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Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD

(Dr. Hrishikesh Satish Kulkarni, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Transplant Medicine

Professional interests include: lung transplant, intensive care

4921 Parkview Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 454-8917

Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD is a pulmonologist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in adult pulmonology and transplant medicine. Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL).

Office Locations

Address:

4921 Parkview Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Address:

4921 Parkview Place Div Im Pulmonary, Suite 8b
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Some issues Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

doctor visit	108

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

bronchoscopy	24
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	152
minimally invasive procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	164
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

doctor visit	131

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

doctor visit	344

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Louis, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

bronchoscopy	18
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	179
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	36
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	26

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD From 2017 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	25
High Cholesterol	16
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	1
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Washington University Physicians

BJC HealthCare

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$267 SOLIRIS $267
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$155 ZETIA $155
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$71 $71
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$24 ABILIFY MAINTENA $24
OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$14 DIFICID $14
Other	$14 $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$240
Education	$155
Honoraria	$150

Research Payments

Dr. Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD has received 19 research payments totaling $490,688.

Biography

Dr. Hrishikesh Kulkarni's specialties are transplant medicine and adult pulmonology. His areas of clinical interest consist of lung transplant and intensive care. Dr. Kulkarni (or staff) speaks Marathi and Hindi. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Washington University Physicians and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.