Publications

Publications (Thematic Highlights)

Transplantation: Outcomes, Infections and Complication
  1. Profile, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Normal Pretransplant Genitourinary Tract: A Single-Center Experience. Mani, Selvin Sundar Raj; Thomas, Athul; Alam, Rizwan; Lalwani, Manish; Valson, Anna T.; Yadav, Bijesh1; Eapen, Jeethu J.; John, Elenjickal E.; Yusuf, Sabina; Mukha, Rajiv P.2; Rajadoss, Muthu Krishna Pandian2; Mercy, Deborah; Alexander, Suceena; Varughese, Santosh; David, Vinoi G. Indian Journal of Nephrology June 05, 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_407_22
  2. David VG, Korula A, Choudhrie L, Michael JS, Jacob S, Jacob CK, John GT. Cryptococcal granulomatous interstitial nephritis and dissemination in a patient with untreated lupus nephritis. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Oct;24(10):3243-5. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp293. Epub 2009 Jun 13. PMID: 19525518.
  3. David VG, Yadav B, Jeyaseelan L, Deborah MN, Jacob S, Alexander S, Varughese S, John GT. Prospective blood pressure measurement in renal transplant recipients. Indian J Nephrol. 2014 May;24(3):154-60. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.132006. PMID: 25120292; PMCID: PMC4127834.
  4. Jayanth ST, Dangi AD, Mukha RP, Kumar S, Varughese S, David VG, Valson A, Chandrasingh J, Devasia A, Kekre N. Renal transplantation into optimized abnormal lower urinary tract – Impact on graft outcomes, patient survival, and complications. Indian J Urol. 2019 Jan-Mar;35(1):67-72. doi: 10.4103/iju.IJU_203_18. PMID: 30692727; PMCID: PMC6334589.
  5. 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-kidney and cortical-kidney volumes 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; PMCID: PMC7615851.
  6. 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.
  7. Kute VB, Patel HV, Banerjee S, et al. Analysis of kidney and liver exchange transplantation in India (2000–2025): a multicentre, retrospective cohort study. Lancet Reg Health – Southeast Asia. 2025 Jun 1;37:100597.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100597
  1. Rajesh C, Thomas A, Eapen JJ, Yusuf S, John EE, Valson AT, Alexander S, David VG, Michael JS, Varughese S. Nocardiosis in renal allograft recipients. J Glob Infect Dis. 2024;16(4):135–139.
  2. Krishnakumar, A., Raj Mani, S. S., Alam, R., Lalwani, M., Thomas, A., Valson, A., Alexander, S., John, E. E., Yusuf, S., et al. (2021). Do the timeline and spectrum of infections change after anti-rejection therapy in kidney transplant recipients? Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 36(Suppl_1), gfab111.0019.
  3. Jose N, Alam R, Balaji V, Kodiatte TA, Eapen JJ, John EE, et al. A plant pathogen in a human host! A case report and a review of literature. Indian J Transplant. 2023;17:252–254.
  4. Mani SSR, Cherian KE, Kapoor N, Thomas A, Eapen JJ, John EE, Yusuf S, Deborah M, Rebekah G, Mohapatra A, Alexander S, David VG, Varughese S, Paul TV, Valson AT. Comprehensive evaluation of bone health among kidney transplant recipients – A prospective, single center,observational cohort study from India. J Clin Densitom. 2024 Oct 9;28(1):101534 
  1. Alexander S, Raj SS, Varughese S, David VG, Jose N, Reka K, Choodari-Oskooei B, Barratt J, John GT, IA GRACE IgA Platform Trial Investigators. WCN25-3803 Design of Randomized Embedded Adaptive Platform clinical trial in South Asian Kidney Biopsy-Proven Primary glomerular Diseases: Multi-Center, Multi-Arm and Multi-Stage. Kidney International Reports, 10(2), S772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.1361
  2. Rajesh, C., Mani, S. S. R., Mishra, U., Roy, S., Rani, N. J., Jain, A., Jayaprakash, T., Dhivakar, B., Lalwani, M., Jose, N., Johnny, J., Eapen, J. J., Thomas, A., John, E. E., David, V. G., Varughese, S., & Alexander, S. (2025). Retrospective analysis of the outcomes of mycophenolate therapy in retarding the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (REMISSION IGA). Indian Journal of Nephrology, 35, 782–787. https://doi.org/10.25259/ijn_502_2024
  3. Barratt J, Barbour SJ, Brenner RM, …ORIGIN Phase 2b Investigators (Alexander S). Long-Term Results from an Open-Label Extension Study of Atacicept for the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Apr 1;36(4):679-687. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000541. Epub 2024 Oct 26. PMID: 39462308; PMCID: PMC7616790.
  4. Chan KC, Alexander S, Reich HN, Zhang H, Barratt J. The pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy and implications for treatment. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2024 Sep 4. doi: 10.1038/s41581-024-00877-6.
  5. Alexander S, Varughese S, Franklin R, Rebekah G, Roy S, Yusuf S, et al. 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.
  6. 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;16(8):1210–1220.
  7. Johny J, John EE, Roy S, Alam R, Mani SSR, Jose N, Lalwani M, Eapen JJ, Yusuf S, Thomas A, David VG, Varughese S, Alexander S. Hemato-Renal Profile of Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposits. Indian J Nephrol. 2024 Jul 22;35(3):355-367. doi: 10.25259/ijn_489_23. PMID: 39850252; PMCID: PMC7616662.
  8. Johny J, Alam R, Mani SSR, et al. Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Kidney Biopsy Registry Cohort. Indian J Nephrol. 2026;36(2):209-215. doi:10.25259/IJN_272_2024
  1. 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.
  1. Peritoneal dialysis – ideal renal replacement therapy during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Jeethu Joseph Eapen Indian J Perit Dial. 2020 Jan 1;38(1):11.
  1. 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;23(6):877–884.
  2. Mishra U, Thangavel J, Balusamy D, Lalwani M, Johny J, Raj Mani SS, Jose N, Eapen JJ, Thomas A, David VG, Alexander S, Varughese S. Survival outcomes and mortality risk factors in peritoneal dialysis. Indian J Nephrol. 2025 Sep 10;
  3. Sharma N, Santhosh Babu K, Rajesh C, Lalwani M, Thomas A, Raj SS, Johny J, Jose N, Varughese S, Alexander S, David VG, Shyam Kumar NK. Fibrin sheath stripping in tunneled dialysis catheters: Is it worth trying? Kidney Int Rep. 2025 Feb;10(2 Suppl):S413.
  4. Lalwani M. ,Mohit Naredi. Financial chains and mental strain: The true cost of haemodialysis for CKD patients. Kidney Int Rep. 2025 Feb;10(2 Suppl):S723.
  1. 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.
  2. Varughese S, Huang M, Savige J. Typical and atypical ADPKD: predicted pathogenic genetic variants and population frequencies. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2026 Jan 30;41(2):286-296. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf158. PMID: 40810452; PMCID: PMC12957935.
  3. Varughese S, Abraham G. Chronic Kidney Disease in India: A Clarion Call for Change. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 May 7;13(5):802-804. doi: 10.2215/CJN.09180817. Epub 2018 Jan 30. PMID: 29382651; PMCID: PMC5969474.
  4. Johny J, Mani SSR, Alam R, Jose N, Lalwani M, Eapen JJ, Thomas A, et al. Maternal, Fetal, and Kidney Outcomes of Viable Pregnancies in Women with Underlying Kidney Disease: Experience
    from a Single Tertiary Care Center in India. Indian J Nephrol. doi: 10.25259/IJN_507_2024
  1. Impact of COVID-19 in transplantation and nephrology in India:A nationwide report from India., Transplantation Proceedings (2021): Dr. Hari Shankar Meshram , Dr. Vivek B. Kute , Dr. G. Swarnalatha , Dr. Umapati Hegde , Dr. Ashish Sharma , Dr. Jeethu Eapen , Dr. Deepak S. Ray , Dr. Arpita Roy Chaudhary ,Dr. Himanshu Patel , Dr. Vishwanath S , Dr. Vivek Pathak , Dr. Dhananjay Agarwal ,Dr. M.M. Bahadur , Dr. P.P. Verma , Dr. Urmila Anandh , Dr. Amresh Krishna , Dr. Abi Abraham ,Dr. Vineet Mishra DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.09.008
  2. John E, Roy S, Eapen J, et al. (August 17, 2022) When to Suspect Non-diabetic Kidney Disease in a Diabetic Patient?. Cureus 14(8): e28091. doi:10.7759/cureus.28091
  3. Eapen JJ, Varughese S. Is Intraperitoneal Antibiotic Administration Inadequate/Insufficient Therapy in PD Peritonitis? Indian J Nephrol. 2025;35:594-5. doi: 10.25259/IJN_786_2024
  4. Mani SSR, Iyyadurai R, Mishra AK, Manjunath K, Prasad J, Lakshmanan J, et al. Predicting antitubercular drug-induced liver injury and its outcome and introducing a novel scoring system. Int J Mycobacteriology. 2021 Apr 1;10(2):116
  5. Jose N, Varughese S. Not so sweet!!: Posttransplant diabetes – An update for the nephrologist. Indian J Transplant. 2023;17:5–11.
  6. Jose N, Varughese S. Dissecting the delicate dynamics of donation in dysglycemia. Indian J Nephrol. 2025.
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