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220 delegates from 8 countries and 92 cities came together at the

ApEx Pāthshālā

The 12th Nephrology Board Review Course

About ApEx Pāthshālā

ApEx Pāthshālā Book Edition

The Apex Nephrology Board Review Course has been an annual event organized by Apex Academia – the academic arm of the Apex Kidney Foundation, since 2010. It is a rigorous but fulfilling, 3 day event, stretching over 12 hours each day, where the finest global faculty, teach in an interactive format. From the first course conducted in 2010, this course was conducted uninterrupted, until the pandemic disrupted the continuum. The upcoming one in ’24 is the 12th edition. This course has had affiliations with reputed teaching institutions like Massachusetts General Hospital, Cedars Sinai Hospital and now Johns Hopkins Hospital. This course has been historically endorsed by virtually every major Nephrology societies including, The Indian Society of Nephrology, The International Society of Nephrology, The American Society of Transplantation, The Transplantation Society and The Renal Pathology Society.

Johns Hopkins Hospital

PuraskāraThe award

Embedded seamlessly into the course would be a competition for Fellows. The top two scorers would get an opportunity to spend 2 weeks at the Department of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, in an all expenses covered trip.

PratikriyāFeedback

  • 2024

    It was a wonderful academic experience. Kudos to the entire ApEx Pāthshālā team. Looking forward to the next session.

    Dr. Anamika Das

    Dr. Anamika Das

    Assistant Professor
    Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore

  • 2024

    Thank you apex team for this wonderful academic feast.
    Excellent hospitality and time management too. Looking forward to attending next year as well!

    Dr. Anitha Ramavajjula

    Dr. Anitha Ramavajjula

    Consultant Nephrologist
    Apollo Speciality Hospital, Jayanagar

  • 2024

    Wonderful experience, one of the few conferences, with the kind of quality, compelled to attend in entirety

    Dr. Amjad Khan Pathan

    Dr. Amjad Khan Pathan

    Nephrologist
    Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre

  • 2024

    I am from USA. There are so many things. I could say here (all good) but something that really strikes me is the level of appreciation from everyone, and the enthusiasm shown in expressing it. Americans just tend to take things for granted. We are spoiled. We could learn from you, education is a privilege not a right. It was my privilege being part of this conference. I thank everyone for the amazing hospitality.

    Dr. Roger Rodby

    Dr. Roger Rodby - Faculty

    Professor of Medicine & Nephrology
    Rush University Medical Centre, USA

  • 2024

    Another wonderful year of ApEx Pāthshālā concludes, and simply reinforces the good memories of all conferences past. Thanks to all organisers truly for maintaining the excellence of this conference through 12 long years!

    Another remarkable initiative is keeping this conference green for the 2nd consecutive year. Fully appreciate the conference stationary/bag/tags, especially lauding the choice of flowers and candy at the tables- endearingly simple, and yet so effective!

    Dr Sayali Thakare

    Dr. Sayali Thakare

    Nephrologist, Assistant Professor
    GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai

  • 2024

    Great conference. Great venue. Great food. Thanks for the invitation. I had a wonderful time.

    Dr. Joel Topf

    Dr. Joel Topf - Faculty

    Asst. Professor of Medicine
    William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA

  • 2024

    Really, academically worth every minute of time taken out from the busy life.

    Topped with sumptuous food (esp., me being vegetarian). Big Thanks to the team.

    Dr. Manish Singla

    Dr. Manish Singla

    Asst. Professor of Medicine
    William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA

  • 2024

    A big thanks for ApEx team had wonderful opportunity to learn and discuss practical issues with the great experts.

    Thank you once again for the great opportunity kudos to entire team for your discipline and dedication

    Dr. Saivani Yellampalli

    Dr. Saivani Yellampalli

    HOD Nephrology
    Santhiram Medical College & General Hospital

  • 2024

    It was a very well organised and planned conference. Thank you soo much everyone from the ApEx team

    Dr. Sudarshan Karthikeyan

    Dr. Sudarshan Karthikeyan

    Nephrology

  • 2024

    A big thanks to Apex team for inviting me to this exciting and outstanding meeting. I learned a lot not only from the scientific perspective but also from your hospitality, the thirst to learn and to improve from attendees. Congratulations all. Well done.

    Dr. Bernard Canaud

    Dr. Bernard Canaud - Faculty

    Senior Chief Scientist
    Fresenius Medical Care, France

  • 2024

    Well organised, Well updated, Always to the point and always on the time, Consistency. Thanks to ApEx Team

    Dr. Siddharth Lakhani

    Dr. Siddharth Lakhani

    Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician
    Seth GS College, KEM Hospital & Terna Hospital, Mumbai

  • 2024

    Thank you dear Apex team for conducting a successful conference.

    A great hospitality by the entire team & Wonderful Academic feast it was;

    Honoured to be Faculty at ApEx.

    Dr. Radhika Krishna Patil

    Dr. Radhika Krishna Patil - Faculty

    Nephropathologist
    Shri Balaji Kidneycare, Hyderabad

  • 2024

    Excellent conference as always. My 4th time. Fantastic speakers and very good scientific content.

    Looking forward to the next one

    Dr. Nikhil Bhasin

    Dr. Nikhil Bhasin

    𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 & 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻
    Wockhardt Hospitals

  • 2024

    Thanks to @Dr. Billa Sir, all the faculty and organising team of ApEx. This was my first time at ApEx and can easily vouch that this has been the single most high yielding scientific event of the year. Very focused and covered pertinent topics. Thoroughly enjoyed and learnt a lot Sincere thanks to @~Umesh Khanna Sir and MKF for facilitating this. Would love to be part of it again.

    Dr. Sowrabha Rajanna

    Dr. Sowrabha Rajanna

    Assistant Professor in Nephrology
    Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, Mysore

  • 2024

    Unlike many others this is the first time for me at ApEx Pāthshālā and I was one of the fortunate to be a faculty. It was a privilege being part of the meeting rubbing shoulders with some of the best teachers of nephrology in the world and also being part of a motley group of errant nephrologists led by the redoubtable Vel Arvind forming a Transplant Panchayat. I absolutely enjoyed my time on the stage and the contribution of my group and was completely blown away by the content, delivery and scholarship of the speakers. Thanks to everyone especially Viswanath for organising such a lively, vibrant and interactive learning experience. And met with so many old friends and made many new ones. As someone else said, probably the best Nephrology meeting ever and hope to be back next year if my colleagues at my hospital don't beat me to it.

    Dr. Satish Balan

    Dr. Satish Balan - Faculty

    Professor, Dept. of Nephrology
    Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum

  • 2024

    One thing that makes Apex meetings unique is all the delegates are encouraged to question the speaker by giving alternate routes of communication, apart from direct face to face questions.

    It's always a pleasure to be amongst the passionate nephrologists of the country and discussing the ground realities "Indian solutions (at times jugaad) to Indian patient's problems.

    Best wishes to the Apex team for the future meetings.

    Dr. Harmeet Riyait

    Dr. Harmeet Riyait

    Nephrologist
    Joshi Hospital & Trauma Centre

  • 2024

    An "epic experience" extraordinary, memorable, and impressive. As always.

    Dr. Kshitija Gadekar

    Dr. Kshitija Gadekar

    Nephrologist

  • 2024

    ApEx Pāthshālā 2024 Revolutionizes Education with Innovative Approaches

    A Symbol of Excellence in Modern Education

    Sets New Benchmarks in Academic Achievements

    We applaud your tireless efforts in providing exceptional education. Your institution's commitment to excellence is inspiring.

    Thank you for shaping our minds.

    Dr. Vivek Kute

    Dr. Vivek Kute – Faculty

    Professor, Nephrology & Transplantation
    IKDRC, Ahmedabad

  • 2024

    Thank you for an incredible conference! The organization, venue, food, and topics were all outstanding, but what truly stood out was the amazing team of organizers, faculty, and delegates. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone and talking about AI. Thank you for inviting me!

    Dr. Ankit Sakhuja

    Dr. Ankit Sakhuja - Faculty

    Assoc. Professor of Medicine
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

  • 2024

    The opinions expressed about this Board review course are overwhelmingly positive, with particular praise for the exceptional punctuality demonstrated by Dr. Billa and his team . His discipline in adhering to the schedule serves as a commendable example for everyone. This underscores the importance of punctuality in achieving success, a lesson that can be applied not only in conferences and meetings but also in personal endeavors. Dr. Billa’s emphasis on punctuality, alongside the valuable scientific content, sets a high standard for this conference.

    Dr. Vel Arvind

    Dr. Vel Arvind - Faculty

    Con. Nephrologist & Transplant Physician
    Apollo Hospitals, Trichy

  • 2024

    Thanks ApEx Team- excellent as usual.

    This is India’s only conference which starts on time and speakers too respects the give time. Either way, Vishwanath will switch off the mikes if he delays. So doesn’t matter if the speaker follows the timings or not.

    Dr. Vilas Naik

    Dr. Vilas Naik

    Director & Con. Nephrologist
    Diamond Super Specialty Hospital, Kolhapur

  • 2024

    Thanks ApEx Team for the effort taken to organize this amazing board review course. I have been a regular visitor and the standard of the course keeps going up & up. Adios until next time and love from Sri Lanka.

    Dr. Buddhika Illeperuma

    Dr. Buddhika Illeperuma

    Con. Nephrologist & Transplant Physician
    District General Hospital, Matara

  • 2024

    It was an absolute pleasure visiting ApEx Pāthshālā for the first time. I was impressed by its design, interactive sessions and practical learning. Heartiest congratulations to the entire ApEx Team for organizing such a meeting.

    Dr. Raja Ramchandran

    Dr. Raja Ramchandran - Faculty

    Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Nephrology
    PGIMER, Chandigarh

  • 2024

    An excellent academic event wel organised by Dr Billa and Team ApEx.

    Dr. Saravanan T.

    Dr. Saravanan T.

    Managing Director, Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant physician
    Four square medical centre and hospital

  • 2024

    Very nicely organized academic feast. Thank you so much Team ApEx Pāthshālā.

    Dr. Rohan Pradhan

    Dr. Rohan Pradhan

    Managing Director, Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant physician
    Four square medical centre and hospital

  • 2024

    This meeting shows hard work of organises because it requires months of back door preparation and funds generation.All of us only take cooked food .This meeting has always been intense in previous years also and organising team deserves our appreciation.The enthusiasm of youngsters is palpable.

    Dr. Vivek Pathak

    Dr. Vivek Pathak

    Consultant Nephrologist
    Kovai Medical Center And Hospital

  • 2023

    Doing the best at this moment puts one in the best place for the next moment “Oprah Winfrey. ApEx Pāthshālā not only educated us, it inculcated discipline, punctuality and plethora of intangibles apart from scintillating core curriculum. The salubrious venue has certainly spruced things up. The 4 days drill added much value in everyone’s life and beyond any doubt it filled certain voids. ApEx Pāthshālā is the quintessential teacher of teachers. I am indebted to salute Dr. Viswanath Billa and Dr. Jatin Kothari & the whole slew of ApEx team members for their unparalleled dedication.

    Dr. Vel Arvind Subramaniam

    Dr. Vel Arvind Subramaniam

    Interventional Nephrologist
    Pineapple Dialysis Care, Trichy

  • 2023

    Kudos to Organizers for putting up such an awesome academic feast.
    Very well planned and executed. It sets the benchmark for all conferences in the country.

    Dr Divya Bajpai

    Dr. Divya Bajpai

    Consultant Nephrologist, Kidney Transplant specialist & Associate Professor
    Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai

  • 2023

    There’s never a dull moment in the rigorous program. Everyone’s motivated to deliver and receive science, and this is done with the least possible distractions. The focus is sharp. What helps is the choice of speakers. An Apex specialty is settling for none but the best!

    Kudos to the ‘green initiative’ this year. Disposables & plastic delegate cards have pained me a lot, ApEx Pāthshālā simply shows that there’s always a better way for doing old things. ApEx Pāthshālā teaches this spirit to us. Kudos, and may the tribe grow!

    Dr Sayali Thakare

    Dr. Sayali Thakare

    Nephrologist, Assistant Professor
    GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai

  • 2023

    Thanks to all the organizers for everything- excellent sessions, beautiful venue, lovely food

    Dr. Vilas Naik

    Dr. Vilas Naik

    Director & consultant Nephrologist
    Diamond Superspeciality Hospital, Kolhapur

  • 2023

    After a hiatus of 3 years it was great to have such a high voltage, top quality academic feast at The Pāthshālā!!! Very enriching refill! Thoroughly engrossing. Of course personally icing on the cake was Nikhil’s Quiz win.

    Dr. Ramesh Rao

    Dr. Ramesh Rao

    Nephrologist
    Criticare Multispeciality Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai

  • I would like to congratulate you for the real success of this program( i.e an exclusive focus on academic scientific discussion). A knowledge seeker should have the eagerness to hear, desire to voluntarily and happily undergo austerity, So he should not be bothered about any personal inconvenience. There was no scope to point out any deficiency in that aspect.

    I personally feel that ambience and venue should be comfortable enough to keep the audience focused for long time on the lectures, in meetings such as this.

    Dr. Krishna Patil

    Dr. Krishna Patil

    Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant physician
    IPGMER, Kolkata

  • I have attended last two Apex and my experience was wonderful. It is so well planned and executed. All topics r well chosen so as to maintain the interest through out the course.

    Dr. Shradda Goswami

    Dr. Shradda Goswami

    Assistant Professor of Nephrology & Renal Transplant physician
    SAMC & PGI, Indore