Professor
Christian Medical College Vellore, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore – 632004, Tamil Nadu, India
Mohapatra A, Kakde S, Annapandian VM, Valson AT, Duhli N, Korula A, Matthai SM, Pulimood AB, David VG, Alexander S, Jacob S, Varughese S, Basu G, Tamilarasi V, John GT. Spectrum of biopsy proven renal disease in South Asian children: Two decades at a tropical tertiary care centre. Nephrology (Carlton). 2018 Nov;23(11):1013-1022. doi: 10.1111/nep.13160. PMID: 28846194.
Agrawal V, Valson AT, Mohapatra A, David VG, Alexander S, Jacob S, Bakthavatchalam YD, Prakash JAJ, Balaji V, Varughese S. Fast and furious: a retrospective study of catheter-associated bloodstream infections with internal jugular nontunneled hemodialysis catheters at a tropical center. Clin Kidney J. 2019 Feb 5;12(5):737-744. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfy138. PMID: 31583098; PMCID: PMC6768464.
Alexander S, John GT, Korula A, Vijayakumar TS, David VG, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Jacob S, Koshy PM, Rajan G, John EE, Matthai SM, Jeyaseelan L, Ponnusamy B, Cook T, Pusey C, Daha MR, Feehally J, Barratt J, Varughese S. Protocol and rationale for the first South Asian 5-year prospective longitudinal observational cohort study and biomarker evaluation investigating the clinical course and risk profile of IgA nephropathy: GRACE IgANI cohort. Wellcome Open Res. 2018 Jul 26;3:91. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14644.1. PMID: 30345379; PMCID: PMC6148466. Link
Cunha C, Alexander S, Ashby D, Lee J, Chusney G, Cairns TD, Lightstone L. Hydroxycloroquine blood concentration in lupus nephritis: a determinant of disease outcome? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2018 Sep 1;33(9):1604-1610. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx318. PMID: 29186572; PMCID: PMC7170714. Link
Daniel, Dolly, Varughese, Santosh, Mittal, Siddharth, Aruldoss, Sam, David, Vinoi G., Alexander, Suceena, Mohapatra, Anjali and Jude, John ANTIENDOTHELIAL CELL AND ANTI AT1R ANTIBODIES IN TWO CLUSTERS OF RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WITH ACUTE ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION A STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CENTRE IN INDIA Hla; 2018, 91 (5): 382-382 Link
Alexander S, Varughese S, David VG, Kodgire SV, Mukha RP, Kekre NS, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK, John GT. Extensive emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft treated conservatively: case report and review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;14(6):E150-5. doi: 10.1111/tid.12016. Epub 2012 Oct 1. PMID: 23025565.
Mohapatra A, Kakde S, Annapandian VM, Valson AT, Duhli N, Korula A, Matthai SM, Pulimood AB, David VG, Alexander S, Jacob S, Varughese S, Basu G, Tamilarasi V, John GT. Spectrum of biopsy proven renal disease in South Asian children: Two decades at a tropical tertiary care centre. Nephrology (Carlton). 2018 Nov;23(11):1013-1022. doi: 10.1111/nep.13160. PMID: 28846194.
Agrawal V, Valson AT, Mohapatra A, David VG, Alexander S, Jacob S, Bakthavatchalam YD, Prakash JAJ, Balaji V, Varughese S. Fast and furious: a retrospective study of catheter-associated bloodstream infections with internal jugular nontunneled hemodialysis catheters at a tropical center. Clin Kidney J. 2019 Feb 5;12(5):737-744. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfy138. PMID: 31583098; PMCID: PMC6768464.
Alexander S, John GT, Korula A, Vijayakumar TS, David VG, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Jacob S, Koshy PM, Rajan G, John EE, Matthai SM, Jeyaseelan L, Ponnusamy B, Cook T, Pusey C, Daha MR, Feehally J, Barratt J, Varughese S. Protocol and rationale for the first South Asian 5-year prospective longitudinal observational cohort study and biomarker evaluation investigating the clinical course and risk profile of IgA nephropathy: GRACE IgANI cohort. Wellcome Open Res. 2018 Jul 26;3:91. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14644.1. PMID: 30345379; PMCID: PMC6148466. Link
Cunha C, Alexander S, Ashby D, Lee J, Chusney G, Cairns TD, Lightstone L. Hydroxycloroquine blood concentration in lupus nephritis: a determinant of disease outcome? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2018 Sep 1;33(9):1604-1610. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx318. PMID: 29186572; PMCID: PMC7170714. Link
Daniel, Dolly, Varughese, Santosh, Mittal, Siddharth, Aruldoss, Sam, David, Vinoi G., Alexander, Suceena, Mohapatra, Anjali and Jude, John ANTIENDOTHELIAL CELL AND ANTI AT1R ANTIBODIES IN TWO CLUSTERS OF RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WITH ACUTE ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION A STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CENTRE IN INDIA Hla; 2018, 91 (5): 382-382 Link
Alexander S, Varughese S, David VG, Kodgire SV, Mukha RP, Kekre NS, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK, John GT. Extensive emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft treated conservatively: case report and review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;14(6):E150-5. doi: 10.1111/tid.12016. Epub 2012 Oct 1. PMID: 23025565.
Radhakrishnan RC, Varughese S, Chandran A, Jacob S, David VG, Alexander S, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Gopal B, Palani C, Jose A, Antonisamy B, Tamilarasi V. Effects of Individualized Dialysate Sodium Prescription in Hemodialysis - Results from a Prospective Interventional Trial. Indian J Nephrol. 2020 Jan-Feb;30(1):3-7. doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_391_18. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PMID: 32015592; PMCID: PMC6977377.
Radhakrishnan RC, Gopal B, Zachariah UG, Abraham P, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Alexander S, Jacob S, Tulsidas KS, David VG, Varughese S. The long-term impact of hepatitis C infection in kidney transplantation in the pre-direct acting antiviral era. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2018 Sep-Oct;29(5):1092-1099. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.243964. PMID: 30381505 PMCID: PMC7170713. Link
M. SELVIN SUNDAR RAJ, M. Lalwani, R. Alam, A. T.Valson, T. Athul, J. Joseph Eapen, E. Elias John, S. Yusuf, A. Vc, M. Joy, S. Alexander, S. Varughese, V. George David, POS-769 DOES EARLY ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA AFFECT GRAFT OUTCOMES IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS FROM SOUTH ASIA?, Kidney International Reports, Volume 6, Issue 4, Supplement, 2021, Pages S335-S336, ISSN 2468-0249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.801. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024921009475)
R. ALAM, S. Sundar Raj, M. Lalwani, J. Joseph Eapen, A. Thomas, E. Elias John, S. Yusuf, A. Vc, S. Alexander, V. George David, S. Varughese, A. T.Valson, POS-687 DONOR CYSTATIN C eGFR> 100 ml/min/1.73m2 IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF GRAFT SURVIVAL IN INDIAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, Kidney International Reports, Volume 6, Issue 4, Supplement, 2021,Page S300, ISSN 2468-0249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.719. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024921008652)
Alexander S, Varughese S, Franklin R, Rebekah G, Roy S, Yusuf S, Thomas A, Eapen JJ, John EE, Valson AT, David VG, Daha MR, Feehally J, Barratt J, John GT. Three-Year Clinical Outcomes of the First South Asian Prospective Longitudinal Observational IgA Nephropathy Cohort. Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Nov 24;7(2):305-318. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.11.012. PMID: 35155869; PMCID: PMC8820995.
Asad RA, Valson AT, Kavitha V, Korula A, Eapen A, Rebekah G, Jacob S, Pathak H, Alexander S, Mohapatra A, David VG, Varughese S, Tamilarasi V, Basu G. Safety and utility of kidney biopsy in patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2. Nephrology (Carlton). 2021 Aug;26(8):659-668. doi: 10.1111/nep.13879. Epub 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 33779021. Link
Agrawal V, Valson AT, Bakthavatchalam YD, Kakde S, Mohapatra A, David VG, Alexander S, Jacob S, Jude Prakash JA, Veeraraghavan B, Varughese S. Skin Colonizers and Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections in Incident Indian Dialysis Patients. Indian J Nephrol. 2022 Jan-Feb;32(1):34-41. doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_400_20. Epub 2021 Apr 8. PMID: 35283564; PMCID: PMC8916144.
Vachharajani T, Jasuja S, AlSahow A, G Alghamdi SM, Al-Aradi AH, Al Salmi I, Bernieh B, Bahbahani Y, Alali F, Ramachandran R, Alexander S, Mandal SK, Malhotra RK, Sahay M, Bhargava V, Jha V, Rana DS, Sagar G, Bahl A, Kher V, Prasad N, Kumar KS, Alrukhaimi M, Ashuntantang GE, Verma S, Gallieni M. Current Status and Future of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2021 Jul-Aug;32(4):1073-1088. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.338281. PMID: 35229807.
Behera MR, John EE, Thomas A, David VG, Alexander S, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Jacob S, Kakde S, Koshy PM, Rajan G, Varughese S. Difficult cannulation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula - Role of imaging in access management (DICAF STUDY). J Vasc Access. 2021 May 12:11297298211015097. doi: 10.1177/11297298211015097. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33977819.
Sahay M, Jasuja S, Tang SCW, Alexander S, Jha V, Vachharajani T, Mostafi M, Pisharam JK, Jacob C, Gunawan A, Bak Leong G, Thwin KT, Agrawal RK, Vareesangthip K, Tanchanco R, Choong L, Herath C, Lin CC, Cuong NT, Haian HP, Akhtar SF, Alsahow A, Rana DS, Rajapurkar MM, Kher V, Verma S, Ramachandran R, Bhargava V, Puri S, Sagar G, Bahl A, Mandal S, Gupta A, Gallieni M. Aetiology, practice patterns and burden of end-stage kidney disease in South Asia and South-East Asia: A questionnaire-based survey. Nephrology (Carlton). 2021 Feb;26(2):142-152. doi: 10.1111/nep.13825. Epub 2020 Dec 28. PMID: 33169890.
Vig T, Bindra MS, Kumar RM, Alexander S. Gastric Glomus Tumour Misdiagnosed as Gastric Carcinoid: An Unfamiliar Entity with Aids to Diagnosis and Review of Literature. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 May;11(5):ED32-ED33. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27968.9912. Epub 2017 May 1. PMID: 28658787; PMCID: PMC5483689.
John EE, Thomas A, Eapen JJ, Yusuf S, Roy S, Valson AT, David VG, Varughese S, Alexander S. Latency, Anti-Bacterial Resistance Pattern, and Bacterial Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Aug;16(8):1210-1220. doi: 10.2215/CJN.18631120. Epub 2021 Jun 7. PMID: 34099500; PMCID: PMC8455032
Valson AT, George RR, Lalwani M, Balusamy D, Albert DS, Abraham A, Richie B, Samuel NP, Eapen JJ, Thomas A, John EE, Yusuf S, Chidambaram AV, Alexander S, David VG, Varughese S, Jesudoss I, Ravindran V. Impact of the lockdown on patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis at a tertiary care facility in Southern India – A mixed-methods approach. Indian J Nephrol 2022;32:(3)256-61. DOI: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_561_20
Chandiraseharan VK, George T, Tharyan P, Sahni RD, Alexander S, Kirubakaran R, Ezekiel JP, Prakash TV, Sudarsanam TD. Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in adults (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD014801. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014801.
Saravanan M, Alexander S, Matthai SM, Korula A, Varughese S, Tamilarasi V. Immunoglobulin G4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with interstitial pulmonary disease: Report of a case with review of literature. Indian J Nephrol. 2015 Mar-Apr;25(2):113-6. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.136886. PMID: 25838652; PMCID: PMC4379619.
Alexander S, Fleming DH, Mathew BS, Varughese S, Jeyaseelan V, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK, John GT. Pharmacokinetics of concentration-controlled mycophenolate mofetil in proliferative lupus nephritis: an observational cohort study. Ther Drug Monit. 2014 Aug;36(4):423-32. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000031. PMID: 25014074.
Dutta AK, Paulose BK, Danda S, Alexander S, Tamilarasi V, Omprakash S. Recurrent truncating mutations in alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase gene in two South Indian families with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 causing later onset end-stage kidney disease. Indian J Nephrol. 2016 Jul-Aug;26(4):288-90. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.171244. PMID: 27512303; PMCID: PMC4964691.
Behera MR, John EE, Thomas A, David VG, Alexander S, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Jacob S, Kakde S, Koshy PM, Rajan G, Varughese S. Difficult cannulation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula - Role of imaging in access management (DICAF STUDY). J Vasc Access. 2022 Nov;23(6):877-884. doi: 10.1177/11297298211015097. Epub 2021 May 12. PMID: 33977819.
Varughese S, Alexander S, Valson AT, Mohapatra A, David VG, Jacob S, John EE, Koshy PM, Eapen JJ, Thomas A, Yusuf S. Blind Bedside Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Repositioning: An Innovative Technique. Indian J Nephrol. 2021 May-Jun;31(3):311-313. doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_417_19. Epub 2021 Apr 6. PMID: 34376952; PMCID: PMC8330660. Link
Chanda R, Singh S, Eapen A, David VG, Mukha RP, Pandian RM, Antonisamy B, Deborah MN, Eapen JJ, Thomas A, John EE, Yusuf S, Alexander S, Varughese S, Valson AT. Whole and cortical kidney volume predict 5-year post-nephrectomy eGFR in Indian living kidney donors. Nephrology (Carlton). 2023 Feb;28(2):136-147. doi: 10.1111/nep.14129. Epub 2022 Nov 25. PMID: 36342651.
Alexander S, Varughese S, Franklin R, Roy S, Rebekah G, David VG, Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Jacob S, Koshy PM, Rajan G, Daha MR, Feehally J, Barratt J, John GT. Epidemiology, baseline characteristics and risk of progression in the first South-Asian prospective longitudinal observational IgA nephropathy cohort. Kidney Int Rep. 2020 Dec 7;6(2):414-428. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.11.026. PMID: 33615067; PMCID: PMC7879115.
Sahay M, Jasuja S, Tang SCW, Alexander S, Jha V, Vachharajani T, Mostafi M, Pisharam JK, Jacob C, Gunawan A, Bak Leong G, Thwin KT, Agrawal RK, Vareesangthip K, Tanchanco R, Choong L, Herath C, Lin CC, Cuong NT, Haian HP, Akhtar SF, Alsahow A, Rana DS, Rajapurkar MM, Kher V, Verma S, Ramachandran R, Bhargava V, Puri S, Sagar G, Bahl A, Mandal S, Gupta A, Gallieni M. Aetiology, practice patterns and burden of end-stage kidney disease in South Asia and South-East Asia: A questionnaire-based survey. Nephrology (Carlton). 2021 Feb;26(2):142-152. doi: 10.1111/nep.13825. Epub 2020 Dec 28. PMID: 33169890.
Alam, Raiyan , Raj, S. , Lalwani, Mohit ,Eapen, Jeethu ,Thomas, A. , John, Elenjickal , Yusuf, S. , Vc, A. , Alexander, Suceena , David, V. Varughese, Santosh , Valson, Anna. (2021). POS-687 DONOR CYSTATIN C eGFR> 100 ml/min/1.73m2 IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF GRAFT SURVIVAL IN INDIAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS Kidney International Reports 6(4):S300 DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.719 Link
John GT, Jacob CK, Sundaram M, Alexander S, Kekre NS, Daniel D, Varughese S. The First ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation without Splenectomy in India - A Review at 12 Years. Indian J Nephrol. 2023 May-Jun;33(3):234-236. doi: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_295_21. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 37448893; PMCID: PMC10337219.
J. JOHNY, S. Roy, E.E. John, S. Yusuf, V.G. David, A. T Valson, A. Thomas, J. J Eapen, S. Varughese, S. Alexander, POS-150 CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH BIOPSY PROVEN PGNMID (PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS WITH MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITS), Kidney International Reports, Volume 6, Issue 4, Supplement, 2021, Page S60, ISSN 2468-0249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.160. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024921003065)
Alexander S, Jasuja S, Gallieni M, Sahay M, Rana DS, Jha V, Verma S, Ramachandran R, Bhargava V, Sagar G, Bahl A, Mostafi M, Pisharam JK, Tang SCW, Jacob C, Gunawan A, Leong GB, Thwin KT, Agrawal RK, Vareesangthip K, Tanchanco R, Choong LHL, Herath C, Lin CC, Cuong NT, Haian HP, Akhtar SF, Alsahow A, Rajapurkar MM, Kher V, Mehta H, Bhalla AK, Khanna UB, Ray DS, Puri S, Jain H, Lydia A, Vachharajani T. Impact of National Economy and Policies on End-Stage Kidney Care in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Int J Nephrol. 2021 May 6;2021:6665901. doi: 10.1155/2021/6665901. PMID: 34035962; PMCID: PMC8118744.
Mohapatra A, Valson AT, Annapandian VM, David VG, Alexander S, Jacob S, Kakde S, Kumar S, Devasia A, Vijayakumar TS, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK, Basu G, John GT, Varughese S. Post-transplant complications, patient, and graft survival in pediatric and adolescent kidney transplant recipients at a tropical tertiary care center across two immunosuppression eras. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Sep;25(6):e13973. doi: 10.1111/petr.13973. Epub 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33463876.
Asad RA, Valson AT, Kavitha V, Korula A, Eapen A, Rebekah G, Jacob S, Pathak H, Alexander S, Mohapatra A, David VG, Varughese S, Tamilarasi V, Basu G. Safety and utility of kidney biopsy in patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2. Nephrology (Carlton). 2021 Aug;26(8):659-668. doi: 10.1111/nep.13879. Epub 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 33779021.
Valson AT, Sundaram M, David VG, Deborah MN, Varughese S, Basu G, Mohapatra A, Alexander S, Jose J, Roshan J, Simon B, Rebekah G, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK. Profile of incident chronic kidney disease related-mineral bone disorders in chronic kidney disease Stage 4 and 5: A hospital based cross-sectional survey. Indian J Nephrol. 2014 Mar;24(2):97-107. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.127897. PMID: 24701042; PMCID: PMC3968617.
Varughese S, Sundaram M, Basu G, David VG, Mohapatra A, Alexander S, Tamilarasi V. Percutaneous PD catheter insertion after past abdominal surgeries. Indian J Nephrol. 2012 May;22(3):230-1. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.98785. PMID: 23087566; PMCID: PMC3459535.
John EE, Roy S, Devasia AJ, Karuppusami R, Jose N, Mani SSR, Eapen JJ, Yusuf S, Thomas A, Valson AT, David VG, Mathews V, Biju George, Varughese S, Alexander S. Patterns of Renal Dysfunction and Profile of Kidney Biopsies in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. Glomerular Dis. 2023 Mar 14;3(1):98-115. doi: 10.1159/000529699. PMID: 37064012; PMCID: PMC10098275.
Varughese S, John GT, Alexander S, Deborah MN, Nithya N, Ahamed I, Tamilarasi V, Jacob CK. Pre-tertiary hospital care of patients with chronic kidney disease in India. Indian J Med Res. 2007 Jul;126(1):28-33. PMID: 17890820. Link
John EE, Roy S, Eapen JJ, Karuppusami R, Jose N, Mani SSR, Johny J, Alam R, Yusuf S, Thomas A, Valson AT, David VG, Varughese S, Alexander S. Bacterial infection-related glomerulonephritis in patients with diabetes. Nephrology (Carlton). 2023 Nov;28(11):597-610. doi: 10.1111/nep.14222. Epub 2023 Jul 26. PMID: 37492933.
Jasuja S, Gallieni M, Jha V, Vachharajani T, Bhalla AK, Tan J, Tan CS, Basnet NB, Herath N, Hai An HP, Kim YS, Kim Y, SampathKumar K, Sahay M, Ramachandran R, Alexander S, Bhargava V, Balasubramaniam J, Voss D, Ogbac FE, Gunawan A, Goh BL, Lin CC, Khan J, Shiham I, Ayub H, Hein MA, Iqbal S, Srisawat N, Gao B, Sajiv C, Wilkinson C, Pichthida T, Rana DS, Sagar G, Bahl A, Tawakley S, Gaur M. Practice of dialysis access interventional nephrology procedures in the Asia-Pacific region: Getting lay of the land. Nephrology (Carlton). 2023 Dec;28(12):672-681. doi: 10.1111/nep.14236. Epub 2023 Sep 11. PMID: 37697492.