Where does Dr Zaheer Amin Virani practice?

Dr Zaheer Amin Virani practices at Global Hospitals, Mumbai

What is the specialty of Dr Zaheer Amin Virani?

Dr Zaheer Amin Virani specialty is Nephrologist

What is the experience of Dr Zaheer Amin Virani?

Dr Zaheer Amin Virani is Nephrologist with 14 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.

Dr Zaheer Amin Virani, Nephrologist in Mumbai, India - Appointment

About Dr Zaheer Amin Virani

Dr Virani manages different forms of renal disease in adults and children.
He has had experience in all forms of dialysis treatment which include acute and chronic peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis, continuous therapies like continuous veno-venous hemofiltration / haemodialysis (CVVH/CVVHD) and arterio-venous hemofiltration, /haemodialysis (CAVH/CAVHD).
Some procedures that Dr Virani has performed independently include central venous catheterization, placement of percutaneous peritoneal catheters and percutaneous kidney biopsies.
He also manages renal transplant patients including their pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative and immediate post- operative transplant care. He furthermore takes care of follow up in out-patient care.
His experience extends to the renal ICU and kidney transplant patients with many being ABO incompatible kidney transplants.
He has received honorary positions including being a Member of the Ethics committee of Prince Aly Khan Hospital. He was also past chairman of the Executive committee of Prince Aly Khan Hospital

Hospital

Global Hospitals, Mumbai

Location

Mumbai, India

Special Interest

Interventional nephrology, Preventive nephrology, Renal transplant

List Of Treatments

Kidney Transplant

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Work Experience of Dr Zaheer Amin Virani

Consultant, Global Hospitals, Mumbai

Consultant, Wockhardt Hospital

Consultant, Prince Aly Khan

Consultant, Reliance Foundation Hospital and research centre

Dr Zaheer Amin Virani's

MD, 2009, Bombay University

DNB, 2009, Prince Aly Khan hospital

MBBS, 2003, Bombay University

ASN Kidney Week 2013 Annual Meeting, November 7-10 in Atlanta, GA. Primary Author : 1) Abstract 2960 “IgA Nephropathy with renal Atypical Mycobacterium Infection” selected for poster presentation. Awarded 2nd prize in Burjis N. Khurshedji award session. Oro-poster accepted in Annual Congress of the ISN Kolkata Dec. 2014.

ISN-WZ INCON Oct. 2014
Primary Author :
1) Response of anti-blood group antibodies to desensitization procedures & kidney transplantation.
2) IgA Nephropathy with Renal Atypical Mycobacterium Infection.
3) Correlation of Inflammation and Anaemia in Haemodialysis Patients*.
Co - Author :
1. Our Initial Experience with ABO-Incompatible Transplant.
2. Recovery from post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) after renal transplant.
3. Impact of Rituximab Induction on short term outcome of kidney transplant recipients.
Medi Quiz - The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 2 February 2015
The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 3 March 2015-An Accidental diagnosis On Chest X-ray in A Renal Transplant Recipient
The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 4 April 2015-Chronic Kidney Disease –Pandora's
Infectious box
The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 5 May 2015- Renal Dysfunction secondary to
Tuberculosis- A Case Report
Indian Journal of Transplantation - July–September 2015 Cortical laminar necrosis due to refractory status epilepticus in a kidney transplant patient with cryptococcal meningitis
Medi Quiz - The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 8 August 2015
The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 9 September 2015-Stone Cancer: A case Report
The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 11 November 2015-Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in Diabetes.
Medi Quiz - The Indian Practioner Volume 68 no 12 December 2015