Doctor discovery · Nephrology
Bengaluru has established endourology, laser prostate, uro-oncology and transplant departments, several of which support andrology and paediatric urology clinics. This page does not infer that every centre performs kidney transplantation or offers every approach listed here. Name a campus with a registered transplant programme, an authorisation committee process, transplant nephrology and urology, HLA laboratory access, dialysis backup and ICU; a nephrology clinic alone is not a transplant service. Doctor and hospital cards in Bengaluru resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Kidney Transplantation. If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic Urology, kidney or hospital label cannot verify current case acceptance. This is a catalog gap, not an availability or quality claim.
Quick answer
Nephrology manages acute and chronic kidney disease, dialysis, immune-mediated kidney disorders and medical aspects of transplantation. Decisions depend on kidney function trend, urine findings, fluid and electrolyte status, blood pressure, imaging, biopsy evidence, comorbidities and transplant eligibility.
Nephrology manages acute and chronic kidney disease, dialysis, immune-mediated kidney disorders and medical aspects of transplantation. Decisions depend on kidney function trend, urine findings, fluid and electrolyte status, blood pressure, imaging, biopsy evidence, comorbidities and transplant eligibility.
Bengaluru has established endourology, laser prostate, uro-oncology and transplant departments, several of which support andrology and paediatric urology clinics. This page does not infer that every centre performs kidney transplantation or offers every approach listed here. Name a campus with a registered transplant programme, an authorisation committee process, transplant nephrology and urology, HLA laboratory access, dialysis backup and ICU; a nephrology clinic alone is not a transplant service. Doctor and hospital cards in Bengaluru resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Kidney Transplantation. If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic Urology, kidney or hospital label cannot verify current case acceptance. This is a catalog gap, not an availability or quality claim.
A doctor appears only when the GAF catalog records the matching Nephrology specialty, location and, where selected, exact procedure relationship. Results are not ranked by outcomes or medical superiority.
This directory uses professional catalog information and exact specialty and procedure relationships. It does not constitute a medical ranking, guarantee availability or replace a case review by a qualified nephrologist.
Kempegowda International Airport: The airport is far from most hospital districts, and cross-city traffic can turn a short review into a long journey. Name the imaging site, operating campus and where an emergency review would happen. A stay near the treating campus is more useful than an airport hotel. Arrange a companion because anaesthesia, catheters and pain medicines limit independent travel early on. Milder weather does not remove the risk of fever, bleeding or blocked drainage. Complete the scheduled review before fixing onward travel.
8 nephrologists and 3 hospitals currently match this city and specialty filter. This directory uses professional catalog information and exact specialty and procedure relationships. It does not constitute a medical ranking, guarantee availability or replace a case review by a qualified nephrologist.
Nephrology treatment costs in Bengaluru, India · Bengaluru Nephrology city guide
Specialists
8 catalog records match the current filters. Ordering is alphabetical by city and name, not a ranking.
Showing 1–8 of 8
Senior Consultant
Dr. A Anitha is a Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, in Bengaluru, with more than 20 years of experience in nephrology. Her list covers chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephr…
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Transplant Physician and Senior Consultant Nephrologist
Dr. Anoop M Gowda is Transplant Physician and Senior Consultant Nephrologist at Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 22+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dialysis, cathete…
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Senior Consultant Nephrologist
Dr. Gokul Nath is Senior Consultant Nephrologist at Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 48+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dialysis, catheter versus fistula, and medica…
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Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician
Dr. Hareesha Babu K is Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician at Medicover Hospital in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 28+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dialysis, cat…
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Consultant Nephrologist
Dr. Kushal D P is Consultant Nephrologist at Gleneagles Hospitals in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 8+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dialysis, catheter versus fistula, and medical li…
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Chief Consultant Nephrologist and Kidney Transplantation Specialist
Dr. Madhav Desai is Chief Consultant Nephrologist and Kidney Transplantation Specialist at Medicover Hospital in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 25+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dial…
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Consultant
Dr. Prashant C Dheerendra is Consultant at Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 22+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dialysis, catheter versus fistula, and medical listing…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Vasantha Kumar R S is Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru, India. He has practised nephrology in India for 35+ years experience. HD versus peritoneal dialysis, catheter versus fistula, and medical lis…
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Clinical decisions
These are planning questions, not a scoring system. Technique, campus and follow-up still have to be confirmed in writing.
Treatments
Each kidney-care service keeps its canonical cost guide. Doctor lists only include exact procedure mappings.
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplantation places a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into the lower abdomen of a person with kidney failure, joining its artery and vein to the pelvic vessels and its ureter to the bladder, so the new kidney filters blood and produces urine while the failed kidneys are usually left in place.
Nephrologists for Kidney TransplantationKidney Transplantation treatment in India
7 mapped specialists
Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Follow-up
Kidney transplant evaluation and follow-up is the nephrology work-up and graft-surveillance pathway — HLA, DSA, protocol laboratories and biopsy thresholds — not the operation itself. Recipient and, where relevant, donor pathways run as outpatient or short-stay investigations. After a graft exists, clinics titrate immunosuppression and decide when a graft biopsy is due.
Nephrologists for Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Follow-upKidney Transplant Evaluation and Follow-up treatment in India
4 mapped specialists
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis in India filters blood through a dialyzer several times a week when residual kidney function can no longer control volume, solutes or symptoms. Costs vary with session frequency, facility, vascular access, laboratories and associated medical care. Blood is withdrawn through an arteriovenous fistula, graft or central catheter, passed through a dialyzer and returned. A typical session lasts about four hours. Anticoagulation, ultrafiltration and dry-weight targets are set for that sitting.
Nephrologists for HemodialysisHemodialysis treatment in India
8 mapped specialists
Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis uses the peritoneal membrane and a catheter to exchange dialysis fluid at home or in hospital, when residual function and training already write PD rather than in-centre HD. Dialysis fluid is instilled through a peritoneal catheter, dwells, then drains. CAPD uses manual exchanges; APD uses a cycler overnight. Infection-prevention steps are part of the product.
Nephrologists for Peritoneal DialysisPeritoneal Dialysis treatment in India
3 mapped specialists
Percutaneous Renal Biopsy
Percutaneous renal biopsy samples native kidney tissue under imaging so histology can explain proteinuria, unexplained AKI or a suspected glomerular disease. The patient lies prone. Under ultrasound, a spring-loaded needle takes cores from the lower pole. Observation for bleeding follows. Tissue is sent for light microscopy and, when written, IF and EM.
Nephrologists for Percutaneous Renal BiopsyPercutaneous Renal Biopsy treatment in India
3 mapped specialists
Cities
City pages use live catalog counts. Empty combinations are omitted rather than published as thin URLs.
Hospitals
Counts are current doctor relationships at each campus. A hospital profile remains the canonical campus page.
Bengaluru · 5 listed nephrologists
Nephrology hospitals in BengaluruBengaluru · 2 listed nephrologists
Nephrology hospitals in BengaluruBengaluru · 1 listed nephrologist
Nephrology hospitals in BengaluruRelated conditions
These links come from the specialty guide taxonomy. They are not inferred from a doctor’s procedure list and are not a claim of individual doctor expertise.
Stone disease
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Prostate and bladder
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Kidney failure
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Reconstructive and paediatric urology
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Epilepsy and first seizure
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Ischaemic stroke and TIA
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Parkinson disease and tremor
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Dystonia and spasticity
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Guillain-Barré and CIDP
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Myasthenia gravis
The appropriate kidney-care service depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Treatment guides
Canonical long-form articles remain the authoritative resource. This directory does not rewrite them.
Costs
These are the existing GAF cost guides. They are not doctor-specific prices.
Kidney Transplantation
View cost guide · $13,000–$25,000
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
View cost guide · $14,000–$28,000
Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
View cost guide · $12,000–$24,000
ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
View cost guide · $18,000–$35,000
Plasmapheresis
View cost guide · $1,500–$4,500
Paired Kidney Exchange (Swap Transplant)
View cost guide · $15,000–$30,000
Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Follow-up
View cost guide · $400–$1,200
Hemodialysis
View cost guide · $8,000–$18,000 / year
Peritoneal Dialysis
View cost guide · $6,000–$14,000 / year
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
View cost guide · $1,500–$4,500
Sustained Low-Efficiency Dialysis (SLED)
View cost guide · $1,000–$3,200
Dialysis Catheter Placement
View cost guide · $400–$1,200
AV Fistula Creation
View cost guide · $1,200–$3,500
Dialysis Access Management
View cost guide · $500–$1,800
Percutaneous Renal Biopsy
View cost guide · $400–$1,200
Kidney Transplant Graft Biopsy
View cost guide · $600–$1,500
CAPD Catheter Insertion
View cost guide · $1,000–$2,800
Central Venous Catheter (Permcath) Insertion
View cost guide · $500–$1,500
The quick answer on this page is summarised from GAF Healthcare’s Nephrology treatment guide. That guide remains the canonical article for clinical context, treatment options and planning.
A nephrologist evaluates the relevant diagnosis, explains suitable kidney-care services, coordinates treatment-specific assessment and follow-up, and discusses alternatives and material risks. The specialty guide provides clinical context without ranking individual doctors.
8 catalog records currently match this Bengaluru listing. Filter by city, hospital or documented procedure. “Best” is the discovery heading for that search intent, not a clinical ranking.
Listed nephrologists currently appear in Delhi NCR (55), Mumbai (15), Bengaluru (8), Chennai (6), Hyderabad (23). Counts are directory facts, not quality scores.
The catalog currently maps nephrologists to Kidney Transplantation, Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Follow-up, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Dialysis Catheter Placement, Percutaneous Renal Biopsy. Procedure pages are published only when enough exact doctor relationships exist.
Hospitals with current listings include Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Medicover Hospital, Bengaluru, Gleneagles Hospitals, Bengaluru. A hospital profile remains the canonical campus page.
Use the compare tray to place two to four listed specialists side by side on experience, qualifications, hospital, city and mapped procedures. Comparison uses catalog fields only.
the stored India planning range is the stored national planning range per transplant episode. No verified Bengaluru-only tariff is stored; request an itemized quotation from a named campus.
A named transplant urologist working with a transplant nephrologist should review your records and examine you. Dynamic cards require an exact CMS relationship and are not recommendations or rankings.
A stay near the treating campus is more useful than an airport hotel. Arrange a companion because anaesthesia, catheters and pain medicines limit independent travel early on. The airport is far from most hospital districts, and cross-city traffic can turn a short review into a long journey. Name the imaging site, operating campus and where an emergency review would happen.
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