Dr. Vijay Kher
Chairman - Nephrology & Kidney Transplant
Dr. Vijay Kher is one of the most pre-eminent nephrologists in India. He has over 40 years of experience in his field. He has established successfully running, high volume Nephrology departments at various hospitals. These include Medanta – The Medicity (Gurugram), Fortis Hospital (New Delhi), Apollo Hospitals (New Delhi), SGPGI (Lucknow) and Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (Srinagar).
His expertise in the field of renal transplant is without parallel. He has successfully carried out over 5000 transplants for patients around the globe. Dr. Kher has been awarded fellowships of Indian Society of Nephrology and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburg.
Dr. Vijay Kher has also conducted extensive research in his field and has over 180 publications in peer reviewed journals. He is also devoted to teaching and has delivered more than 350 lectures at national & international events.
My current focus is to provide comprehensive patient centric care at Epitome Kidney Urology Institute.
Dr. Vijay Kher
Chairman – Nephrology & Kidney Transplant
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Biography details
Medical Qualification
Clinical Fellowship Nephrology
University of Cincinnati, Medical Centre, USA (1983)
Research Fellowship Hypertension
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA (1981)
DNB (Nephrology)
National Boards, India (1980)
DM (Nephrology)
PGIMER, Chandigarh (1979)
MD (Internal Medicine)
PGIMER, Chandigarh (1977)
MBBS
Glancy Medical College, Amritsar (1973)
Specialization & Expertise
Clinical Immunosuppression
ABO Incompatible Transplantation
Paired Exchange Donation
Steroid Free Immunosuppression
Professional Memberships
American Society of Nephrology
International Society of Nephrology
Indian Society of Nephrology, Scientific and Credential Committee Past Chairman
Transplantation Society
Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative
Awards & Achievements
Professor K L Wig Oration, 2013, 2013
J M Patel Oration, 2009
R T Jain Oration, 2007
Dr. B S Chaubey Oration, 2006
Delhi Nephrology Society Oration, 2006
Khullar Oration, 2005
R K Jalota Oration, 1992
Best Paper Award, Indian Society of Nephrology Annual conference, 2009
Journal Publications
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 sustained low efficiency dialysis in critically sick pediatric patients: A multicentric retrospective study, 2018
J Assoc Physicians India : Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease: Consensus Statement by an Expert Panel of Indian Nephrologists, 2017
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
Pediatr 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
