Dr. Fatema Qutbuddin Chahwala

Dr. Fatema Qutbuddin Chahwala is a Consultant Physician at Shalby Hospital with a background in General Medicine and academic research. Her research contributions include publications on liver diseases, viral hepatitis, and nutritional assessment, reflecting her interest in advancing medical knowledge and patient care.

• MBBS – Coimbatore Medical College
• DNB (General Medicine) – K.G. Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore

• General Medicine
• Liver diseases and cirrhosis
• Viral hepatitis
• Nutritional assessment in alcoholic liver disease
• Evaluation and management of febrile illnesses

• Acute Febrile Illness in Cirrhosis – Thinking Beyond Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
• Tropical Doctor, 2012; 42: 200–202.
• Increased Morbidity in Acute Viral Hepatitis with G6PD Deficiency.
• Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013; 32(2): 133–134.
• Comparison of Instant Nutritional Assessment with ABCD Method to Evaluate Malnutrition in Alcoholic Liver Disease – A Prospective Study.
• Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012; 31 (Suppl. 1): A-102.
• Acute Viral Hepatitis with G6PD Deficiency – Increased Morbidity.
• Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2012; 2 (Suppl. 1): S7.

Additional research and paper presentations:

• Retrospective analysis of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in resistant hypertension.
• Usefulness of renal biopsies in identifying graft dysfunction during the first year after transplantation.
• Sequential Doppler sonography in post-renal transplant graft dysfunction.
• Evaluation of HRCT chest for identifying early pulmonary tuberculosis in pre-transplant patients.
• Analysis of mortality following renal transplantation.
• Case report on successful renal transplantation following two failed hyperacute transplants.
• Initial experience with peritoneal dialysis for acute renal failure in neonates.