Praveen Kandula, MD, MPH, FACP  

Praveen Kandula, MD, MPH, FACP
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Office Location: 701 N. 1st Street
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Telephone: 217-545-0182


Degree Year Institution Area
BS 1993 Nagarjuna Junior College Biology
MBBS 1998 Rangaraya Medical College, India  
Internship 1999 Government General Hospital, India Internal Medicine
Residency 2005 Rochester General Hospital Internal Medicine
Masters of Public Health 2007 University of Illinois at Springfield Public Health
 
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
 
Academic Interests
Hospitalist Program
Renal outcomes in perioperative period, dyslipidemias in chronic kidney disease
Contrast Nephropathy
 
Representative Publications
  1. Kandula P, Shah R, Bhensdadia N, Singh N, Navaneethan SD. Statins for Prevention of Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Non Emergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. In press Nephrology.
  2. Navaneethan SD, Kandula P, Jeevanathan V, Nally J, Liebman S. Referral patterns of primary care physicians for chronic kidney disease in general population and in geriatric patients. Accepted to Clinical Nephrology.
  3. Kandula P, Shah R. Hyperkalemia with Spironolactone Use in Chronic Kidney Disease during Heart Failure Exacerbations. Clinical Cardiology. 2009 Jun; 32 (6):347-8
  4. Nigwekar S, Kandula P N-Acetylcysteine in Cardiovascular Surgery Associated Renal Failure: A Meta-Analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 Jan; 87(1):139-47.
  5. Nigwekar SU, Kandula P, Hix K, Thakar CV. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Acute Kidney Injury: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2009 Sep; 54 (3):413-23. Epub 2009 May 5.
  6. Rogers L, Rao K, , Malone J, Kandula P,Ronen O, Markwell S,Courneya K, Robbins T. Factors associated with quality of life in out-patient head and neck cancer patients six months after diagnosis. Head and Neck 2009 Sep; 31 (9):1207-14.
  7. Kandula P. Ten Questions on the Management of Sodium in the Hospital Resident and Staff Physician. 2008; 54 (4): 12-14.
  8. Kandula P. Statins in Perioperative Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery European Heart Journal. 2009 Jan; 30 (2):250;
  9. Kandula P. Six observations about sodium correction. Surgeon's Bulletin Board; Surgical Rounds April 2008
  10. Kandula P, Kouides P. Rituximab-Induced Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature of Uncommon Adverse Events Related to Rituximab. Archives of Dermatology. 2006: 142 (2); 246-247
  11. Johar S, Kandula P, Samkoff L. A Case of Chronic Invasive Sinus Aspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Host. Federal Practitioner 2006; 23: 41-44.
  12. Kadam S, Kandula P, Shah R, Kulshreshtha S. Is End-Stage Renal Disease A Risk Factor for Acquiring Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhea? Journal of American Society of Nephrology 2008 Abstract issue; 19: 287 A
  13. Kandula P, Singh N, Nigwekar S. Prevention of Contrast Nephropathy: Are Practice Patterns Congruent with Current Recommendations? American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2008 Abstract issue; 51 (4): B56
  14. Kandula P, Grieff M. Acetaminophen Induced High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Review of Pyroglutamic Acidosis. Journal of American Society of Nephrology 2006 Abstract issue; 17: 182 A.
  15. Kandula P, Kouides, R, Bernstein P. Dyslipidemias in Patients Initiating Hemodialysis: Prevalence, Changes and Associations with Other Co-morbidities. Journal of American Society of Nephrology 2005 Abstract issue; 16: 304 A
 

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