Background
Acharya, Vidya Narayan was born on January 8, 1938 in Chickballapur, Karnataka, India. Daughter of Narayan Gopal and Jaya Narayan Acharya.
medical educator consultant nephrologist
Acharya, Vidya Narayan was born on January 8, 1938 in Chickballapur, Karnataka, India. Daughter of Narayan Gopal and Jaya Narayan Acharya.
Intersci. student, Elphinston College, Bombay, 1955; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1964.
Tutor in medicine, K.E.M. Hospital, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1964-1967; assistant professor medicine, K.E.M. Hospital, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1967-1971; professor medicine, head division nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1971-1978; professor medicine, head department medicine, K.E.M. Hospital, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1978-1986; professor medicine, head department nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1986-1996; professor medicine, director/advisor postgraduate nephrology teaching, Muljibhai Patel Nephro-Urological Hospital, Nadiad, India, since 1996.
Member of International Federation Kidney Foundations, International Society Nephrology, Asian Pacific Society Nephrology, Consumer Guidance Society India, National Kidney Foundation India (chairman since 1996), Indian Society Organ Transplantation (president 1991-1993, Lifetime Achievement award 1996), Hypertension Society India 1985-1986, Indian Society Nephrology 1973-1975, (Lifetime Achievement award 2007), New York Academy of Sciences.