabeza Rivera MD COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients: The University of Mississippi Medical Center Experience JMSMA.2020;61:415-4172020
Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Bathini T, Hansrivijit P, Vaitla P, Medaura J, Vallabhajosyula S, Chewcharat A, Mao MA, Erickson SB, Impact of admission serum magnesium levels on long-term mortality in hospitalized patients. Hospital practice (1995), 2020 Mar 14;48(2):80-852020
Kaewput W, Thongprayoon C, Chewcharat A, Rangsin R, Satirapoj B, Kaewput C, Suwannahitatorn P, Bathini T, Mao MA, Cato LD, Harrison AM, Vaitla P, Cheungpasitporn W, Rate of kidney function decline and factors predicting progression of kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with reduced kidney function: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, 2020 Dec;24(6):677-6872020
Kanduri SR, Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Bathini T, Kovvuru K, Garla V, Medaura J, Vaitla P, Kashani KB, Incidence and mortality of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2020 Sep 1;113(9):621-6322020
Cheungpasitporn W, Thongprayoon C, Vaitla PK, Chewcharat A, Hansrivijit P, Koller FL, Mao MA, Bathini T, Salim SA, Katari S, Cummings LS, Island E, Forster J, Leeaphorn N, Degree of Glomerulosclerosis in Procurement Kidney Biopsies from Marginal Donor Kidneys and Their Implications in Predicting Graft Outcomes. Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 May 14;9(5)2020
Kovvuru K, Kanduri SR, Vaitla P, Marathi R, Gosi S, Garcia Anton DF, Cabeza Rivera FH, Garla V, Risk Factors and Management of Osteoporosis Post-Transplant. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020 Jun 19;56(6)2020
Hansrivijit P, Yarlagadda K, Puthenpura MM, Ghahramani N, Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Cheungpasitporn W, A meta-analysis of clinical predictors for renal recovery and overall mortality in acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy. Journal of critical care, 2020 Dec;60:13-222020
Suarez MLG, Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Medaura J, Vaitla P, Mao MA, Bathini T, Boonpheng B, Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Basu A, Cheungpasitporn W, Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Fabry Disease: A Meta-Analysis. Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2020 Dec 23;9(1)2020
Pradeep Vaitla MD, Rachana Marathi MD Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation: A Brief Update AAPI Journal. 2018 Winter: 182018
Anton DG, Kovvuru K, Kanduri SR, Aeddula NR, Bathini T, Thongprayoon C, Kaewput W, Wijarnpreecha K, Watthanasuntorn K, Salim SA, Matemavi P, Vaitla P, Rivera FC, Cheungpasitporn W, Use and outcomes of kidneys from donors with renal angiomyolipoma: A systematic review. Urology annals, 2021 Jan-Mar;13(1):67-72
Giusti S, Chazin S, Vaitla P, Atiemo K, Atari M, Paramesh A, Jeon H, Torres-Ortiz A, Thimmisetty R, Garces J, Observational Study of the Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Diagnosed With COVID-19 Infection (SARS-CoV-2) Requiring Hospitalization in New Orleans. Ochsner journal, 2021 Winter;21(4):329-334

Review Article

Kelly Glazer, Isabel J. Brea, Pradeep Vaitla Ureterolithiasis In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 July 15.2020
Tejaswi Kanderi, Pradeep Vaitla Torsemide In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 July 5.2020
Hrishikesh Samant, Pradeep Vaitla, Jiten P. Kothadia Transplantation Post transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 May 26.2020
Sidrah Kanwal, Pradeep Vaitla Streptococcus Pyogenes In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 May 182020
Madrazo-Ibarra A, Vaitla P Histology, Nephron In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, 2020 Mar 13.2020
Chaudhary Ehtsham Azmat, Pradeep Vaitla Orchitis In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan 20.2020

Abstracts

Curtis K., Littlejohn J., Jones-Carr M., Koller F., Wynn J., Matemavi P., Earl T., Anderson C., Vaitla P Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in Sars Cov-2 Positive Recipients AJT, Volume 23, Issue 6, Supplement 12023
Vaitla P., Mohammad A., Kapoor S., Syed B. Acquired Cystinuria with Kidney Transplantation AJT, Volume 23, Issue 6, Supplement 12023
Vaitla P., Mohammad A., Seawright A., Kapoor S., Syed B. Relapse of FSGS in Native Kidneys Post Kidney Transplantation AJT, Volume 23, Issue 6, Supplement 12023
Tangpanithandee S., Thongprayoon C., Jadlowiec C., Mao S., Mao M., Leeaphorn N., Vaitla P., Krisanapan P.,Nissaisorakarn P., Cooper M., Cheungpasitporn W. Characteristics of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Prolonged Pre-Transplant Dialysis Duration as Identified by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering AJT, Volume 23, Issue 6, Supplement 12023
Yeshwanter Radhakrishnan, Charat Thongprayoon, Caroline C Jadlowiec, Shennen A Mao, Caroline C Jadlowiec, Shennen A Mao, Pradeep Vaitla, Supawit Tangpanithandee, Pajaree Krisanapan, Wisit Cheungpasitporn Characteristics of Kidney Recipients of High Kidney Donor Profile Index Kidneys as Identified by Machine Learning Consensus Clustering American Journal Of Kidney Diseases, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. S1202023
Supawit Tangpanithandee, Charat Thongprayoon, Pajaree Krisanapan, Caroline C Jadlowiec, Shennen A Mao, Michael A Mao, Pradeep Vaitla, Wisit Cheungpasitporn Distinct Phenotypes of Dual Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States as Identified Through Machine Learning Consensus Clustering American Journal Of Kidney Diseases, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. S1222023
Liliia Harris, Pradeep Vaitla, Mohammad Atari Paxlovid-Induced Tacrolimus Toxicity in Kidney Transplant Recipients American Journal Of Kidney Diseases, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. S222023
Brian Monk, Bushra Syed, Pradeep Vaitla, Mohammad Atari Hydralazine-Induced Full House Pattern Glomerulonephritis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient American Journal Of Kidney Diseases, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. S34-S352023
Sriram Sriperumbuduri, Pradeep Vaitla, Christopher Anderson, Tariq Shaf Loin Pain and a New Mechanism: Altruistic Kidney Donation Is a Win-Win! J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022, 33:841. SA-PO8592022
Michael M, Shennen M, Charat T, Pradeep V, Caroline J, Prakrathi A, Napat L, Wisit K, Wisit C Distinct phenotypes of Kidney Retransplantation by Machine Learning Consensus in the United States J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022; 33:830. SA-PO8242022
Vaitla, P, Thongprayoon, C, Jadlowiec, C, Leaphorn, N, Mao, S, Mao, M,Prakriti, A,Cooper,M, Wisit,C Phenotypes of Non-Citizen Kidney transplant recipients in US by machine learning consensus clusterin American Journal of Transplantation. Vol. 22, pp. 1105-11052022
Thongprayoon C, Jadlowiec C, Vaitla P, Mao S, Leaphorn N, Kaewput W, Pattharan P, Cheungpasitporn W Phenotypes of functionally disabled kidney transplant recipients in the US by machine learning American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Vol. 79. No. 42022
Safa Osman, Nihal Ali, Pradeep Vaitla, Franco Cabeza Rivera A Case of Rapid Progressive Glomerulonephritis Associated with Disseminated Gonococcal Infection J Am Soc Nephrol 32: 2021. PO14902021
Lillia Harris, Uma Mahesh Avula, Bushra Syed, Pradeep Vaitla, Franco Cabeza Rivera Little Goes a Long Way: Is Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) a Good Predictor for Pediatric Kidneys from Donors Less Than 10 kg? J Am Soc Nephrol 32: 2021. PO21672021
Xiaoqian Zhu, Seth Lirette, Andrew D. Rule, Tom Mosley, Kenneth R. Butler, Javed Butler, Michael Hall, Pradeep Vaitla, James J. Wynn, Neville R. Dossabhoy, Eliseo Guallar, Tariq Shafi Quantifying Individual-Level Uncertainty in GFR Estimation J Am Soc Nephrol 32: 2021. TH-OR612021
Petros Svoronos, Prakhar Vijayvargiya, Pradeep Vaitla, James j. Wynn, Elena Beam, Jason Parham, Muhammad R. Sohail, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos. Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Donor Positive Blood Cultures IDSA ***2021
N. Leeaphorn, C. Thongprayoon, C. Jadlowiec, A. Chewcharat, P. Hansrivijit, S. Katari, P. Vaitla, L. Cummings, M. Cooper, W. Cheungpasitporn Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients With Sickle Cell Disease: An Analysis of the 2000-2019 UNOS/OPTN Database Am J Transplant. 2021; 21 (suppl 3)2021
Giusti S, Chazin S, Vaitla P, Atiemo K, Atari M, Paramesh A, Jeon H, Vijay A, Torres A, Killackey M, Thimmisetty R, Garces J Observational Study of the Clinical Characteristics and Short-term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Diagnosed with Coronavirus-19 Infection (sars-cov2) Requiring Hospitalization in New Orleans Am J Transplant.2021; 21 (suppl 3)2021
Brar H, Kang J, Vaitla P, Marathi R Acute limb necrosis due to arterial thrombosis associated with COVID-19 Journal of General Internal Medicine; 36 (Suppl 1): S192-S192, 2021.2021
Avula UM, Solomon M, Vaitla P, Rivera FC. Desperate times call for desperate measurement: Reversing Tacrolimus in a critically ill patient American Journal of kidney diseases. 2021 Apr 1 (Vol. 77, No. 4, pp. 575-575)2021
Avula UM, Solomon M, Vaitla P, Rivera FC. Raising the bar: Highest serum creatinine reported. American Journal of kidney diseases. 2021 Apr 1 (Vol. 77, No. 4, pp. 575-576)2021
Rachana Marathi, Paul Davis, Franco Cabeza, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 20202020
Rachana Marathi, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla Lowest reported serum creatinine in a normal weight adult highlights the limitations of serum creatinine in estimating glomerular filtration rate J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020 Poster2020
Megan Tierney, Pradeep Vaitla, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Franco Cabeza Rivera. De novo Membranous Nephropathy and Donor-Specific Alloantibodies: a Path to the Pathophysiology? J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 20202020
Swetha Rani Kanduri, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Karthik Kovvuru,
Pradeep Vaitla, Charat Thongprayoon, Kianoush Kashani Recovery of Renal Function among LVAD patients with Severe AKI Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy: A Meta-analysis J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020
2020
Juan A. Medaura, Charat Thongprayoon, Napat Leeaphorn, Javier A. Neyra,
Pradeep Vaitla, Franco H. Cabeza Rivera, Michael A. Mao,
Wisit Cheungpasitporn Changes in Serum Klotho in Kidney Transplant Recipients and
Prognostic Marker for Allograft Function: A Systematic Review and
Meta-Analysis
J Am Soc Nephrol 31: 2020
2020
Vaitla P, Rivera FHCabeza, Cheungpasitporn W, Koller F, Matemavi P, Wynn J Kidney Transplant from Sickle Cell Donors Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3)2020
Vaitla P, Thongprayoon C, Rivera FCabeza, Koller F, Matemavi P, Kanduri S, Marathi R, Cheungpasitporn W Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta Analysis Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3)2020
Shimose LA, Rios MXBueno, Clark J, Torres A, Garcia-Anton D, Cheungpasitporn W, Vaitla P, Cabeza-Rivera F Barriers for Kidney Transplant Evaluation among People Living with HIV and End-Stage Renal Disease in Mississippi Am J Transplant. 2020; 20 (suppl 3)2020
Swetha R Kanduri, MD, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, Charat Thongprayoon, MD, Tarun Bathini, MD, Kovvuru, Karthik, MD, Juan Medaura, MD, Pradeep Vaitla, MD, Kianoush B. Kashani, MD, MS Incidence and Mortality of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2020 75:4 (592-593)2020
Prakrati Acharya, Karthik Kovvuru, Pradeep Vaitla, Swetha Kanduri The Heart of Calcium J Am Soc Nephrol 30: 2019, FR-PO5502019
Pradeep Vaitla, Swetha Kanduri, Karthik Kovvuru, Rachana Marathi Renal Failure After Knee Arthroplasty and Antibiotic Cement: Role of Dialysis J Am Soc Nephrol 30: 2019, TH-PO0852019
Amala Pamarthy, Pradeep Vaitla Hidden, Donor-derived malignancy. A tale of two kidneys J Am Soc Nephrol 28: 2017, SA-PO9522018
Karthik Kovvuru, Prakrati Acharya, Pradeep Vaitla, Divya Monga Know your HBsAg testing method J Am Soc Nephrol. 29: 2018, PUB 15022018
Prakrati Acharya Nathalie Malcolm, Pradeep kumar Vaitla Renal failure secondary to post-traumatic osteolysis American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2018 71:4 (517-)2018
Swetha Rani Kanduri, Desiree Garcia Anton, Pradeep Vaitla Drug-Resistant CMV Infection in Post Kidney Transplant Recipients – High Dose Ganciclovir as a Safe Treatment Option J Am Soc Nephrol 28: 2017, PUB 7522017
Dilek Yarar, Pradeep Vaitla, Stephen O. Pastan, Carla L. Ellis Adenovirus Related Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis Masquerading as Sarcoidosis in Renal Transplant Recipient J Am Soc Nephrol 27: 2016, TH-PO0782016
Pradeep Vaitla, Alton Brad Farris Recurrence of ANCA Negative Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Post Kidney Transplantation J Am Soc Nephrol 27: 2016, PUB4892016
Vaitla P, Daswatta D, Guasch A Recurrence of FSGS post kidney transplantation: Salvage therapy with ACTHAR® Gel Am J Transplant. 2016; 16 (suppl 3)2016
Sixto G. Guisti, Pradeep Vaitla, Jorge C. Garces Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Associated with Demyelinating Polyneuropathy J Am Soc Nephrol 26: 2015, SA-PO682015
Vaitla P, Bohorquez H, Cohen A, Cruz A, Patel U, Anders S, Catherine C-S, Moiz A, Guisti S, Carmody I, Loss G, Bruce D, Reichman T, Garces J. Three Year Outcomes of Renal Allograft Transplants in African American Recipients Receiving Alemtuzumab for Induction Immunosuppression. Am J Transplant. 2015; 15 (suppl 3)2015
Vaitla P, Patel U, Cruz A, Guisti S, Moiz A, Catherine C-S, Cohen A, Loss G, Bohorquez H, Carmody I, Reichman T, Bruce D, Anders S, Garces J. Long Term Outcomes With Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy for Deceased and Living Renal Transplant Recipients. A single center experience. Am J Transplant. 2015; 15 (suppl 3)2015
Pradeep Vaitla, Antonio G. Jimenez, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Abdul Moiz, George E. Loss, Stephanie Anders, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Induction therapy with Alemtuzumab for deceased and living renal transplant recipients. A single-center experience. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, FR-PO4412014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Jorge C. Garces Membranous Nephritis with full house effect in a patient with negative lupus serology. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, FR-PO6212014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Abdul Moiz, George E. Loss, Stephanie Anders, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Renal allograft outcomes with Alemtuzmab in highly sensitized recipients. A single center experience. J am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014 FR-PO4332014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Catherine G. Staffeld-Coit, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Stephanie Adners, George E. Loss, Ari J. Cohen, Abdul Moiz, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez BK nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients induced with Alemtuzumab. A single center experience. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, TH-PO10712014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Antonio G. Jimenez, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Abdul Moiz, George E. Loss, Stephanie Anders, Ari J. Cohen, Catherine G. Staffeld-Coit, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Induction with Alemtuzumab and Outcomes of renal allograft transplants in African American recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014 FR-PO4422014
Pradeep Vaitla, Ushma Patel, Catherine G Staffeld-Coit, Ryan C. Mascarenhas, Antonio G. Jimenez, Stephanie Anders, George E Loss, Ari J. Cohen, Abdul Moiz, Jorge C. Garces, Humberto Bohorquez Incidence of Cytomegalovirus viremia in high-risk kidney transplants recipients induced with Alemtuzumab. A single-center experience. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, TH-PO10702014
Antonio G. Jimenez, Jorge C. Garces, Pradeep Vaitla, Ryan C. Mascarenhas Membranous Nephropathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 2014, FR-PO6572014
Shubham Garg, Pradeep K.Vaitla, Jayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, Deepak Agarwal Effectiveness of Endoscopic Ultrasonography for the management of Choledocholithiasis Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2012-04-01, Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages AB209-AB2102012

Editorial

Thongprayoon C, Vaitla P, Craici IM, Leeaphorn N, Hansrivijit P, Salim SA, Bathini T, Rivera FHC, Cheungpasitporn W, The Use of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Assessment of Allograft Rejection and Injury Status. Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 May 14;9(5)2020

Presentations

Platform Presentations, Quantifying Individual-Level Uncertainty in GFR Estimation, ASN Kidney week 2021, Virtual11/2021
Platform Presentations, Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients With Sickle Cell Disease: An Analysis of the 2000-2019 UNOS/OPTN Database, American Transplant Congress, Virtual06/2021
Poster Presentation, Limitations of estimated glomerular filtration rate: An extreme example, American College of Physicians - MS/AL Chapter08/2020
Grand Rounds, Pancreas Transplantation in patients with Diabetes Mellitus-2, Department of Endocrinology, UMMC, Jackson, MS02/2019
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Post-transplant care for the primary care physician, Mississippi State Medical Association, Destin, FL05/2018
Poster Presentation, When Renal Function fades like a Vapor in the wind: A Case of Vaping Associated Propylene Glycol Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis, ACP Mississippi chapter, Jackson, MS10/2017
Platform Presentations, Bilateral obstructive renal failure caused by nephrolithiasis secondary to post-traumatic osteolysis, UMMC Department of Medicine ACP Abstract Day, Jackson, MS10/2017
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pancreas transplantation, International Conference on Pancreatic Disorders & Treatment, Dallas. TX09/2017
Invited Symposia, Immunosuppression and long-term complications, Mississippi Transplant Symposium - 2017, Jackson, MS04/2017
Platform Presentations, Recurrence of FSGS post kidney transplantation: Salvage therapy with ACTHAR® Gel, American Transplant Congress, Boston06/2016

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP), American College of Physicians2021
Hearin scholarship for Millsaps College Business Advantage Program, Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation2021
Region 3 (MS,AL,GA,FL,LA,PR) Representative- Pancreas Transplant Committee, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)2020
Accepted for MCCTR-Research Summer Institute- 2020, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research2020
Fellow of American Society of Nephrology (FASN), American Society of Nephrology2020
Director - Mississippi Transplant Symposium 2019, Mississippi Transplant Symposium2019
Nominated, Outstanding service faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, UMMC2019
Nominated, Outstanding service faculty & Master clinician, Department of Internal Medicine, UMMC2018
Mississippi-Clinical Vignette-Poster Finalist, American College of Physicians2017

Professional Membership and Service

American College of Physicians, Fellow2021 - Present
American Society of Nephrology, Fellow2020 - Present
American College of Physicians, Member2018 - Present
Transplantation society, Member2017 - Present
American Society of Transplantation, Member2015 - Present
American Society of Nephrology, Member2013 - Present

Committee Service

Pancreas Transplantation- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Member2020 - 2023
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member2019 - Present
Department of Medicine - Mortality Review Committee, Member2018 - Present
Program Evaluation Committee - Nephrology Fellowship, Member2017 - Present
Clinical Competency Committee- Nephrology Fellowship, Chair2017 - 2024
Abdominal Transplant QAPI Committee, Member2016 - Present
Abdominal Transplant Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Member2016 - Present

Community Service

Physicians for American Healthcare Access, Member, Volunteer03/2019 - Present
Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Member, Board of trustees and Physician advisory board05/2017 - Present
Mississippi Transplant Guild, Volunteer and Participant of Community events04/2017 - Present
Donate Life - Mississippi Organ Procurement Agency, Speaker and Participant of Organ Donation Awareness events2017 - Present

Other Service

Journal of Medical Case Reports - Associate Editor06/2021 - Present
Clinical Transplantation - Ad Hoc Reviewer07/2020 - Present
Delta Kidney Clinic, Greenville, MS: Virtual Outreach, Update the referring physicians about redesign of evaluation & listing process, start of kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients and use of organs from Hepatitis C viremic donors.06/2020 - 06/2020
Delta Hills Nephrology, Greenwood, MS: Virtual Outreach, Update the referring physicians about redesign of evaluation & listing process, start of kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients and use of organs from Hepatitis C viremic donors.06/2020 - 06/2020
Nephrology & Hypertension Associates, Oxford and Tupelo, MS: Virtual Outreach, Update the referring physicians about redesign of evaluation & listing process, start of kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients and use of organs from Hepatitis C viremic donors.06/2020 - 06/2020
Nephrology - Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology: Ad Hoc Reviewer04/2020 - Present
Journal of Experimental Nephrology - Editorial Board Member04/2020 - Present
iHeart Radio Interview, Organ Donation and Current State of Organ transplantation in the State of Mississippi03/2020 - 03/2020
Southwest Nephrology, Brookhaven, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program02/2020 - 02/2020
Nature - Scientific Reports: Ad Hoc Reviewer01/2020 - Present
Plos One: Ad Hoc Reviewer12/2019 - Present
National Abstract Competition Reviewer - American College of Physicians11/2019 - Present
Delta Kidney Clinic, Greenville, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program10/2019 - 10/2019
Mississippi Transplant Symposium - 201907/2019 - 10/2019
Anionted Nephrology, Brookhaven, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program05/2019 - 05/2019
Jackson Nephrology Associates, Jackson, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program01/2019 - 01/2019
Meridian Internal Medicine Practice, Meridian, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program12/2018 - 12/2018
South Mississippi Kidney Center, Gulfport, MS : Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program.12/2018 - 12/2018
Delta Hills Nephrology, Greenwood, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program11/2018 - 11/2018
Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, Pascogula, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program11/2018 - 11/2018
Nephrology Associates, Columbus, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program10/2018 - 10/2018
Mississippi Nephrologists, Natchez, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program08/2018 - 08/2018
Nephrology Associates, Mobile, AL: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program11/2017 - 11/2017
Dr. Murphy Martin Nephrology Practice, Jackson, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program09/2017 - 09/2017
Central Nephrology, Jackson, MS: Outreach, Create active and meaningful communication focusing on growth. Make referring physicians aware the breadth & depth of services offered by UMMC Transplant program05/2017 - 05/2017
Protocol: Lung Cancer screening for potential kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: APOL1 screening for living kidney donors, Prepared and Implemented
COVID-19 Workflow and transition to telehealth, Kidney & Pancreas transplant clinics, Prepared the plan and implemented
COVID-19 FAQs for Kidney & Pancreas transplant recipients, Prepared and distributed the FAQs
Protocol: Basiliximab Induction Immunosuppression for Kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients, Prepared protocol, will be implemented in July 2020
Protocol: Screening and Management of EBV infection in high risk kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Management of Dyslipidemia in kidney transplant recipients, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Living donor evaluation for kidney donation, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: BK infection screening and management, post kidney transplant, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: CMV screening, prophylaxis and treatment post kidney & pancreas transplant, Prepared and Implemented
Protocol: Cardiac testing, Kidney transplant evaluation and waitlist management, Prepared and Implemented

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Nephrology board reviewSpring 2021
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Diabetes InsipidusSpring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Immunosuppression - Nephrology Board ReviewSpring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Post transplant care and long term complicationsSpring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Nephrology: Morbidity and MortalityWinter 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, M1 Medical Physiology Kidney Problem Based Learning SessionsWinter 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Kidney Transplant ManagementSummer 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Management of HypertensionSummer 2020 - 2020
PATH621- 2020-2021, Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Immunopathology: Kidney transplantationSummer 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Transplant patient consult: Nurse practitioner perspectiveSummer 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Pancreas transplantation for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2Winter 2019 - 2019
PATH621 – 2019-2020, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Clinical Correlation: Immunopathology - TransplantSummer 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Immunosuppressive drugs in transplantationWinter 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Kidney Donor EvaluationWinter 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Anemia in CKD and ESRDSummer 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Pancreas TransplantationWinter 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Internal Medicine Board Review Course: NephrologySpring 2018
Path621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Immunopathology Patient Presentation: TransplantSummer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Acute Kidney InjurySummer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Kidney transplantation and Recipient evaluationSummer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Acid-Base DisordersSpring 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, CMV Infection in Kidney Transplant RecipientsWinter 2018 - 2018
Path621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Kidney transplantation and the role of ImmunopathologySummer 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Living donor transplantationWinter 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Anemia in CKD and ESRDWinter 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Kidney transplantation in elderly populationWinter 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Kidney Transplantation and Recipient EvaluationWinter 2016 - 2016
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, BK infection in Kidney transplant patientWinter 2015 - 2015

Fellows supervised

Transplant Nephrology, Attending Physician, 12 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present
Nephrology & Transplant Nephrology, Research Advisor, 4 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present
Point of Care Ultrasound, Preceptor, 11 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present
Renal Pathology, Preceptor, 11 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present
Removal of tunneled dialysis catheter, Preceptor, 7 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present
Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy, Preceptor, 8 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present
Nephrology, Attending Physician, 12 fellows supervised07/2016 - Present

Residency Training

Transplant Nephrology, Attending Physician2017 - Present
Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Attending Physician2016 - Present
Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Research Advisor2016 - Present