Dr Komala completed his training in Nephrology and secured a PhD after work on the role of SGLT2 inhibitors and DPP4 inhibitors in preventing diabetic nephropathy at the Kolling institute through Sydney University. He is a Staff Specialist Nephrologist at Nepean Hospital and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Nepean Clinical School. He has been actively involved in teaching medical students and providing lectures for the Masters programmes organised by Sydney University. His areas of clinical interest include all aspects of Nephrology and Obstetric medicine. He has a special interest in electrolyte disturbances and is actively involved in regular teaching sessions for the junior doctors in this area. He is also interested in the evolving management of anaemia in kidney disease.
Electrolyte and acid base disturbances, Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy, Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, Fabry’s disease, management of anaemia in kidney disease.
He is involved in teaching medical students, physician trainees and supervising advanced trainees in Nephrology. His teaching interests include management of electrolyte and acid base disorders, genetic renal diseases, newer agents in prevention of diabetic nephropathy and anaemia in kidney disease.
Gangadharan Komala, M., Sud, K. (2015). Screening for Malignancy after Kidney Transplant. In Vijay Kher, Vivekananda Jha (Eds.), Malignancy and Kidney Transplant, (pp. 29-43). New Delhi: Elsevier.