:🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Saurabh Pokhriyal – Senior Nephrologist & Renal Transplant Specialist

Dr. Saurabh Pokhriyal is a highly accomplished nephrologist with over 25 years of clinical experience, currently serving as the Principal Director of Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi. He has previously held senior leadership positions at top hospitals including Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Medanta – The Medicity, and Apollo Hospitals.

🩺 Areas of Expertise

• Kidney Transplantation, including ABO-incompatible and high-risk transplants

• Critical Care Nephrology and Adult Renal Transplant Medicine

• Management of Glomerular Diseases and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

• Advanced Dialysis Therapies: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and ICU Dialysis Support

🎓 Academic Background

• MBBS – GSVM Medical College, Kanpur

• MD (Internal Medicine) – GSVM Medical College, Kanpur

• DNB + DM (Nephrology) – Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow

• Fellowship in Nephrology & Renal Transplantation – University of Toronto, Canada (2002–2005)

👨‍⚕️ Professional Journey

• Principal Director, Nephrology & Renal Transplant – Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka

• Director & Head, Department of Nephrology – Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram

• Associate Director, Nephrology – Medanta – The Medicity

• Senior Consultant, Nephrology – Apollo Hospitals & Fortis Vasant Kunj

• Assistant Professor, Nephrology – NIMS, Hyderabad

🏆 Achievements

• Successfully performed numerous complex and incompatible renal transplants

• Recognized for a patient-centric approach and evidence-based practice

• Extensive experience managing critically ill renal patients in ICU settings

• Invited speaker at national and international conferences on nephrology and transplantation

🌍 Professional Affiliations

• Member, Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)

• Member, Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)

• Member, The Transplantation Society (TTS)

• Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)

📚 Research & Publications

• Contributor to peer-reviewed journals including Kidney360 and the Indian Journal of Nephrology

• Research interests include dialysis strategies, cardiorenal syndrome, and renal transplant outcomes

• Presented at leading nephrology conferences globally