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Overview
The Department of Nephrology, established in 1987, is one of Karnataka’s earliest super speciality units dedicated to kidney care. Over the years, it has evolved in tandem with advances in modern medicine, expanding its services to meet the growing needs of patients with acute and chronic kidney diseases. From its modest beginning with a small dialysis unit, the department has grown into a comprehensive centre offering hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, renal transplantation, and interventional nephrology. With a strong multidisciplinary team and patient-centred approach, the department continues to uphold excellence in delivering high-quality renal care.
Scope of Services and Department Highlights:
The Department of Nephrology provides comprehensive care across the full spectrum of kidney diseases, offering outpatient and inpatient services, acute kidney injury management, and timely nephrology interventions in the Emergency Department and ICU.
With facilities for maintenance hemodialysis, CAPD, and specialized transplant and access clinics, the department ensures continuity and uniformity of care. Interventional procedures, including renal biopsies and catheter placements, are performed in a newly launched Interventional Nephrology Suite equipped with a Digital C-arm—the second such advanced facility in Karnataka.
The department has also expanded its outreach through its official X handle @SJMCH_Nephro. Additionally, a patient-supported renal transplant fund and the Manna meal program reflect its commitment to compassionate, patient-centred care.
Overview on Dialysis:
The Department of Nephrology began its journey in allied health sciences with the Diploma in Dialysis in 1989, followed by the introduction of the Bachelor of Science in Renal Dialysis Technology (B.Sc. RDT) in the year 2000. We were first to start B.Sc. Renal dialysis course in Karnataka. Our 1st batch of 5 students joined in year 2000. Now we have increased our seats to 20 students each year since 2016. We have dedicated team of Doctors, Postgraduates, Technologists and Nurses who work as team to give best services to society.
The Allied Health Sciences courses offered by St. John’s Medical College are affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka, Bengaluru.
Our Team
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PROFESSOR AND HOD
MD, DM(Nephro), DNB(Nephro), PGDMLE Professor & Head Department of Nephrology St. John's Medical ...
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MBBS, MD, DM (Nephro), DrNB(Nephro)Department of NephrologySJMCH, Bangalore
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MBBS, MD, DNB(Gen Med), DNB (Nephro)Department of NephrologySJMCH, Bangalore
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MBBS, MD(Gen Med), DM(Nephrology)Assistant professor Dept of Nephrology SJMCH, Bangalore
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Hemodialysis
Services provided by the Department:HemodialysisHemodialysis Unit in St. John’s Hospital is one of the biggest units in Karnataka. We are doing approximate 150 dialysis per day. We have state of art 50 hemodialysis machines. We also have round the clock special dialysis going on in ICU like SLED, CRRT and plasmapheresis. We are the only centre in Karnataka offering maintenance hemodialysis to HIV infected patients...
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Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)We are having highest number of CAPD patients in Karnataka around 60. We have 2 dedicated nurses and one CAPD Coordinator for services of CAPD patients. They do counselling, training, PET test and they are available 24x7 on phone for any clarification. We run special CAPD OPD on 2nd Wednesday of every month. Our peritonitis rate is very low. CAPD catheter insertions ...
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Renal Transplantation
Renal TransplantationWe have Dr. Nagasubramanyam and Dr.Arun Wesley Solkar David and team both are grade I Professors in Urology as Transplant Surgeons. We are doing both live related and cadaver transplant approximately 20 - 30 per year. We have Mrs. Roopa R. Hiremath as Transplant Coordinator, who is involved in counselling both pre and post transplant as well as legal aspects of renal transplantation. She is ...
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Nutrition
NutritionWe have specialized in Renal Nutrition, who provides nutrition services to all renal ailments – patients on conservative management, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation.
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Vascular Access
Vascular AccessVascular access procedures are done by Dr. Gurunath Reddy, Professor , Vascular Surgeon and Dr. Ruru, Assistant Professor.
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Temporary Vascular Access
Temporary Vascular AccessWe are doing around 72 vascular accesses per month. All Nephrology procedures are done Interventional Fluoroscopy in 4th floor.
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Inpatients
InpatientsWe have 100% bed occupancy. Our inpatient number including Nephrology ITU / Transplant ICU / Common ward and Private ward at any given time is around 60
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Renal Biopsy
Renal BiopsyWe are doing 350 renal biopsies on an average in a year. We have our own USG machine and we do USG guided biopsy using Bard disposable / Bard gun.
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| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Project Type | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EASi-KidneyMultinational research project to investigate aldosterone synthase inhibitors in CKD | 2024 | ongoing |
Publications
“Catheter Survival and Patient outcome in Early versus late Break-in in Peritoneal Dialysis: A Single Centre Experience”
Limesh M., Atul Desai, Prashant G. Kedlaya, Renuka S Combined Clinical Consequences of an Individualized Dialysate Sodium Prescription and Dietary Sodium Restriction in Hemodialysis Patients
Prashanth Kedalaya Limesh M., Atul Desai, Renuka S. Impact of knowledge vs attitude, behaviour among maintenance hemodialysis patients for adherence to dietary regimen – a single centre experience. Indian Journal of Nephrology
Bhavana Shailendranath and C Ushadevi and Prashant G. Kedlaya "A comparative study of different methods of determining Kt/V" - IJN_156_2026
Maria Tomy Prothasis, Anantharam Jairam, Shashank Sudarshan Dhareshwar, Prashant G Kedlaya, Aishwarya S Biradar, Sowrabha Rajanna, Suraj BR, Surya Vamsi Addepalli Expert Panel Consensus on Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Use of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Hemodialysis- Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Alan F. Almeida, Vijay Kher, Vinay Sakhuja, Nagesh Aghor, V Chandrasekaran, Sishir Gang, Manoj Gumber, Veerabhadra Guptha, Ratan Jha, Prashant Kedlaya, Jithin Kumar, Arunima Mahanta, Sanjay Maitra, Ganesh Mhetras, Georgy Nainan, Ram Prabahar, Arun Shah, Sharad Sheth, Manoj Singhal, Vilesh Valsalan The Spectrum of Renal Biopsy Findings in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Gnanapriya Vellaisamy, Dheepa Senthilkuma, Renuka Malipatel, Prashanth G Kedlaya Barriers and Constraints in Scientific Manuscript Preparation Among Nephrologists: Insights From Inda
Shankar M, Udayashankar A, Rajanna S, Anandh U, Chaudhury AR WCN25-1261 Journey of stowaway passenger: Decoding hemolytic anemia in a renal transplant recipient
Addepalli Surya Vamsi1 ∙ Dr (Brig) A Jairam, MD DM ∙ Dr Prashant G Kedlaya, MD DM ∙ Dr Renuka S, MD DnB ∙ Dr Shashank D, DNB(Medicine)DNB(Nephro) Long term Outcome of Lupus Nephritis: A Single Center Study.
Limesh M, Kedlaya PG, Renuka S, Vinod N Graft and Survival Outcome in Renal Transplant Patients receiving Cyclosporine and Azathioprine versus Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil: A Single-Centre Retrospective Observational Study
Renuka Sathish, Limesh Marisiddappa*, Prashant Kedlaya, Vinod Nagaraj, D. M. Kruthika Is Tunneled Cuffed Catheter a Viable Link to Arteriovenous Fistula? An Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre
R SowRabha1, GK PRaShant2, aRPana KEdlaya3 “RPGN – as a presentation of small vessel vasculitis” in a book on “Vasculitis & the Kidney” ECAB Clinical Update
Gokulnath, Prashant Does a Comprehensive Counselling Program Change Dietary Adherence among Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients?
Bhavana Shailendranath, Prashant G. Kedlaya, Renuka Satish Social Impact of End-Stage Renal Disease Requiring Hemodialysis among patients with Type 2 Diabetes and their caregivers in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Hanspal I, Fathima FN, Kedlaya PG. Relapsing Calciphylaxis of the Breast: Glucocorticoids - Friend or Foe?
Shankarappa T R, Jairam A, Kedlaya PG, Satish R. Symptomatic Hyponatremia due to Tacrolimus-Induced Salt-Losing Nephropathy in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.
K K L N, Kedlaya PG, Jairam A, S R Study of factors detrmining Peritonial Dalysis (PD) caregiver burden.
Dhareshwar SS, Nithin R, Anantharam J, Kedlaya P, Satish R, Jha VK, Akal RS Real-world use of pegylated erythropoietin in CKD-related anemia: an Indian modified Delphi consensus
Vijay Kher Jatin Kothari Jatin Kothari J Jitendra Kumar S Sanjay Srinivasa P Prashant Kedlaya S Sivalingam M R Rammohan Bhat R Rajesh Nair M Mallikarjuna HM R Reetesh Sharma V Vijay Kumar Sinha S Sreedhara C. G. Jay Kumar Sharma Jay Kumar Sharma See less Iain C. Macdougall Iain C. Macdougall Acute renal failure in pregnancy in a developing country – 20 years of experience
Prakash J, Kumar H, Sinha DK, Kedalaya PG, Pandey LK, Srivastava PK, Raja R, Usha Mucocutaneous lesions in transplant recipient in a tropical country
J Prakash 1, S Singh, G K Prashant, B Kar, K Tripathi, P B Singh Synchronous carcinoid tumour and tubercular ileal mass as a cause of intestinal obstruction after renal transplantation
P Jai, I Wani, G Prashant, R Raja, V Shukla, O Sharma, K Mohan Non-lymphomatous haematological cancers after renal transplantation
SG Nayak, R Satish, PG Kedlaya, Gokulnath Coping Strategies and perceived social supports of ESRD patients on CAPD – (A cross sectional study).
Usha Bapat, Shobhana Nayak, Prashant G.K., Gokulnath Demographics and social factors with acceptance of treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease
Bapat U, Nayak SG, Kedleya PG; Gokulnath Organ donation, awareness, attitudes and beliefs among post graduate medical students.
Bapat U, Kedlaya PG; Gokulnath. Organ donation, Perceived Illness Intrusion among patients on hemodialysis
Bapat U, Kedlaya PG; Gokulnath. Perceived illness “Vasculitis – A Renal Perspective” in a book on “Vasculitis & the Kidney” ECAB Clinical Update
Ramdas Pisharody, Susan Uthup, Prashant G. Kedlaya Impact of knowledge vs attitude, behaviour among maintenance hemodialysis patients for adherence to dietary regimen – a single centre experience. Indian Journal of Nephrology
Bhavana Shailendranath and C Ushadevi and Prashant G. Kedlaya Perceived Illness Intrusion among patients on CAPD
Bapat U, Kedlya PG; Gokulnath Uric Acid-associated Nephropathies and Nephrolithiasis” in a text book on “Hyperuricemia: A Renal Perspective
Prashant G. Kedlaya Lethal recurrent squamous cell carcinoma in a post-renal transplant recipient
G.K. Prashant, Usha Kini, Suraj Manjunath, Rakesh “Type 2 Chronic Cardiorenal Syndrome” in the book “Cardiorenal Syndrome
Gokulnath, Prem Pais, Prashant G. Kedlaya A review on “Metabolic acidosis in the critically ill and continuous renal replacement therapy”
Prashant G.Kedlaya “Sensory evaluation of developed food products for hemodialysis patients”
Bhavana Shailendranath., Usha Devi C., Prashant G. Kedlaya Does a Comprehensive Counselling Program Change Dietary Adherence among Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients?
Bhavana Shailendranath, Prashant G. Kedlaya, Renuka Satish Relapsing Calciphylaxis of the Breast: Glucocorticoids - Friend or Foe?
Shankarappa T R, Jairam A, Kedlaya PG, Satish R. Knowledge Attitude and Practices(KAP) towards Covid-19 among Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Healthcare Centre
Krithika Muralidhara Shashank Dhareshwar Vinod Nagesh Limesh Marisiddappa Prashanth Kedelaya Renuka Satish Sumithra Selvam Journey of stowaway passenger: Decoding hemolytic anemia in a renal transplant recipient
Addepalli Surya Vamsi ∗ 1 , Dr (Brig) A Jairam MD DM 2 , Dr Prashant G Kedlaya MD DM 2 , Dr Renuka S MD DnB 2 , Dr Shashank D DNB(Medicine)DNB(Nephro) 2 Aetiological Profile and Treatment Response of Patients with Hypercalcaemia: A Prospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India
BR SURAJ1 , ANANTHARAM JAIRAM2 , PRASHANT G KEDLAYA3 , SOWRABHA RAJANNA4 , MARIA TOMY PROTHASIS5 , ANIRBAN PALIT Acute kidney injury in critically ill COVID‑19 infected patients requiring dialysis: experience from India and Pakistan
Urmila Anandh1*, Amna Noorin2 , Syed Khurram Shehzad Kazmi3 , Sooraj Bannur4 , Syed Shahkar Ahmed Shah5 , Mehrin Farooq6 , Gopikrishna Yedlapati7 , Waseem Amer8 , Bonthu Prasad9 and Indranil Dasgupt Contributed to chapter “Pathogenesis of Glomerular Diseases”, ECAB Clinical Update
Gokulnath, Renuka S., Prashant No Data available for Books.
Renal Tubular Acidosis in Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Case Series
Renuka S. Limesh M., Atul Desai, Prashanth Kedalaya Recurrent hydrothorax associated with peritoneal dialysis: challenges in the diagnosis of pleuroperitoneal leak.
Krithika Muralidhara, Shashank Dhareshwar and Vinod Nagesh et al Health Care Associated Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis: More than Just Valve Infection- A Case Series
Devanath, D, Prashant G. Kedlaya, Jairam, A, Renuka, Shashank S. Dhareshwar Acute Renal Failure during pregnancy – an unusual cause
Nayak SG, Satish R, Kedley P, Deshpande R, Gokulnath, Garg Tubercular ileal perforation – Atypical, acute presentation in a renal transplant recipient – A case report
Prashant G. Kedlaya, S.G. Subramanyam, H. Raja and P. Divya “Recurrent Episodic Myoglobinuric Acute Kidney Injury as Presenting Manifestation of Idiopathic Polymyositis”
Marisiddappa L, Desai AM, Kedlaya PG, Sathish R News
Events
13th March
Thursday
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Schedule
DEPARTMENT OF NEPHROLOGY
SJMCH BANGALORE
OPD SCHEDULE – NEPHROLOGY
Name of the Consultant
| Morning OPD (including Transplant OPD) | Evening OPD
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Dr. Prashant G. Kedlaya |
Monday /Wednesday |
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Dr. Sourabha
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Tuesday / Friday |
Monday / Wednesday/Thursday
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Dr. Suraj B.R. |
Monday / Friday |
Monday /Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
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Dr. Maria Tomy Prothasis |
Thursday / Saturday |
Monday / Wednesday / Friday
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Dr. Addepalli Surya Vamsi |
Wednesday / Saturday
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Monday /Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
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Speciality Clinics
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Gallery
Hemodialysis Room with State of art Hemodialysis Machines
CAPD Room with training mannequin