Dr. C. M. Thiagarajan

About
Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Head of the Department of Nephrology at Fortis Malar Hospital for the last 5 years. Pioneer in renal transplant programme in the private sector at Chennai after post graduation qualification and training at Christian Medical College, Vellore in 1982. Committed to renal transplantation involving live donor and deceased donor transplantation over the last three decades with excellent post-transplant follow-up and results of over 3000 renal transplant recipients
Education
MBBS - Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, 1967
MD - General Medicine - Madras Medical College, Chennai, 1974
MNAMS - Nephrology - Madras Medical College, Chennai, 1982
Experience
Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Head of the Department of Nephrology, Fortis Malar, Chennai
Consultant Nephrologist, Willingdon Hospital 1991 -  1998
Consultant Nephrologist, May Devaki Hospital 1998 -  2007
Specialities
Lithotripsy
Adult Nephrology
Sigmoidoscopy
Kidney Transplant
Research work
Tran Cept Study, Roche Co Ltd ( Ongoing) | Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil
Linezolid Vs. Vancomycin in the treatment of catheter related infections in haemodilayis patient, Pfizder Ltd (Partial Clinical hold)
Trialink - M.O.S.T Study, Novartis Co Ltd (Completed on 30 Sep 2005) | Drug : Ciclosporin
Progis, Novartis India Ltd Drug: Mycophenolate Sodium (Ongoing)
Abetimus Sodium in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients with a History of Renal Disease, La Jolla Pharmaceuticals (Ongoing)
Expertise

• Induction Therapy
• Newer immunosuppressive medication
• High risk renal transplantation

Memberships
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Registrations
19057 Tamil Nadu Medical Council, 1968