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Brief Profile
Dr. Kaaviya is an experienced nephrologist and renal transplant physician with extensive clinical, academic, and procedural expertise in managing complex kidney disorders. She has been actively involved in outpatient, inpatient, ICU, and dialysis care across high-volume government and private tertiary care hospitals.
Her clinical practice includes renal transplantation (living related and deceased donor), dialysis services, emergency nephrology care, and interventional nephrology procedures. She has been a core member of renal transplant teams and has contributed to transplant appraisal programs conducted by TRANSTAN and the Directorate of Medical Education. Alongside clinical work, she has significant teaching experience, mentoring postgraduate students and dialysis technicians, and is actively involved in research and academic presentations. Dr. Kaaviya is committed to delivering comprehensive, evidence-based renal care with a strong focus on outcomes and patient safety.
Educational Qualifications
- DM (Nephrology)
Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
2018 – 2021 - MD (General Medicine)
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
2013 – 2016 - MBBS
Madras Medical College, Chennai
2006 – 2012
Clinical Expertise
- Nephrology OPD and inpatient care
- ICU and emergency nephrology
- Renal transplantation – living related and deceased donor
- Dialysis care and dialysis unit management
- Interventional nephrology procedures
- Management of acute and chronic kidney diseases
Accomplishments
Affiliations and Memberships
Present position
Honors and Awards
Editorial Work and Reviewer
Innovation
Associated Publications
Research and Publication
Case Reports
- Near Fatal Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Bleeding: A Rare Manifestation in a Congenital Factor X Deficiency Carrier – Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
- Anti-GBM Disease – A Rare Case Report of Changing Phenotype and Atypicalities – Saudi Journal of Dialysis and Transplantation
Original Articles
- Clinical Characteristics of Acute Kidney Injury in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India – Indian Journal of Nephrology
- Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Centre – IJSR
Experience
- Consultant – Nephrology
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre (RIMC), Chennai
Feb 2025 – Present - Senior Resident – Nephrology
Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem
Sep 2021 – Jan 2025 - Part-time Consultant – Nephrology
Shanmugha Hospital & Salem Cancer Institute, Salem
May 2024 – Dec 2024 - Part-time Consultant – Nephrology
Pranav Hospital, Salem
Oct 2023 – Dec 2024 - Consultant Nephrologist
Shanthi Hospital & Dialysis Unit, Salem
Oct 2023 – Dec 2024 - Consultant Nephrologist
Neuro Foundation, Salem
Sep 2024 – Dec 2024 - Registrar – Nephrology
Kauvery Hospital, Salem
Oct 2021 – Jun 2022 - Consultant Nephrologist
Salem Polyclinic & KN Rao Memorial Hospital
Oct 2021 – Jun 2022 - Assistant Professor – Department of Medicine
Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital, Trichy
May 2016 – Aug 2018