Dr. Kotthegal P. Eshwar, MD

Expert Publications

• Indomethacin therapy and chronic hemodialysis during pregnancy. A case report.
• Pulmonary edema associated with pulmonary embolism: a clinicopathological study.
• Correlation of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase levels and arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction.

Media Releases

Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Kotthegal P. Eshwar, who serves patients in Mission, Texas.

An experienced nephrologist, Dr. Eshwar is an attending physician at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297-bed, not for profit, acute-care community hospital, and member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity. Its goal is to provide patients with the best medical care available and to identify the most appropriate setting and level of care. Their physicians are committed to restoring patients’ health as quickly and compassionately as possible, and have been consistently recognized for this dedication.

An Indian native, Dr. Eshwar earned his medical degree from Government Medical College, and completed an internship at the Government Medical College. After relocating to the United States, he went on to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, and an additional residency in internal medicine at Metropolitan Hospital Center. Finally, he completed his fellowship in nephrology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center.

With years of experience, the doctor is board-certified in nephrology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Among his other roles, Dr. Eshwar is affiliated with Rio Grande Regional Hospital, McAllen Medical Center, Knapp Medical Center, and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance.

Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.

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