Dr Vipul Vasant Chakurkar.

Permanent Address: A-401, Pebbles Urbania, Siddharth Nagar, Bavdhan Bk, Pune 411021.

Clinic Address:
1. Unique Urology & Nephrology Clinic, 1st Floor, Neelay Complex, Anand Nagar, Sinhagad Road, Hingane Khurd, Pune 411051
2. Unique Speciality Clinic, Shop No 55, First Floor, Bhosale Shinde Arcade, JM road, Deccan, Pune 411004

Email Id: chakurkarvipul@gmail.com
Contact Number: +91-9403207328

Education & Training

Experience

Current Position:

• Consultant Neurologist. MBBS-MD-DNB-Nephrology., KEM Hospital, Pune; since 01 Jan. 2018
• Visiting Nephrologist, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College, Pune: since May 2022

Previous Positions:

• Medical Officer at Rural Hospital, Saswad, from 04 April 2009 to 03 June 2009
• Assistant Professor in Medicine at B. J. Medical College, Pune from 25 July 2013 to 01 Feb. 2014
• Assistant Professor in Nephrology, B. J. Medical College, Pune from 25 May 2017 to 27 Dec. 2017

Memberships & Posts in the Professional Societies

• Member, Pune Branch of Indian Society of Nephrology
• Member, Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone Chapter
• Member Executive Committee, Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone Chapter since Jan 2024
• Member, Kidney Expert Committee, Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee, Pune
• Member, Indian Society of Nephrology
• Member, International Society of Nephrology
• Member, European Renal Association& European Dialysis & Transplantation Association

Research Activities

1. Study of Catalytic Iron & Other Inflammatory Markers in Maintenance Haemodialysis Patients & their correlation with Cardio-vascular Events- (Thesis submitted to & accepted by National Board of Examinations, 2016)
2. Study of clinical profile of chikungunya patients with special reference to arthritis- (Thesis submitted to & accepted by MUHS, Nashik, 2013)
3. Serum catalytic iron and hepcidin and their association with poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients- Observational study published in a Nature Group journal
4. Worked as PI for the trial of Mino-Lok in catheter-related bacteremia.
5. Worked as PI in Santram Dialysis- improving quality initiative- a pan-India Registry study
6. Worked as co-investigator in following projects-

• Endoscopic Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in CKD Patients: Observational research
• RCT of ZYAN1 (desidustat) on non-dialysis CKD Patients (RCT): Phase 2

Ongoing Clinical Studies

1. Working as co-investigator in following Investigator-drivenClinical Research Projects (Total No. 2)-
   1. Renal functional reserve after a complete recovery from acute kidney injury since September 2019- Observational Study
2. Currently Working as Investigator for Clinical Trials (Total No. 2):
   1. Principal Investigator for KEM Hospital Site for APPELHUS trial (Iptacopan in atypical HUS)- A phaseIII trialsince November 2022
   2. Principal Investigator for the trial of Fixed-dose combination of Telmistartan-Dapagliflozin in CKD with proteinuria since April 2024

GCP Training

Yes. Completed on 6th April 2022 through NIDA Clinical Trial Network

Publications

1. Kandari SA, Chakurkar VV, Gaikwad SS, Agarwal MA, Phadke NM, Lobo VA. High prevalence of CFHR deletions in Indian women with pregnancy-associated haemolytic uremic syndrome. Nephrology (Carlton) 2021 Nov. doi:10.1111/nep.14004.
2. Chakurkar VV, Rajapurkar MM, Lele SS, et al. Increased serum catalytic iron may mediate tissue injury and death in patients with COVID-19. Scientific Reports. 2021 Oct 4; 11(1): 19618.
3. Lobo VA, Lokhande AL, Chakurkar VV, D’Costa PM.  Continuous Hemodiafiltration with the oXiris Filter Ameliorates Cytokine Storm and Induces Rapid Clinical Improvement in COVID-19 – A Case Report.
   Ind J Nephrol 2021 Nov-Dec;31(6):555-558.
4. Kulkarni SC, Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. Renal Microvascular Ischemia Secondary to Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs. Ind J Nephrol 2021 Jul-Aug;31(4):383-385
5. Negi S, Chakurkar VV, Agarwal M, Lobo VA. Atypical HUS associated with CFH/CFHR-1 hybrid gene. Ind J Nephrol. Sept-Oct 2020. 30 (5):342-5
6. Chakurkar VV, Gade PS, Godbole AV, Wadia FF, Lobo VA. Hypermagnesemia due to high dialysate magnesium causing weakness and nausea in hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Inter.  2019. 23 (4): e
7. Redewad NK, Chakurkar VV, Sangle SA, Chandanwale AS. Association of Mean Platelet Volume with SGOT and CPKMB with Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes. Sch J App Med Sci. 2018 Sept; 6(9): 3633-3637
8. Hegde U, Chakurkar V, Rajapurkar M, Mukhopadhyay B, Gang S, Konnur A, Lele S. Study of catalytic iron and other inflammatory markers and their correlation with cardiovascular events in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2017 May 32(3): iii320–iii321
9. Basavaraj A, Chakurkar V, Kadam D. A case of Caroli’s Syndrome. Vidarbha J Int Med 2014; 17: 58-61

Conference Presentations

1. Acharya PM, Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SK, Lobo VA. Prevalence and determinants of low BMD in the patients with advanced CKD. A paper presented at the Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Rajkot on 05^th Jan 2024- Awarded 1^st prize.
2. Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SK, Lobo VA, Singhal JS, Sharma JV. Histopathological profile of nephrotic syndrome with onset in the second decade of life. A paper presented at the Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Rajkot on 05^th Jan 2024- 2^nd Prize.
3. Chakurkar VV, Deshpande SG, Lobo VA. A diagnostic dilemma between kidney and skin biopsy. Case presented in Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Rajkot on 05^th Jan 2024
4. Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SC, Lobo VA. A case of unusual presentation of hereditary thrombocytopenia. Case presented as Poster Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Rajkot on 05^th Jan 2024
5. Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. Second biopsy in acute kidney injury. Case presented as Poster Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Nadiad on 23^rd October 2021.
6. Chakurkar VV, Gokhale SG, Kulkarni SC, Lobo VA. Renal Functional Reserve in Prospective Kidney Donors. Poster Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Nadiad on 23^rd October 2021
7. Chakurkar VV, Gokhale SG, Kulkarni SC, Lobo VA. Renal Functional Reserve in Prospective Kidney Donors. Oral Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology at Chennai on 9^th December 2021
8. Patil RS, Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SC, Lobo VA. Use of Hemofeel Filter in COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis. Oral Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone at Nadiad on 23^rd October 2021
9. Patil RS, Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SC, Lobo VA. Use of Hemofeel Filter in COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis. Oral Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology at Chennai on 9^th December 2021
10. Raghuwanshi RR, Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SC, Lobo VA. Predictors of dialysis requirements in patients with acute kidney injury stage 3. Oral Presentation session in Indian Society of Nephrology at Chennai on 9^th December 2021
11. Treatment of diabetic kidney disease. Plenary lecture given at Update for Physicians at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad on 16^th Feb 2020.
12. Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. ACTH for treatment of membranous nephropathy. Poster presented at ISN West Zone 2020 at Nagpur on 25^th September 2020.
13. Chakurkar VV, Patil RS, Kulkarni SK, Lobo VA. Differential diagnosis of post-partum acute kidney injury. Oral case presented at ISN West Zone 2020 at Nagpur on 19^th September 2020.
14. Patil RS, Chakurkar VV, Kulkarni SK, Lobo VA. Achievement of negative cumulative balance with RRT is associated with lower mortality in critically ill AKI patients. Oral paper presented at ISN West Zone 2020 at Nagpur on 25^th September 2020.
15. Shinde RS, Chakurkar VV, Sanghavi SS, Lobo VA. Serum hepcidin and lactate trend predict the development of AKI in septic shock. Poster presented at ISN West Zone 2020 at Nagpur on 20^th September 2020.
16. Negi S, Lobo VA, Chakurkar VV, Gaikwad SS, Wadia FF. Postpartum HUS is associated with high prevalence of CFHR 1-5 mutations in Indian patients. Winter symposium of Christian Medical College, Vellore India. Jan 2019.
17. Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. Mycophenolate as a steroid-sparing treatment for nephrotic syndrome. Oral paper presented at ISN West Zone 2019 at Ahmedabad on 31^st August 2019.
18. Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. Cumulative fluid balance and mortality in critically ill AKI patients on RRT. Poster presented at ISN West Zone 2019 at Ahmedabad on 30^th August 2019.
19. Kalathia V, Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. Optimal ultra-filtration rate in SLED in AKI. Oral paper presented at ISN West Zone 2019 at Ahmedabad on 30^th August 2019.
20. Gade PS, Chakurkar VV, Lobo VA. Role of calculated creatinine clearance in recovering AKI for weaning from RRT. Poster presented at ISN West Zone 2019 at Ahmedabad on 30^th August 2019.
21. Chakurkar VV, Rajapurkar MM, Mukhopadhyay BN, Lele SS, Hegde UN, Konnur AM, Patel HB, Kalita PH, Gang SD. Serum catalytic iron- A marker of cardiovascular events in maintenance hemodialysis patients. A poster presented at Asia-Pacific Congress of Nephrology, Beijing, China. March 2018.
22. Negi S, Chakurkar V, Lobo V. Cryoglobulinemia in lupus. Poster presented at Indian Society of Nephrology West Zone, Lonavala, India. Sept 2018.
23. Chakurkar VV, Lingaraju KS, Salvi SP, Sangle SA. Use of steroids in IgA-dominant IRGN. Oral paper presented at Indian Society of Nephrology West Zone, Lonavala, India. Sept 2018.
24. Negi S, Lobo VA, Chakurkar VV, Gaikwad SS, Wadia FF. Post partum HUS is associated with high prevalence of CFHR 1-5 mutations in Indian patients. Indian Society of Nephrology West Zone, Lonavala, India. Sept 2018.
25. Negi S, Lobo V, Chakurkar V, Phadke N. Rare hybrid gene causing HUS.Indian Society of Nephrology West Zone, Lonavala, India. Sept 2018.
26. Gade PS, Chakurkar VV, Gaikwad SS, Lobo VA. Collapsing glomerulopathy in an allograft- a report.Poster at Indian Society of Nephrology West Zone, Lonavala, India. Sept 2018.
27. Chakurkar VV, Gade PS, Godbole AV, Wadia FF, Lobo VA. Weakness in hemodialysis patients- not always underdialysis. Poster presented at Indian Society of Nephrology Annual Conference, Bhubaneshwar, India. Dec 2018
28. Hegde U, Chakurkar V, Rajapurkar M, Mukhopadhyay B, Gang S, Konnur A, Lele S. Study of catalytic iron and other inflammatory markers and their correlation with cardiovascular events in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Poster presented at ERA-EDTA 2017, Madrid, Spain. May 2017
29. Chakurkar VV, Mukhopadhyay BN, Hegde UN, Gang SD, Lele SS, Rajapurkar MM. Catalytic Iron and cell-free hemoglobin in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Poster presentation at Indian Society of Nephrology- West Zone 2016 at Indore- Secured first prize
30. Chakurkar VV, Mulla NH, Mhasde DR. Chikungunya arthritis- use of Prednisolone. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting, Research Society of B J Medical College, Pune, Jan. 2013