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World Class Regina Clinical Research helps Estevan resident
April 4, 2022
“Doctors Prasad and Goyal may have developed a less invasive, more effective treatment for this terrible disease, saving so many from a life of endless pain and opiate dependence”, says Lisa Green, Senior Vice President, Hospitals of Regina Foundation.” Learn more…
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Rewards of Teaching and Research Go Beyond Sharper Clinical Skills for USask Medical Faculty
February 2, 2022
“When you teach, you learn,” said Prasad, a USask clinical associate professor. Education and clinical work are complementary, according to Prasad. “The more we learn, the more we bring to the bedside,” he said. Learn more…
Usask News
Saskatchewan Doctors Develop Procedure to Treat Rare Kidney Condition.
January 7, 2021
Dr. Bhanu Prasad is a nephrologist and a researcher in Regina. Dr. Prasad joins CBC Radio to explain how he and three other doctors developed a procedure to treat a rare but highly painful condition known as loin pain hematuria syndrome. Learn more…
CBC Radio
A Life-Changing Thing: One-of-a-kind Medical Trial for Incurable Kidney Disease Underway in Regina.
January 6, 2021
REGINA – A one of a kind medical trial taking place at the Regina General Hospital is giving people living with Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome (LPHS), an incurable disease that causes pain around the kidneys, the ability to live a normal life. Learn more…
CTV News
Meet the Researcher Dr. Bhanu Prasad, Nephrologist, Saskatchewan Health Authority
December 16, 2020
“We are trying to determine if a minimally invasive percutaneous procedure called renal denervation can lead to lasting pain relief in LPHS patients, assist them off their opiate addiction and allow them to lead productive lives.” said Dr. Prasad. Learn more…
SHRF Newsletter
December 11, 2020
Chelli Morris says she is free of pain for the first time in years. More than 4 years ago, she developed a rare condition that left her in chronic pain. “There was no way I could even walk my dog for even just to the end of the driveway and back.” Learn more…
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Dr. Prasad and His Team Receive Excellence Award, Top CID Grant (Clinical Studies)
December 3, 2020
As part of the 17th annual Sante Awards, six researchers and teams were presented with Excellence Awards. These awards recognize the top-ranked applications from researchers and teams in the past year’s funding competitions. Learn more…
SHRF Newsletter
Hospitals of Regina Foundations Funds Ground-breaking Kidney Pain Management Research.
July 2, 2020
LPHS is not a condition many of us have heard of before, but it is the focus of innovative clinical research being conducted by two of our own, Regina medical specialists, Dr. Bhanu Prasad and Dr. Kunal Goyal. Learn more…
HRF 2020 Annual Report
Frail Hemodialysis Patients Tend to Worsen Over Time.
November 9, 2019
WASHINGTON – A team led by Dr. Prasad of Regina General Hospital, Canada, assessed frailty in 100 hemodialysis patients. The research suggests that frailty is associated with a deterioration of quality of life among these patients over time, Learn more…
Renal & Urology News
A hero to his patients: Dr. Bhanu prasad receives 2018 Physician of the year award
March 18, 2019
Dr. Bhanu Prasad has been called a “hero in plain clothes” by one of his patients. “I feel that Dr. Prasad aims to excel in his profession and not for the acclaim but for the betterment of his patients and medicine,” the patient wrote. “ Learn more…
SMA Digest
Dr. Prasad Receives SMA Physician of the Year award for 2018.
May 7, 2018
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is pleased to announce Dr. Bhanu Prasad of Regina as 2018 Physician of the Year. Dr. Prasad says he feels honoured to have been nominated and then selected for the award. Learn more…
SMA News
Regina Doctor Receives Physician of The Year Award.
May 4, 2018
Dr. Prasad received the SMA’s Physician of the Year award for 2018 on Friday evening. “He is truly my personal hero. He made me feel that life was worth continuing for ” a patient wrote in a letter to support Prasad’s nomination.Learn more…
Regina Leader-Post
Patient Praises 'Kind, Caring' Dr. Bhanu Prasad
July 25, 2017
“I would like the world to see what I see, from the point of view as his patient,” Laura Widdifield wrote in a letter to the SMA “It is my dying wish that he be recognized for the kind, caring doctor that he is” she wrote. Learn more…
SMA News
Leading-Edge Research into Renal Pain Gets Big League Attention.
June 6, 2017
Dr. Prasad and his research team are attracting international attention for their research into pain control for a rare kidney condition. Prasad spoke about his team’s research into LPHS at the 54th ERA-EDTA Congress in Madrid, Spain. Learn more…
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Regina Doctors Perform Life Altering Kidney Procedure on Estevan Woman as Mayo Clinic Watches Study’s Progress.
September 13, 2016
Despite numerous tests, physicians didn’t know what was wrong, so Mehl was referred to Dr. Prasad, a Regina kidney specialist. Within days, he called to tell her she had LPHS. Finally, Mehl could put a name to the cause of her pain. Learn more…
Regina Leader-Post