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Dr. Umang G. Thakkar, MBBS,DCH

Dr. Umang G. Thakkar, MBBS,DCH
Associate Professor
Dept. of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Therapy, Dept. of Paediatrics
IKDRC - ITS, Civil Hospital Campus
India

Biography :

Residency In Pediatrics, Shri M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat: 16/08/’02 to 30/06/’04.  Full Time Consultant Pediatrician, Shri Jalaram Arogya Seva Trust, Meghraj, Gujarat: 12/07/’04 to 30/04/’05.  Consultant Pediatrician (NICU, PICU, ward), Medisurge Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: 05/05/’05 to 17/09/’05.  Pediatrician (OPD, Pediatric cardiology and I.C.U, Cardiothoracic surgery and NICU, wards and Govt. School Health Program), U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: 19/09/’05 to 08/01/’07.  Tutor in Nephrology and Pediatrics (Newborn delivery, NICU, ICU, Stem cell program, OPD, IPD and govt. school health program), G.R. Doshi and K.M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases & Research Centre & Dr. H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, Gujarat:11/01/’07 to 30/11/’08.  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Therapy, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: 1/12/’08 to 31/3/’13.  Associate Professor, Dept. of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Therapy, IKDRC-ITS: 1/4/’13 onwards till date.

Research Interest :

1. Stem cell therapy for treatment of various neurological disorders, cardiac disorders and autoimmune diseases like type-1 diabetes mellitus, SLE 2. Pediatrics, pediatric nephrology and transplantation and pediatric cardiology 3. Neonatology 4. Diabetes 5. Autoimmune disorders and stem cell therapy