Umesh B Khanna

Biography

He is the Medical Director of NephroPlus, Boriwali West, Mumbai and also practicing at Lancelot Kidney & GI Centre in Borivali West. He is a Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician based in Mumbai. He did his undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital in Mumbai. He has been in private practice since May 1987. He has vast experience in Clinical Nephrology, Haemodialysis, Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), Kidney Transplants, Critical Care Medicine, CAVH, CAVHD & IPD, and Hypertension. He has set up the Nephrology Department for several hospitals and clinics. He was the first to establish the concept of free-standing dialysis units or satellite / community dialysis centres in India, and has set up 16 such units in Mumbai. He was also the first to come up with the concept of Nephrologist-owned-and-managed private dialysis units in Mumbai. As Chairman of the Public Education Cell of the National Kidney Foundation (India), he arranged a series of educational talks, interactive sessions and panel discussions on kidney diseases and organ donation. He is Founder and Chairman of Mumbai Kidney Foundation (MKF), a project of Jeevan Jyot Charitable Trust, of which he is a trustee. MKF endeavours to brighten the lives of chronic kidney disease patients. Launched on the occasion of the first World Kidney Day (9th March 2006), MKF works towards education, prevention and treatment of kidney disease and rehabilitation of kidney patients.

Research Interest

Clinical Nephrology, Haemodialysis, Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), Kidney Transplants, Critical Care Medicine, CAVH, CAVHD & IPD, and Hypertension.