Renal Failure in Georgia: Houston Medical Center’s Dr. Dinakara Shetty, Dr. Javed Fazal, and Dr. Mohammad Al-Shroof were Among the Top 4 Highest Volume Physicians

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By: Jeffrey Maser  Mar. 21, 2018

Dr. Dinakara Shetty, of Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, accounted for 119 total renal failure discharges between 2013-2016, the most of any Georgia physician. Dr. Osaguona Osa of Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome ranked 2nd with 117 discharges. Houston Medical Center's Dr. Javed Fazal and Dr. Mohammad Al-Shroof ranked 3rd and 4th with 111 and 104 discharges, respectively. Dr. Bamidele A. Ajibola of Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville, located in Lawrenceville, ranked 5th with 100 discharges. These were the only five physicians in the state to account for 100 or more renal failure discharges during the time period.

Physicians from Georgia were included in the rankings if they accounted for at least 11 total renal failure inpatient discharges between January 2013 - December 2016. Renal failure discharges include DRG-682, DRG-683, and DRG-684, where DRG-683 (Renal Failure With Complication or Comorbidity) is the highest volume diagnosis related group of the three. Over the analyzed four year period, there were 617,923 DRG-683 discharges nationally, compared to 491,569 DRG-682 (Renal Failure With Major Complication or Comorbidity) discharges and only 107,856 DRG-684 (Renal Failure Without Complication or Comorbidity/Major Complication or Comorbidity) discharges.

Along with ranking first in volume for total renal failure discharges, Dr. Shetty also ranked 2nd in DRG-683 discharge volume, specifically, with 53 discharges. The only Georgia physician to account for more discharges than Dr. Shetty was Dr. Fazal, who reported 59 discharges. The third highest volume physician for DRG-683 was Dr. Thakore with 46 discharges, who was followed by Dr. Ahmad with 40. These four physicians were the only Georgia physicians with at least 40 DRG-683 discharges during the time period.

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Jeffrey Maser

Jeffrey Maser is an analyst. He truly loves working with numbers and enjoys the challenge of turning healthcare data into a resource that real patients can use to help make important decisions. Jeff's passion for data will serve him well in his quest to become the top mind in Fantasy Hockey. He previously worked at Truven Health Analytics, now a part of IBM Watson Health, and is a graduate of Brandeis University.