Nephrologist ·
Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital , Delhi, India
28 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hindi , English
With a career spanning over two decades, Dr. Vikram Kalra is a reputed and well-trained nephrologist who has provided top-notch treatments to his patients. Having completed his education at some of the best institutes in India, he has worked in many prestigious hospitals. Dr. Vikram Kalra has had an exceptional career and has executed over 450 kidney transplants. He is currently the Additional Director and Senior Consultant of Nephrology & renal transplantation at the Aakash Healthcare Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India. Dr. Vikram Kalra has also worked as a Consultant at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and as a Senior Consultant at Medeor Hospital, Qutab, New Delhi. His expertise includes renal transplantation, interventional nephrology, and clinical nephrology.
Dr. Vikram Kalra completed his MBBS at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal College in Mumbai. In 1999, he decided to pursue an MD in Internal Medicine for gaining clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases. Later, in 2003, he pursued a DM in Nephrology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), New Delhi. His excellent educational background has equipped him with the requisite knowledge and skills to serve his patients well.
He specializes in providing treatments for kidney diseases, autoimmune conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus, acute & chronic kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, and glomerulonephritis. Dr. Vikram Kalra is also proficient in performing procedures like hemodialysis, kidney transplantation, ABO-incompatible kidney transplants, high-risk kidney transplants, and kidney biopsies for detecting undiagnosed kidney diseases.
Due to his unwavering persistence and determination in helping his patients, Dr. Vikram Kalra has achieved numerous feats in his field. He has made many contributions.
Some of his contributions are:
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Dr. Vikram Kalra is an eminent nephrologist with more than 20 years of experience treating kidney disorders.
Dr. Vikram Kalra specializes in treating kidney diseases like glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome. He has experience in performing over 450 kidney transplants.
Dr. Vikram Kalra also treats autoimmune disorders like SLE.
Dr. Vikram Kalra is proficient in performing procedures like kidney transplantation, kidney biopsies for disease diagnosis, permanent temporary catheter kidney transplants, and ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation.
Dr. Vikram Kalra is the Additional Director and Senior Consultant of renal transplantation and Nephrology at Aakash Healthcare Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi.
Dr. Vikram Kalra has published his research in several journals. He is also a part of associations like the Indian Society of Nephrology and the Indian Society of Hemodialysis.
Transplantation is when you put in an organ from a healthy person into someone whose organ is diseased or missing. And a Kidney Transplant Surgeon places a healthy kidney in place of diseased kidney/kidneys. The surgery, the recovery and rehabilitation, the surgeon is involved throughout. It is the work of the surgeon to recommend tests and prescribe the medicines as well. The surgeon is the most important component of the core team which is inclusive of nurses, technicians and nephrologist.
We have outlined below the tests that give a good picture of whether you need a kidney transplant.:
Here is a comprehensive list of additional tests needed before and during the kidney transplant procedure.:
The transplant should happen efficiently and kidneys should work well post acceptance by the body, therefore it is important for the tests to be accomplished at the right time and frequency. The cardiac stress test, Electrocardiogram and Echocardiogram are required in some cases to realise the heart condition and its fitness for the procedure.
Any symptoms that indicate a kidney failure are a good reason for you to a kidney transplant done. It is not necessary that just people on dialysis get the kidney transplant, it is also true that you can get it done before such a situation arises. You need to stay in touch with your surgeon during the post transplant recovery period. The doctor also consults with you in deciding whether a kidney transplant is the right way to go for you.
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