What is the specialty of Dr. Vijay Kher?

Dr. Vijay Kher specialty is Nephrologist

What is the experience of Dr. Vijay Kher?

Dr. Vijay Kher is Nephrologist with 37 years of experience.

What does a Nephrologist do?

A nephrologist studies the kidneys and treats any diseases that affect them.

Who treats kidney stones urologist or nephrologist?

A urologist can treat the case of kidney stones.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the Nephrologist?

Tests like Blood tests, Urine analysis, Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), Ultrasound scanning, MR angiography, and Renal biopsy.

What are the typical symptoms of kidney related disease?

Typical symptoms include Decreased urine output, Fluid retention causing swelling in the legs, ankles or feet, Shortness of breath, Fatigue, Confusion, Nausea, Weakness, and Irregular heartbeat.

Are there any associated side effects after the kidney surgery?

Side effects may be Bleeding or Infection.

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About Dr. Vijay Kher

Dr. Vijay Kher is a renowned Nephrologist in India with 37+ years of experience.
He specializes in Clinical Immunosuppression, Paired Exchange Donation, ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation, Progression of renal disease, Glomerulonephritis, and Steroid Free Immunosuppression.
He has bagged many awards including Best Paper Award by Indian Society of Nephrology Annual Conference, 2009.
He has established Nephrology departments at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, SGPGI, Lucknow; Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi; Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi; Fortis Hospitals, New Delhi and Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram.
Dr. Kher has delivered more than 350 lectures at national and international events, more than 180 publications in peer-reviewed journals and written and edited 11 books with 40 chapters in books to his credit.
He has been awarded fellowships of Royal College of Physicians Edinburg, National Academy of Medical Sciences and Indian Society of Nephrology.
He is member of American Society of Nephrology, International Society of Nephrology, Indian Society of Nephrology, Scientific and Credential Committee Past Chairman, Transplantation Society and Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative.

Hospital

Location

Gurgaon, India

Special Interest

Kidney transplantation, Progression of renal disease, Acute kidney injury, Glomerulonephritis

List Of Treatments

Renal Angiogram
Kidney Transplant
Nephrectomy

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Work Experience of Dr. Vijay Kher

Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi

Chairman, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon

Director, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi

Senior Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

Chairman, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Chief, Narinder Mohan Hospital and Research Centre, Ghaziabad

Associate Professor, Sher-e- Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar

Dr. Vijay Kher's

Fellowship, 1983, University of Cincinnati, Medical Centre, USA

Fellowship, 1981, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA

DNB, 1980, National Boards, India

DM, 1979, PGIMER, Chandigarh

MD, 1977, PGIMER, Chandigarh

MBBS, 1973, Glancy Medical College, Amritsar

1. Professor K L Wig Oration, 2013 2. J M Patel Oration, 2009 3. R T Jain Oration, 2007 4. Dr. B S Chaubey Oration, 2006 5. Delhi Nephrology Society Oration, 2006 6. Khullar Oration, 2005 7. R K Jalota Oration, 1992

Nephrology (Carlton) 2018: Methodological Challenges to collecting Clinical and Economic Outcome Data: Lessons from the Pilot Dialysis Outcomes India Study. March 2018, 2018
Kidney International 2018: Primary outcomes of the Monitoring in Dialysis Study indicate that clinically significant arrhythmias are common in hemodialysis patients and related to dialytic cycle, 2018
Pediatric Transplant 2018: Pediatric ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation: Evolving with the advancing apheresis technology: A single-center experience, 2018
The Journal of Vascular Access 2018: Haemodialysis vascular access: current practices amongst Indian nephrologists, 2018
Hemodialysis International 2018: Feasibility of sustainedlow-efficiencyy dialysis in critically sick pediatric patients: A multicentric retrospective study, 2018
Kidney International: A novel CFHR1-CFHR5 hybrid leads to a familial dominant C3 glomerulopathy, 2017
Asian J Transfus Sci: Median channel shift less than the cutoff in flow cytometric crossmatch: Not to be ignored, 2017
Pediatric Transplant: Pediatric renal transplant practices in India, 2018
Kidney International: Understanding kidney care needs and implementation strategies in low- and middle-income countries: conclusions from a "Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes" (KDIGO) Controversies Conference, 2016