Dr Sundar Sankaran

Nephrology

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DNB - Nephrology

35 yrs experience Bengaluru

1clinic

About Dr Sundar Sankaran

Dr. Sundar Sankaran has experience of over 2500 Kidney Transplants over 3 decades

Expertise

Services offered

General Nephrology (Kidney specialist medical care) Dialysis (Hemodialysis) (machine-based blood filtration treatment) Kidney Transplant (kidney replacement surgery) Palliative Renal Care (Supportive care for kidney disease) Nephrectomy (kidney removal surgery) Peritoneal Dialysis (dialysis through abdomen lining) Acute Kidney Injury (Acute Renal Failure) (Sudden kidney function failure) Chronic Kidney Disease (Long-term kidney disease care) Electrolyte Disorders (abnormal body salt levels) Diabetic Kidney Disease (diabetes kidney complication care) Nephrology ICU (kidney critical care unit) Transplant Nephrology (kidney transplant care) Acute Kidney Injury Treatment (treatment for sudden kidney failure) Kidney Disease Treatment (Kidney illness therapy) Renal Replacement Therapy (kidney function replacement treatment) Adult Nephrology (adult kidney care) Laparoscopic Nephrectomy (Kidney removal by laparoscopy) Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment (treatment for kidney protein loss disorder) Renal Biopsy (kidney tissue sample test) Hemodialysis (machine blood filtration treatment) Renal Angioplasty and Stenting (kidney artery blockage treatment) Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (kidney stone removal surgery) Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) (large kidney stone removal) Renal Surgery (kidney surgery procedures) Hemodiafiltration (Advanced dialysis treatment) Kidney Stone Treatment (kidney stone removal therapy) Ureteroscopy (ureter camera examination) Kidney Dialysis (Artificial blood filtration treatment) Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment (Long-term kidney disease treatment) Kidney Failure Treatment (Severe kidney failure treatment)

Procedures

Plasmapheresis (blood plasma filtering treatment) Permcath Placement (long-term dialysis catheter insertion) Kidney Biopsy (kidney tissue sample test) Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) (Continuous kidney support therapy) Dialysis (blood filtering kidney treatment) Lithotripsy (kidney stone breaking treatment) Stone Removal (urinary stone removal surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSUniversity Of Mysore, India, none

MD - General MedicineKasturba Medical College, none

DNB - NephrologyChristian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, none

Work & experience

Founder Director — Karnataka Nephrology & Transplant InstituteThanesar Haryana
1991 – Present

Former Chief Nephrologist — Columbia Asia HospitalsThanesar Haryana

Registrations & certifications

Member of Association of Physicians of IndiaMember of Association of Physicians of India

Member of Indian Society of NephrologyMember of Indian Society of Nephrology

Founder Member of Indian Society of Organ TransplantationFounder Member of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation

Founder Member of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of IndiaFounder Member of Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India

Founder Member Indian Society of HemodialysisFounder Member Indian Society of Hemodialysis

Member of Asia Pacific Society of NephrologyMember of Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology

Member of American Society of NephrologyMember of American Society of Nephrology

Member of The Transplant Society (International)Member of The Transplant Society (International)

Member of International society of NephrologyMember of International society of Nephrology

Member and former secretary of Indian Medical AssociationMember and former secretary of Indian Medical Association

Founder member and former convener of Nephrology Association of KarnatakaFounder member and former convener of Nephrology Association of Karnataka

Member of Internal Medicine Research Review ReportMember of Internal Medicine Research Review Report

Vocational Service of Rotary InternationalVocational Service of Rotary International

Awards & recognitions

Best outgoing student in PhysiologyAward

Lifetime Achievement Award from Karnataka Kidney Patient Welfare AssociationAward

Lifetime Achievement Award from Organising Committee Southern Chapter Indian SocietyAward

Rotary Club Bangalore North Vocation Services AwardAward

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