Dr. Puttarajappa received his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute in India. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Michigan State University, followed by a fellowship in nephorology and critical care medicine at UPMC.

Dr. Puttarajappa’s research interests include pre-transplant assessment of kidney transplant candidates, particularly in the area of cardiovascular risk and functional status assessment. His other areas of interest are Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in the kidney transplant recipients and cost-effectiveness analysis in transplantation.

Clinical Specialities:

• Nephorology