Evercare Hospital Dhaka, the first and only JCI accredited tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh, has recently appointed Dr Ilangovan Veerappan as senior consultant in their Nephrology department.
Prior to joining Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dr Veerappan was working as the chief nephrologist at KG Hospital & Post Graduate Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, said a press release.
Dr. Veerappan has been awarded the prestigious Bansal Ovation Award by Indian Society of Nephrology in 2018 for outstanding work by ISN members below 40 years of age.
He is a recognized Diplomate National Board Professor to train young nephrologists in India.
He was also a former editorial board member for intervention for official journal of Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation Society of Saarc (2014-2015).
Additionally, Dr Veerappan has numerous research publications in national and international journals.
He has also developed (patent, pending) spot test for salt intake estimation.
Dr Ilangovan Veerappan did his DM in Nephrology from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India.
He underwent 3-year training in nephrology in CMC Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.