0000-0001-9228-1388 About
Dr. Umang G. Thakkar got his DCH (Pediatrics) from India and currently he is working at Institute of Kidney Diseases & Research Centre- Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, India. He is in the capacity of an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (total 22-year experience). Before that he was the Associate Professor in Regenerative Medicine department (total 19.5-year experience). His research interests are Pediatrics as well as Neonatology, stem cell therapy for treatment of various neurological disorders, cardiac disorders, autoimmune diseases like type-1 diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematous etc. He has > 50 publications in various medical journals. He is included as editorial board member as well as reviewer in various national and international journals. He wrote the book on stem cell therapy for glomerular diseases in Editions Universitaires Europeennes by Omni Scriptum GmbH & Co. KG; and also wrote the 4 book chapters. He has also attended national and international conferences and presented the research papers. He received the Government Scholarship and distinguished Awards in the past. He was granted a ‘Young Investigator Award in TTS 2016’ at HONG KONG, for his research paper: Stem cell therapy as an emerging modality for post-traumatic paraplegia and for renal parenchymal diseases. He is actively involved in patient’s management and also attending emergency as well as during COVID-19 pandemic. He was invited as subject expert of stem cell therapy for inspection from the CDSCO - Ahmedabad, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. He is a life time member of Indian Medical Association as well as National Medicos Organization; and The Transplantation Society for the year 2013-16. He has also attended and actively participated in many medical/ blood donation camps. He has been selected as a Bentham Ambassador for 2019-2020 from Bentham Science Publishers of Quality Research.
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IKDRC-ITS
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Publications (61)
- Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Renal Allograft: Single-Center Five-Year Experience Save
- Bone mineral changes after renal transplantation Save
- Six years’ experience of tolerance induction in renal transplantation using stem cell therapy Save
- Urinary Screening for Early Detection of Kidney Diseases Save
- Newborn with absent thumb and imperforate anus in absence of familial context- Is it Holt-Oram syndrome? Save
- Association of capillary haemangioma with bilateral hydronephrosis in an infant Save
- Congenital venous malformation in an 8-year-old female child treated with ethanol injection Save
- In vitro generated mesenchymal stem cells: Suitable tools to target insulin dependent diabetes mellitus? Save
- Repercussions of eosinophils in a renal allograft - Predictor of early graft loss! Save
- Revisit of a rare complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus: Mauriac syndrome Save