Awards

• Vinod, Gokulnath, Mallikarjun. “Fungal Peritonitis: The impact of changing clinical practices on patients and technique outcomes”. Presented at the 15th annual conference of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India, Kolkata from 21st to 23rdSeptmber 2012 was awarded second best oral presentation.
• Ravi.K.R, Gokulnath, Mallikarjun. “Outcomes of fungal peritonitis. Does antifungal prophylaxis have role?”. Presented at 43rd annual conference of Indian society of Nephrology at Ahmedabad from 6th to 9th December 2012 was awarded the second best oral presentation.

Publications

• Author : Post graduate nephrology,2011, chap 15; Sleep disorders in chronic kidney disease, Gokulnath,Mallikarjuna H M.
• Dr. Mallikarjun, Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Mary George, Dr. Gokulnath, Dr. JayanthiSavio: Fungal Peritonitis In A Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patient By A Rare Fungi - AlternariaAlternata. To be sent to Indian journal of Peritoneal dialysis.
• Mallikarjun HM, Ravi KR, Gokulnath. Role of icodextrin in extending time on treatment of CAPD patietns; a single centre experience. Indian Journal of Nephrology, Vol 21, Suppl., Dec 2011 (S52- S53).
• Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Mallikarjun, Dr. Gokulnath: A mini-series of Tuberculous Peritonitis in CAPD patients – Revisit to diagnostic implications and outcomes: Indian Journal of Peritoneal Dialysis; Vol 23: Aug 2012: 32-36.
• Mallikarjun H.M.,Gokulnath. Icodextrin as Rescue Therapy in Extending time on treatment of CAPD patients: Experience from a Developing Country. Journal of the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, Vol. 32, Suppl. 3, Sept. 2012 (S136).
• Gokulnath, Srividya, Mallikarjun H.M. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. Indian Journal of Peritoneal Dialysis. August 2009; Vol. 17: pages 22-26.
• Mallikarjun HM, Gokulnath, Deepak Kumar, Arun T. Utility of Pet in non-diabetic PD patients on glucose based solutions – a prospective control study in a developing country. Publication No. MO370, WCN 2013.
• Mallikarjuna H.M., Mohd Khaled Junaidi, Gokulnath. Prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with CKD on maintenance haemodialysis – Does it differ with patients of similar comorbid conditions without CKD? Presented at the 4th Congress of International Society of haemodialysis at New Delhi from 3-5 March 2011.
• Mohd. Khaled Junaidi, Mallikarjun, Gokulnath. Sleep disorders in patients with CKD on maintenance haemodialysis. Indian Society of Nephrology Conference 2010, Trivandrum, Kerala, 2-5 December 2010.
• Mallikarjun HM, Kiran KK, Gokulnath, Muralidhar, Fungal urinary tract infection – A critical analysis of incidence and patient outcomes in a nephrology facility of a tertiary care centre. Indian Society of Nephrology, Southern Chapter Conference at Chennai, 3-5th February 2012.
• Mallikarjun, Vinod, Gokulnath. A mini-series of tuberculous peritonitis in CAPD patients – Diagnostic implications and outcomes. 15th Annual Conference of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India, Kolkata, 21-23, September 2012.
• Mallikarjun H.M., Arunkumar T., Gokulnath. Mechanical complications in CAPD patients and outcomes. 43rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology, Ahmedabad, 6-9 December 2012.
• Ravi K R, Mallikarjun H M, Gokulnath. Role of Icodextrin in extending time on treatment of CAPD patients: A single centre experience. Presented at the Conference of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India at Chennai from 1- 2 Oct 2011.
• Vinod, Gokulnath, Mallikarjun. Fungal Peritonitis: The impact of changing clinical practices on patient and technique outcomes. 15th Annual Conference of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India, 21-23, Kolkata, September 2012.
• Pradeep Shenoy M, Gokulnath, Mallikarjun. Troponin I levels in CKD patients – does dialysis sessions impact Troponin I levels? 43rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology, Ahmedabad, 6-9 December 2012.
• Ravi K.R., Gokulnath, Mallikarjun. Outcomes of fungal peritonitis. Does antifungal prophylaxis have role? 43rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology, Ahmedabad, 6-9 December 2012.
• Vinod, Mallikarjun, Gokulnath. Intramural Esophageal Hematoma: a rare cause of dysphagia – First case series in hemodialysis patients. 33rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology – Southern Chapter, Vijayawada, 7-10 February 2013.
• Ravi K.R., Mallikarjun HM, Gokulnath. Outcome of patients on CAPD: Impact of icodextrin based therapy in our patients. 33rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nephrology – Southern Chapter, Vijayawada, 7-10 February 2013.
• Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Mallikarjun, Dr. Gokulnath, Dr. JayanthiSavio: Fungal peritonitis in CAPD: the impact of changing clinical practices on patient and technique outcomes. Manuscript accepted in Indian Journal of Nephrology.
• Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Mallikarjun, Dr. Gokulnath: A miniseries of spontaneous intramural esophageal hematoma in hemodialysis patients – a rare cause of dysphagia. Manuscript accepted in ‘Hemodialysis International’. (ref DOI : 10.1111/ hdi.12143)
• Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Mallikarjun, Dr. Gokulnath: Factors influencing long term survival on Maintenance Hemodialysis in Indian patients. Manuscript under review in ‘National Medical Journal of India’
• Dr. Arvind Conjeevaram, Dr. PriyanganiLohia, Dr.Ravishankar GS, Dr. Maitreyi C, Dr. Jagadeeswar Reddy, Dr. MaheshaVankalakunti, Dr.Mallikarjun HM,Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Hiremath, Dr. Jyothi HR : Retrospective study of 367 renal biopsies done over a four year period in south Bangalore. Abstract sent for presentation at ISNCON 2018, Odisha

• Nephrology - acute and chronic kidney disease
• Dialysis - all modalities
• Ambulatory dialysis
• Pre & post renal transplantation care