Dr. Gandhe Sridhar is one of India's foremost Transplant Nephrologists, with over 20 years of high-volume clinical practice at the apex of both public and private healthcare in Telangana. He has performed over 900 renal transplants encompassing live donor, cadaveric, ABO-incompatible, SWAP, combined liver-kidney, and sequential multi-organ procedures. He is the pioneer of the Swap Kidney Transplantation Registry in Telangana, one of very few nephrologists in the country to offer the full spectrum of complex transplant modalities under a single programme. Formerly Chief Nephrologist and Head of Department at Global Hospitals, Hyderabad — an ISN C-Level Sister Centre paired with the Department of Nephrology, St. Bartolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy — Dr. Sridhar led one of Asia's largest Peritoneal Dialysis programmes and established comprehensive CRRT, MARS, and Prometheus liver dialysis services. He holds 9 peer-reviewed indexed publications including a landmark Randomised Controlled Trial in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), has presented original research at the World Congress of Nephrology (Vancouver 2011; Milan 2009), the ISPD Asian Chapter Meeting (Beijing 2009), and the ISPD World Congress (Mexico 2010), and has trained multiple DNB Nephrology postgraduates. His academic output, programme-building credentials, and procedural volume position him unequivocally among the top tier of practising transplant nephrologists in India.
Key Highlights:
- 900+ Renal Transplants Performed
- 90+ ABO-Incompatible Transplants
- 20+ Years of Clinical Experience
- 20+ International Conference Presentations across 5 Countries
- 9 Indexed Publications
- Pioneer of Swap Kidney Transplantation Registry in Telangana
- 20 Years of DNB Nephrology Teaching Experience
- Director – Nephrology & Transplantation Star Hospitals, Banjara Hills & Nanakramguda, Hyderabad 2020 – 2026
– Leads the full-spectrum Nephrology & Transplant programme at NABH & NABL-accredited Star Hospitals
– Continues active transplant surgery with 600+ lifetime transplant volume
– Manages complex ABOi, SWAP, cadaveric, multi-organ, and re-transplant cases
– Oversees department strategy, clinical governance, and team development
– Faculty for national CME programmes and visiting faculty for transplant fellowships
– Active in ongoing clinical research on transplant outcomes and PD complications - Director / Chief Nephrologist & HOD – Nephrology Global Hospitals (Gleneagles Global Hospital), Hyderabad Aug 2007 – 2020
– Founded and scaled the Nephrology & Transplant programme at Global Hospitals, a 150-bed tertiary superspecialty centre and ISN C-Level Sister Centre (paired with St. Bartolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy)
– Performed 900+ renal transplants over 20+ years including cadaveric, live-related, ABOi, SWAP, combined liver-kidney, and sequential multi-organ transplants
– Established the SWAP Kidney Transplantation Registry — first in combined Andhra Pradesh / Telangana
– Built one of Asia's largest Peritoneal Dialysis programmes; implemented telemedicine-based remote PD monitoring achieving improved outcomes in rural patients
– Established full CRRT capability including MARS and Prometheus liver dialysis
– Set up interventional nephrology services including ultrasound-guided dialysis catheter insertion (published RCT, CJASN 2010)
– Trained DNB Nephrology postgraduate students for 20+ years
– Collaborated with transplant biopsy research team (2010–2017) producing publications on TMA, FSGS, diabetic nephropathy in allografts
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