Dr. Vijay Kher
Dr. Vijay Kher
Nephrologist/Renal Specialist

Location: Gurgaon, New Delhi

Experience: 40+ Years of Experience

Designation: Kidney & Urology

Qualification: MD - Internal Medicine, DM - Nephrology, MNAMS – Nephrology

Works At: Medanta The Medicity

About Dr. Vijay Kher

  • One of India’s most respected Kidney Transplant and Nephrology specialists.
  • More than 40 years of expertise in kidney disease management and transplantation.
  • Chairman – Kidney & Urology Institute at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon.
  • Successfully involved in over 5,000 kidney transplant procedures.
  • Pioneer in ABO-incompatible and steroid-free kidney transplant protocols.
  • Established leading nephrology departments across India’s top hospitals.
  • Internationally trained in the USA with fellowships in nephrology and hypertension research.
  • Published over 180 scientific papers and authored multiple nephrology textbooks.
  • Widely recognized for contributions to kidney transplantation and renal medicine in India.

Work Experience

  • More than 40 years of experience in Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation.
  • Chairman – Kidney & Urology Institute, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon.
  • Former Director – Nephrology & Transplant Medicine, Fortis Healthcare, New Delhi.
  • Former Senior Consultant & Coordinator – Nephrology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.
  • Former Professor & Chairman, Department of Nephrology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow.

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

Location

Medanta The Medicity
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Established in: 2009

Number of Beds: 1250

Multi Specialty

Location: Gurugram

Awards

  • Awarded the Pfizer Postgraduate Gold Medal for academic excellence (1979).
  • Recipient of the Bansal Gold Medal and Oration Award from the Indian Society of Nephrology for excellence in research.
  • Received multiple Best Paper Awards at the Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology.
  • Award winner at the International Congress of Organ Transplantation in Developing Countries, Singapore (1992).

Specialization

  • Nephrology
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Transplant Medicine
  • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management
  • Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
  • Dialysis Therapy
  • ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
  • Clinical Immunosuppression
  • Steroid-Free Immunosuppression
  • Glomerulonephritis Treatment
  • Renal Failure Management
  • Paired Exchange Kidney Donation Programs

Qualification

MD - Internal Medicine, DM - Nephrology, MNAMS – Nephrology