Dr. Venkateshwaran K Iyer MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1601 SAINT FRANCIS AVE STE 100 SHAKOPEE MN, 55379About
Dr. Venkateshwaran Iyer is a nephrologist practicing in La Crosse, WI. Dr. Iyer specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Iyer most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
University of California 1997
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
Grant Government Medical College 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laryngeal mucosal histology in laryngomalacia: the evidence for gastro-oesophageal reflux laryngitis.
- Wilms' tumor. Role of fine needle aspiration and DNA ploidy by image analysis in prognostication.
- Detection of MYCN amplification in neuroblastoma using competitive PCR quantitation.
- Primary cutaneous aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host.
- Congenital nephrotic syndrome.
- Prognostic utility of silver stained nucleolar organiser region counting in non
- Fine needle aspiration cytology of clear cell sarcoma of the kidney with spindle cell pattern.
- An unusual mass lesion of the liver with distinctive cytology.
- Carcinoma of the tonsil with bilateral breast metastasis: a rare presentation.
- Fine needle aspiration cytology of cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma of the kidney.
- Unilateral hypopyon in a child as a first and sole presentation in relapsing acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Reproducibility of the vesicular breath sounds in normal subjects.
- Evaluation of adjunctive tests for cervical cancer screening in low resource settings.
- Treatment of complex stenoses involving renal artery bifurcations with use of drug-eluting stents.
- Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with calcification: Report of a case with rare finding on aspiration smears.
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