Dr. Vijay Kher

About Doctor

• With more than 40 years of experience, Dr. Vijay Kher is among the best nephrologists in India. 
• He has set up successful Nephrology departments at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, SGPGI, Lucknow, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, Fortis Hospitals, New Delhi and Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram. 
• An astute clinician, a teacher par excellence and a keen researcher, Dr. Kher has more than 180 publications in peer reviewed journals and has delivered more than 350 lectures at national and international scientific events. 
• His research interests are kidney transplantation (clinical immunosuppression, pre-emptive kidney transplantation and steroid-free immunosuppression, cost- containment), progression of renal disease, acute kidney injury and glomerulonephritis. 
• He has been awarded fellowships of National Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal College of Physicians Edinburg & Indian Society of Nephrology.

Hospitals

Medanta The Medicity

Specialization

• Clinical Immunosuppressant
• ABO Incompatible Transplantation
• Paired Exchange Donation
• Steroid Free Immunosuppressant

List Of Treatments

• Acute Renal Failure
• Kidney Disease Treatment

Work Experience

• 1985 – 1987 Chief Nephrologists & Head Dept. Of Nephrology at Narinder Mohan Hospital & Research Centre
• 1987 – 1993 Additional Prof & Head, Dept. of Nephrology, at SGPGIMS
• 1993 – 1997 Prof & Chairman Dept. of Nephrology, at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)
• 1997 – 2006 Senior Consultant & Co-coo.rdinator Dept. of Nephrology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
• 2006 – 2009 Director Dept. of Nephrology & Transplant Medicine at Fortis Healthcare.

Education

• MD – Internal Medicine – POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, 1977.
• DM – Nephrology – POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, 1979.
• MNAMS – Nephrology – National Board of Examinations Ministry of Health Government of India, 1980.

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