DR. VIKAS MAKKAR
PROFESSOR & HEAD
Nephrology
MBBS, MD (Medicine), DM (Nephrology)
PMC-41285
About Doctor
Dr. Vikas Makkar is a renowed name in field of nephrology and is serving as Professor & Head of Department of Nephrology for last sever years. With around 25 years of experience in nephrology in DMCH and other institutes of the country, he is an expert in treating all types of kidney diseases, acute and chronic renal failure, diabetic kidney disease, hypertension related kidney disease, kidney stone diseases, prostate problems and all the therapies like hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplant. He has been teaching and training students for last 15 years and many of his students are now serving in Punjab and other parts of country. He treats his patients with utmost dedication, honesty, empathy and is an excellent blend of experience, recent knowledge, compassion and human touch. He has been part of various research projects, authored various papers, book chapters and successfully guided various Post Graduate and Post doctoral thesis.
Specialization and Expertise
OPD Timings
Certifications
- Member International Society of Nephrology
- Life member Punjab Nephrology Society
- Life member Association of Physicians of India
- Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine
Publications
- Sethi S, Dhooria HPS, Goyal S, Makkar V. Study on the Effect of Low Calcium Dialysate on Biochemical Profile of Adynamic Bone Disease in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2023;34(3):224-234 ,2023 Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation.
- Kaur N, Sharma M, Kaur A, Makkar V, Effectiveness Of Intradialytic Leg Ergometry Exercise On Fatigue And Physiological Parameters Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis, International Journal of Development Research, Vol. 12, Issue, 02, pp. 53709-53713, February, 2022.
- Jindal J, Meelu Abhinav, Kaur S, Chahal HS, Makkar V, Garg V, Clinical Profile and Outcome in patients of complicated urinary tract infections: A Single-Center Prospective Observational Study, International Journal of applied and basic medical earch, Jul 2022, 167-70.
- Sethi S, Menon A, Dhooria HPS, Makkar V Dhooria GS, Chaudhary R, Evaluation of Health- Related Quality of Life in Audlt Patietns on Hemodialysis, International Journal of applied and basic medical Research. vol 11, issue 4, oct-dec2021.
- Gupta V, Aslam N, Chhabra ST, Makkar V, Mohan B, Kapoor S, Singh VP, Kumar R, Grover S, Kaur G, Sethi S, Kaur S, Goyal A, Singh B, Singh G, Ralhan S, Wander GS. Do anti-platelet drugs improve duration of continuous renal replacement therapy? A retrospective cohort study in cardiac ICU patients. Int J Artif Organs. 2021 Jul 9.
- Sethi S, Sethi N, Sandhu JS, Makkar V, Kaur S, Sohal PM, Mehta S. Changing Spectrum of Mineral Bone Disorder in Chronic kidney disease stage 3 to 5 D and its Associated Factors, A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study from Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India Iran J Kidney Disease 2021 May;15 (3): 199-205.
- Chahal HS, Juneja SK, Kaur S, Kochar B, Sharma S, Makkar V. Pregnancy related- Acute Kidney Injury and Urological Co-Morbidly Adherent Placenta: A Potential Challenge to AKI- Oby 25 Saudi Journal of Kidney diseases Transplantation, 2020 Mar-Apr 31 (2): 368-379.
- Kaur S, Sharma D, Chahal HS, Sethi S, Sohal PMS, Makkar V. Knowledge, Perception and Attitude of Indian Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients toward Renal Transplantation Asian Journal of Medical Research. 2019; 8(4): MC13-MC17.
- Kaur S, Sharma D, Sethi S, Sohal PMS, Chahal HS, Makkar V. Prevalence of Uremic Pruritus, Its Risk Factors and Impact on Health-Related Quality-Of-Life in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis Academia Journal of Medicine. 2019; 2: 144-47.
- Raja R, Gupta SK, Kaur S, Makkar V, Kaur J. Pattern of skin diseases in patients of chronic kidney disease The Gulf Journal of dermatology & Venereology vol 26, No. 1, April 2019.
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