NithinKarakalaMD

Nephrology • Little Rock, AR

Associate Professor Nephrology fellowship Program Director

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Office
UAMS Medical Center
4110 Outpatient Circle Outpatient Center, Second Floor
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone+1 501-661-7910
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Education & Training

Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Nephrology, 2010 - 2012
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTRClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 2015 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2012 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Study of Suramin in Subjects With Furosemide-Resistant AKI Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 13
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

SOD1 is a novel prognostic biomarker of acute kidney injury following cardiothoracic surgery.
Joseph H Holthoff, Yanping Harville, Christian Herzog, Luis A Juncos, Nithin Karakala, John M Arthur> ;BMC Nephrology. 2023 Oct 11
1 citations
High-Cutoff Hemodialysis Therapy for Patients with Light Chain Cast Nephropathy and AKI Requiring Dialysis: CON.
Nithin Karakala, Luis A Juncos> ;Kidney360. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Responsiveness to Vasoconstrictor Therapy in Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1.
Juan Carlos Q Velez, Nithin Karakala, Kasra Tayebi, Terrance J Wickman, Muner M B Mohamed, Rosemary A Kovacic, George Therapondos, Swetha R Kanduri, Andrew S Allegrett...> ;Kidney360. 2023 Apr 1
15 citations
Terlipressin and the Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome: How the CONFIRM Trial Moves the Story Forward.
Justin M. Belcher, Xavier Vela Parada, Douglas A. Simonetto, Luis A. Juncos, Nithin Karakala, Hani M. Wadei, Pratima Sharma, Kevin R. Regner, Mitra K. Nadim, Guadalupe...> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2021 Oct 1
44 citations
Urinary NGAL as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study.
Andrew S. Allegretti, Xavier Vela Parada, Paul Endres, Sophia Zhao, Scott Krinsky, Shelsea A St Hillien, Sahir Kalim, Sagar U. Nigwekar, James G. Flood, Andrea L. Nixo...> ;Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 2021 May 11
3 citations
Vascular access, membranes and circuit for CRRT
Luis A. Juncos, Kiran Chandrashekar, Nithin Karakala, Ian T. Baldwin> ;Seminars in Dialysis. 2021 May 3
5 citations
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Acute Care Nephrology.
Nithin Karakala, Daniel Córdoba, Kiran Chandrashekar, Arnaldo Lopez-Ruiz, Luis A. Juncos> ;Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Fallopian Tube Fistula.
Rajendra Mandalapu, William Kennedy, Roopa Ram, Susanne K. Jeffus, Nithin Karakala, Manisha Singh> ;Kidney International Reports. 2020 May 21
3 citations
Providing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Nithin Karakala, Luis A. Juncos> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2020 May 7
38 citations
Point-of-Care Echocardiography Unveils Misclassification of Acute Kidney Injury as Hepatorenal Syndrome.
Juan Carlos Q. Velez, Bradley Petkovich, Nithin Karakala, J. Terrill Huggins> ;American Journal of Nephrology. 2019 Jan 1
9 citations
Timing of Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury
Nithin Karakala, Ashita Tolwani> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2019 Feb 1
6 citations
Vancomycin-Associated Acute Kidney Injury with a Steep Rise in Serum Creatinine.
Juan Carlos Q. Velez, Ndidiamaka O. Obadan, Amit Kaushal, Mohammed Alzubaidi, Bhavna Bhasin, Sachin H Sachdev, Nithin Karakala, John M. Arthur, Ross M Nesbit, Gautam P...> ;Nephron. 2018 Jan 1
6 citations
Proteomic Analysis for Identification of Biomarkers that Predict Severe Acute Kidney Injury.
John M. Arthur, Nithin Karakala, Ricky D. Edmondson> ;Nephron. 2018 Jan 1
7 citations
An integrated pathology and ultrasonography-based simulation for training in performing kidney biopsy .
Shree G. Sharma, John M. Arthur, Stephen M. Bonsib, Kevin D. Phelan, Manisha Singh, Nithin Karakala, Kelly W. Bulloch, Vandana Dua Niyyar, Juan Carlos Q. Velez> ;Clinical Nephrology. 2017 Dec 18
4 citations
Long-term Adverse Events Associated With Acute Kidney Injury
Manisha Singh, Nithin Karakala, Sudhir V. Shah> ;Journal of Renal Nutrition. 2017 Nov 1
26 citations
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Reviewing Current Best Practice to Provide High-Quality Extracorporeal Therapy to Critically Ill Patients
Michael J. Connor, Nithin Karakala> ;Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 2017 Jul 1
8 citations
We Use Heparin as the Anticoagulant for CRRT.
Nithin Karakala, Ashita Tolwani> ;Seminars in Dialysis. 2016 Jul 1
4 citations
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Young Adult Presenting as Hepatitis and Acute Kidney Injury
Marc Heincelman, Nithin Karakala, Don C. Rockey> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2016 Sep 22
24 citations
Hepatorenal Acute Kidney Injury and the Importance of Raising Mean Arterial Pressure.
Juan Carlos Q. Velez, Manish Kadian, Margarita Taburyanskaya, Nicole Bohm, Tracie A. Delay, Nithin Karakala, Don C. Rockey, Paul J. Nietert, Andrew J Goodwin, Timothy ...> ;Nephron. 2015 Jan 1
A 37-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, and chronic kidney disease admitted with multifocal pneumonia and empyema.
J. Terrill Huggins, Nithin Karakala, Ruth C. Campbell, Carlos E. Kummerfeldt, Jennings Nestor, Nicholas J. Pastis, Peter Doelken> ;Chest. 2014 Aug 1
27 citations
Association of Elevated Urinary Concentration of Renin-Angiotensin System Components and Severe AKI
Joseph L. Alge, Nithin Karakala, Benjamin A. Neely, Michael G. Janech, James A. Tumlin, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Andrew D. Shaw, John M. Arthur> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2013 Dec 6
11 citations
Intravenous fluids in sepsis: what to use and what to avoid.
Nithin Karakala, Karthik Raghunathan, Andrew D. Shaw> ;Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2013 Dec 1
20 citations
Urinary angiotensinogen predicts adverse outcomes among acute kidney injury patients in the intensive care unit
Joseph L. Alge, Nithin Karakala, Benjamin A. Neely, Michael G. Janech, Juan Carlos Q. Velez, John M. Arthur> ;Critical Care. 2013 Apr 15
54 citations
Urinary Angiotensinogen and Risk of Severe AKI
Joseph L. Alge, Nithin Karakala, Benjamin A. Neely, Michael G. Janech, James A. Tumlin, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Andrew D. Shaw, John M. Arthur> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2013 Feb 1
6 citations
Peritonitis from Mycobacterium wolinskyi in a chronic peritoneal dialysis patient.
Nithin Karakala, Lisa L. Steed, Michael E. Ullian> ;International Urology and Nephrology. 2013 Feb 1
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Journal Articles

Providing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Nithin Karakala, MD, American Society of Nephrology
Proteomic Analysis for Identification of Biomarkers That Predict Severe Acute Kidney Injury
Nithin Karakala, MD, Nephron

Hospital Affiliations

UAMS Medical CenterLittle Rock, Arkansas