Kushma Nand
PORT MELBOURNE,VIC
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
General and Renal Physician
Western Hospital
01.2009 - Current
- General and Renal Physician at Western Hospital
General and Renal Physician
North Shore Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2009
- General and Renal Physician at North Shore Hospital
Renal Physician
Auckland Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Renal Physician at Auckland Hospital
Renal Research Fellow
Auckland Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Renal Research Fellow at Auckland Hospital
Renal Registrar
Middlemore Hospital and Auckland Hospital
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Renal Registrar at Middlemore Hospital and Auckland Hospital
Cardiology Registrar and Renal Registrar
Auckland Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Cardiology Registrar for 6 months and Renal Registrar for 6 months at Auckland Hospital
Advanced Training in Medicine
Nepean Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Advanced Training in Medicine at Nepean Hospital
Geriatric Registrar
Newcastle General Hospital
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Overseas Leave, Geriatric Registrar at Newcastle General Hospital
Medical Registrar
Middlemore Hospital and North Shore Hospital
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Medical Registrar at Middlemore Hospital and North Shore Hospital
General Practice and Hospital Locums
Wellington Hospital, Hamilton Anglesea Clinic and Waikato Hospital
01.1990 - 01.1995
- General Practice and Hospital Locums at Wellington Hospital, Hamilton Anglesea Clinic and Waikato Hospital
Resident House Officer
Wellington Hospital
01.1988 - 01.1990
- Resident House Officer at Wellington Hospital
Education
FRACP -
01.2004
NZREX Exams -
01.1989
MBBS -
University of South Pacific
01.1988
Trainingandteaching
Board review course in Nephrology, Brigham and Womens Hospital Boston, 08/02/16, Renal Pathology course, Columbia University New York, 2015, Board review course in Nephrology, Harvard University, 2014, Glomerulonephritis course, ASN San Diego, 2012, Haemodialysis Update course, 11/14/10 - 11/16/10, Denver Colorado, USA, ASN- Board review course in Nephrology and Transplantation, 08/01/09 - 09/01/09, San Francisco USA, Postgraduate Course in Nephrology and Transplantation, 2003, Canberra, ASN- Board Review Course in Nephrology and Transplantation, Harvard Medical School, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Postgraduate Teaching in Northern Nephrology Teaching Program, 2003, Postgraduate Course in Nephrology and Transplantation, 2002, Darwin, Australia, Registrar Teaching, As Part of Renal Teaching Roster, Registrar Teaching, As Part of FRACP Roster- RACP college talks at ST Kilda to be transmitted into Australasian audience, Honorary lecturer, Western Campus- University of Melbourne, Clinical Skills Coach, BHB III- University of Melbourne, Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs, Good Clinical Research Practice, 03/01/03, Microsoft Access Level 1, 09/01/03, Microsoft Access Level 2, 10/01/03, Power Point Course, 2003, Health Management, Auckland University, 2007, Health Economics, Auckland University, 2007, Statistics in Health Science 1, Auckland University, 2008, Access Data Management Course, 03/01/11, Collins St Melbourne
Roles
- Nephrologist Team lead, Chronic Kidney Disease Western Health
- Consultant Nephrologist/ General Physician, Western Health
- Nephrologist, Private Consulting Suites
- Educational Supervisor, for basic and Advanced FRACP trainees
- National Examiner Panel, Royal College of Physicians Australia, 2021-Current
Accomplishments
- Return Services Leave Scholarship to Sydney University, 01/01/88
- Trophy for Best All-round Graduate in Medical Finals, 01/01/89
- Highest Aggregate Marks in Medical Finals, 01/01/89
- Gold Medal in Internal Medicine, 01/01/89
- Gold Medal in Pathology in Third Year Medical School
- Smith Klein French Prize in Pathology
Locations
- 180 Gordon Street, Footscray, VIC
- 145 Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC
- 147 Furlong St, St Albans, VIC
- 800 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, VIC, 3029
- 242 Hoppers Lane, Werribee, VIC
- Eleanor Street, Footscray, VIC
- East Melbourne, VIC
- Malvern, VIC
- Auckland, NZ
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
- Wellington, NZ
- Hamilton, NZ
- Darwin, Australia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- San Francisco, USA
- Denver, Colorado
- St Louis, Missouri
Publicationsandresearch
- Interventions for minimal change disease in adults with nephrotic syndrome, Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 01/01/06
- Efficacy and Tolerability of Polyethylene Glycol, and Osmotic Laxative in Patients with ESRF on Peritoneal Dialysis, Trial Finished, American Society of Nephrology Conference, 10/01/04, St Louis, Missouri
- Analysis of 125 Patients Currently Attending Nephrology Outpatients with Diabetic Nephropathy for Risk Factor Control, Retrospective Study
- Delaying Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Maori and Pacific Island, Design of a Prospective Trial
- Difficulty in Control of Blood Pressure in Diabetic CKD, Sub-study, Oral, Annual Society of Diabetes Conference, 03/01/04, Poster, International Society of Nephrology, 06/01/04, Hong Kong, Poster, Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Conference, 09/01/04, Adelaide
- Management of Renal Osteodystrophy and Phosphate Binder Use in Dialysis Patients, Cross-sectional Study, Annual Nephrology conference-Roche Meeting, 2004
- Cyclophosphamide Induced Haemorrhagic Cystitis Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen, New Zealand Medical Journal, 08/01/11
- Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic lesions (CORAL) Trial, Co-Investigator, NIH sponsored multicenter Randomised controlled trial, University of Toledo /Auckland Hospital
Timeline
General and Renal Physician
Western Hospital
01.2009 - Current
General and Renal Physician
North Shore Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2009
Renal Physician
Auckland Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2005
Renal Research Fellow
Auckland Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2003
Renal Registrar
Middlemore Hospital and Auckland Hospital
01.2001 - 01.2002
Cardiology Registrar and Renal Registrar
Auckland Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
Advanced Training in Medicine
Nepean Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2000
Geriatric Registrar
Newcastle General Hospital
01.1998 - 01.1999
Medical Registrar
Middlemore Hospital and North Shore Hospital
01.1996 - 01.1998
General Practice and Hospital Locums
Wellington Hospital, Hamilton Anglesea Clinic and Waikato Hospital
01.1990 - 01.1995
Resident House Officer
Wellington Hospital
01.1988 - 01.1990
NZREX Exams -
MBBS -
University of South Pacific
FRACP -
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