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Nephrology
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
Unit Head
Professor & HOD
MD, DM(Nephro), DNB(Nephro), PGDMLE Professor & Head Department of Nephrology St. John's Medical ...
Core Staff
Associate Professor
MBBS, MD, DM (Nephro), DrNB(Nephro)Department of NephrologySJMCH, Bangalore
Assistant Professor
MBBS, MD, DNB(Gen Med), DNB (Nephro)Department of NephrologySJMCH, Bangalore
Assistant Professor
MBBS, MD(Gen Med), DM(Nephrology)Assistant professor Dept of Nephrology SJMCH, Bangalore
Services
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis 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. We have one patient who is on hemodialysis for...
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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 are done by our Surgeon – Dr. Sridhar Govindaraj...
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Renal Transplantation
We 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 the key person for cr...
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Nutrition
We 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 access procedures are done by Dr. Gurunath Reddy, Professor , Vascular Surgeon and Dr. Ruru, Assistant Professor.
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Temporary Vascular Access
We are doing around 72 vascular accesses per month. All Nephrology procedures are done Interventional Fluoroscopy in 4th floor.
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Inpatients
We 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
We 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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Publications
Mucocutaneous lesions in transplant recipient in a tropical country
J Prakash 1, S Singh, G K Prashant, B Kar, K Tripathi, P B Singh 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 “RPGN – as a presentation of small vessel vasculitis” in a book on “Vasculitis & the Kidney” ECAB Clinical Update
Gokulnath, Prashant 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 “Type 2 Chronic Cardiorenal Syndrome” in the book “Cardiorenal Syndrome
Gokulnath, Prem Pais, Prashant G. Kedlaya Lethal recurrent squamous cell carcinoma in a post-renal transplant recipient
G.K. Prashant, Usha Kini, Suraj Manjunath, Rakesh 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”
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