Is a kidney specialist the same as a urologist?

A nephrologist focuses on diseases and conditions that affect the kidney more directly while a urologist deals on diseases and conditions that can affect the male and female urinary tract.

Can a male receives a female kidney?

The gender of donor and recipient plays a larger role in kidney transplants than previously assumed. Female donor kidneys do not function as well in men due to their smaller size.

Why are kidneys not removed during transplant?

The kidney transplant is placed in the front (anterior) part of the lower abdomen, in the pelvis. The original kidneys are not usually removed unless they are causing severe problems such as uncontrollable high blood pressure, frequent kidney infections or abnormally increased in size.

What is the longest a kidney transplant has lasted?

According to the reports, the world's longest surviving kidney transplant was 32 years.

How painful is it to donate a kidney?

The donor will feel tenderness, itching and some pain as the incision continues to heal.

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Dr. Vivek Venkat

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Urologist and Renal Transplant Specialist

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Fellowship , MCh , MS , MBBS

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About Dr. Vivek Venkat

Dr. Vivek Venkat is Uro-oncologist with 13+ years of experience.
He has special interest in renal transplant, Adrenal masses, Kidney masses, Bladder cancer, Testicular cancer and Penile cancer.
Dr. Venkat has completed 3-years (2-years fellowship and 1-year as faculty) at University of Miami, USA. He is also a visiting Assistant Professor at the same university.
He has experience of over 600 robotic surgeries.
He is a member of American Urological Association, South East Section of the American Urological Association and Associate Member, Urological Society of India and Association of Southern Urologists.

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Hypopituitarism
Esophageal Cancer
Neuroblastoma
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Performed by Dr. Vivek Venkat

Journal articles

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer (RAZOR): an open-label, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Parekh, Dipen J et al. The Lancet , Volume 391 , Issue 10139 , 2525 – 2536.
Trends in Utilization of Robotic and Open Partial Nephrectomy for Management of cT1 Renal Masses. Alameddine M, Koru-Sengul T, Moore KJ, Miao F, Sávio LF, Nahar B, Prakash NS, Venkatramani V, Jue JS, Punnen S, Parekh DJ, Ritch CR, Gonzalgo ML. Eur Urol Focus. 2018 Jan 8. pii: S2405-4569(17)30293-6. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.12.006. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29325761.
Propensity matched comparative analysis of survival following chemoradiation or radical cystectomy formuscle-invasive bladder cancer. Ritch CR, Balise R, Prakash NS, Alonzo D, Almengo K, Alameddine M, Venkatramani V, Punnen S, Parekh DJ, Gonzalgo ML. BJU Int. 2017 Dec 27. doi: 10.1111/bju.14109. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29281848.

Book chapters

Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy versus Open Radical Cystectomy. (Chapter 59. Venkatramani V, Parekh DJ. Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery, 2nd ed, edited by Ashok K. Hemal, MD and Mani Menon, MD.
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Options for High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Nahar B, Venkatramani V and Parekh DJ. Prostate Cancer Clinical Scenarios by Chang and Cookson - Springer International Publishing, in press.
Long term complications of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer and how to manage them. Nahar B, Venkatramani V, Barboza MP, Soodana-Prakash N, Punnen S. AUA Update Series 2017, Volume 36, Lession 32: 311-322.

Location

Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital, Mumbai Mumbai, India

Fellowship, 2017, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA

MCh, 2013, Christian Medical College, Vellore

MS, 2009, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai

MBBS, 2005, B.J. Medical College, Pune

1. Dr. Seetharaman Memorial Best Essay prize at the annual conference of the Urological Society of India (USICON) at New Delhi, January 2014 2. Shaliwahan Singh Rawal Gold Medal for the Best Student in Urology by the Department of Urology, CMC, Vellore 3. C.K.P. Menon Best Paper award for the presentation at the annual conference of the Urological Society of India (USICON) at Pune, January 2013