Speciality and areas of Interest

• Nephrology (Renal Medicine)

Work Experience

• Completed higher specialty training in Nephrology and General Medicine in the UK and worked as a Consultant Nephrologist in UK before returning to India
• Got a PhD from the University of Hertfordshire

Professional membership and certification

• Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) in Nephrology and General Medicine
• Member of Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
• PhD - University of Hertfordshire

Research and Publications

• Completed period of research in Nephrology and Dialysis in UK and received PhD from University of Hertfordshire, UK
• Sivalingam M et al. The role of natriuretic peptides in volume assessment and mortality prediction in Haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrol. 2015 Dec 29;16:218
• Alchi B, Griffiths M, Sivalingam M et al. Predictors of renal and patient outcomes in anti-GBM disease: clinicopathologic analysis of a two-centre cohort. Nephrol DialTransplant. 2015 May;30(5):814-21
• Sivalingam M et al. Obstructive sleep apnea in incremental hemodialysis: determinants, consequences, and impact on survival. Hemodial Int. 2013 Apr;17(2):230-9
• Sridharan S, Berdeprado J, Sivalingam M et al. Dalteparin dosing in high-flux haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration. Nephron Clin Pract. 2012;122(1-2):53-7
• Sivalingam M et al. Comparison of B-type natriuretic peptide and NT proBNP as predictors of survival in patients on high-flux hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration.Hemodial Int. 2011 Jul;15(3):359-65"

Awards and achievements

• PhD (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
• Examiner for MRCP PACES