Dr. Sandeep Guleria

Senior Consultant

35 years of experience

Kidney Transplant Surgeons

MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

English

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About Dr. Sandeep Guleria

Dr. Sandeep Guleria, a highly skilled Transplant Surgeon, brings 35 years of experience to his practice.
He is the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award for his immeasurable contribution to the field of Medicine.
His areas of expertise include vascular access surgery, dialysis, peritoneal dialysis surgery, percutaneous renal biopsies, and renal transplant surgery.
Dr. Guleria led the team in India's first two kidney-pancreas transplants, showcasing his pioneering contributions.
His educational qualifications include an MBBS from the University of Delhi in 1985, an MS (General Surgery) from the All India Institute of Medical Science in 1988, and a DNB (Urology/Genito-Urinary Surgery) from the National Board Of Examination in 1989.
He also completed the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh, 2010; Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Ad Euniendum Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2010; and Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Glasgow, 1993.
Dr. Guleria holds life memberships in esteemed associations such as the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and INASL.
With numerous publications to his credit, Dr. Guleria is a respected authority in his field.
He is a member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS).

Education

MBBS, University of Delhi, 1985
MS (General Surgery), All India Institute of Medical Science, 1988
DNB (Urology/Genito-Urinary Surgery), National Board Of Examination, 1989
Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh, 2010
Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Ad Euniendum Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2010
Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Glasgow, 1993
DNBE (General Surgery), National Board of Examinations, India, 1989

Past Experience

Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi 110029 (2011- till date)
Additional Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 2008 - 2011
Consultant Surgeon, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK, 2004 - 2008
Associate Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 2002 -2003
Assistant Professor & Consultant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 1997 - 1998
Clinical And Research Fellow (Registrar), St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, England, 1992 - 1993
Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 1989 - 1992
Junior Resident, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 1986 - 1988
Senior Fellow (Senior Registrar), St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, England

Awards

Received the prestigious Padma Shri Award for his immeasurable contribution to the field of Medicine.
Received Smt. Rukmani Gopalakrishnan Award for standing first in Surgery
Awarded the "Luminary Award" by the IMA South Delhi Branch in Delhi In recognition of his "Outstanding contribution rendered to the medical profession and the community" 2007.
Awarded the Exemplary Contribution Award by the Indian Medical Association in 2008.
Awarded the Himachal Gaurav Himalayan Jagriti Manch 2011.
Led the team that performed the first two Kidney Pancreas Transplants in India and pioneered Cadaveric Renal Transplantation in New Delhi.
Introduced the 'DONOR CARD' in the city of New Delhi and established the Pediatric Transplant Unit at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Set up the Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Program at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Paper Published

Impact of COVID-19-associated Mucormycosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Meshram HS, Kute VB, Yadav DK, Godara S, Dalal S, Guleria S, Bhalla AK, Pathak V, Anandh U, Bansal S, Patel H, Hegde U, Dave R, Chauhan S, Dave R, Kumar D, Jamale T, Bajpai D, Kenwar D, Sil K, Vardhan H, Balwani M, Patil M, Deshpande R, Nandwani A, Jha PK, Jain M, Das P, Mishra V, Segev DL, Kher V.Transplant Direct. 2021 Dec 13;8(1):e1255. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001255. eCollection 2022 Jan. PMID: 34912944
Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Transplantation and Nephrology in India: A Nationwide Report From India. Meshram HS, Kute VB, Swarnalatha G, Hegde U, Sharma A, Sahay M, Guleria S, Raju SB, Eapen JJ, Ray DS, Chaudhury AR, Patel HV, Siddini V, Pathak V, Agarwal D, Bahadur MM, Verma PP, Anandh U, Krishna A, Abraham A, Mishra V.Transplant Proc. 2021 Oct 2:S0041-1345(21)00684-9.
A Multicenter Cohort Study of Indian Centers on Reoccurring SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kute VB, Hegde U, Das P, Sharma A, Bahadur MM, Sil K, Guleria S, Varma PP, Jamale T, Meshram HS.Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Oct;19(10):1023-1031.
Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in acute humoral rejection patients undergoing live-related renal transplantation: A single-center experience. Kakkar B, Makroo RN, Agrawal S, Chowdhry M, Nayak S, Jasuja S, Sagar G, Guleria S.Asian J Transfus Sci. 2021 Jan-Jun;15(1):62-67. Doi: 10.4103/ajts.AJTS_5_19. Epub 2021 Jun 12.
NOTTO COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines for Transplant Recipients. Kute VB, Agarwal SK, Prakash J, Guleria S, Shroff S, Sharma A, Varma P, Prasad N, Sahay M, Gupta S, Sudhindran S, Krishan K, Ramesh V, Kumar Indian J Nephrol. 2021 Mar-Apr;31(2):89-91
A Multicenter Cohort Study From India of 75 Kidney Transplants in Recipients Recovered After COVID-19. Kute VB, Ray DS, Yadav DK, Pathak V, Bhalla AK, Godara S, Kumar A, Guleria S, Khullar D, Thukral S, Mondal RRS, Jain M, Jha PK, Hegde U, Abraham M A, Dalal S, Patel H, Bahadur MM, Shingare A, Sharma A, Kumar Sharma R, Anandh U, Gulati S, Gumber M, Siddini V, Deshpande R, Kaswan K, Varyani U, Kakde S, Kenwar DB, Shankar Meshram H, Kher V.Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1;105(7):1423-1432.
Is it Safe to Be Transplanted From Living Donors Who Recovered From COVID-19? Experience of 31 Kidney Transplants in a Multicenter Cohort Study From India. Kute VB, Godara S, Guleria S, Ray DS, Aziz F, Hegde U, Sharma A, Nayak KS, Siddini V, Sarkar P, Thukral S, Mondal RRS, Goswami J, Patel HV, Abraham M A, Pathak V, Anandh U, Jha PK, Bavikar S, Bonu RS, Gulati S, B T AK, Yadav DK.Transplantation. 2021 Apr 1;105(4):842-850
Clinical Profile and Outcome of COVID-19 in 250 Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Cohort Study From India. Kute VB, Bhalla AK, Guleria S, Ray DS, Bahadur MM, Shingare A, Hegde U, Gang S, Raju S, Patel HV, Jain S, Godara S, Modi P, Gumber M, Engineer DP, Dalal S, Darji P, Balwani M, Patel AH, Mishra VV.Transplantation. 2021 Apr 1;105(4):851-860
NOTTO Transplant Specific Guidelines with Reference to COVID-19. Kute V, Guleria S, Prakash J, Shroff S, Prasad N, Agarwal SK, Varughese S, Gupta S, K Gokhale AG, Sahay M, Sharma A, Varma P, Bhalla A, Vardhan H, Balwani M, Dave S, Bhadauria D, Rathi M, Agarwal D, Shah P, Ramesh V, Garg R.Indian J Nephrol. 2020 Jul-Aug;30(4):215-220. doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_299_20. Epub 2020 Aug 18.
Implication of a positive virtual crossmatch with negative flow crossmatch: A mind-boggler. Chowdhry M, Agrawal S, Thakur Y, Guleria S, Sharma V.Asian J Transfus Sci. 2020 Jan-Jun;14(1):79-82. doi: 10.4103/ajts.AJTS_159_18
Benefit to Few Versus Risk to Many: An Ethical Dilemma During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic for Deceased-Donor Organ Transplant in a Resource-Limited Developing Country. Kute V, Ramesh V, Shroff S, Prasad N, Guleria S, Prakash J, Sahay M, Modi P, Cantarovich M, Haberal M.Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Jan;19(1):1-7
Deceased-Donor Organ Transplantation in India: Current Status, Challenges, and Solutions. Kute V, Ramesh V, Shroff S, Guleria S, Prakash J.Exp Clin Transplant. 2020 Jul;18(Suppl 2):31-42.
Kidney-Paired Donation to Increase Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in India: Guidelines of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation – 2017.Kute VB, Agarwal SK, Sahay M, Kumar A, Rathi M, Prasad N, Sharma RK, Gupta KL, Shroff S, Saxena SK, Shah PR, Modi PR, Billa V, Tripathi LK, Raju S, Bhadauria DS, Jeloka TK, Agarwal D, Krishna A, Perumalla R, Jain M, Guleria S, Rees MA. Indian J Nephrol. 2018 Jan-Feb;28(1):1-9
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors. Lentine KL, Kasiske BL, Levey AS, Adams PL, Alberú J, Bakr MA, Gallon L, Garvey CA, Guleria S, Li PK, Segev DL, Taler SJ, Tanabe K, Wright L, Zeier MG, Cheung M, Garg AX. Transplantation. 2017 Aug;101(8S Suppl 1):S1-S109
Summary of Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors. Lentine KL, Kasiske BL, Levey AS, Adams PL, Alberú J, Bakr MA, Gallon L, Garvey CA, Guleria S, Li PK, Segev DL, Taler SJ, Tanabe K, Wright L, Zeier MG, Cheung M, Garg AX. Transplantation. 2017 Aug;101(8):1783-1792
Comparative study of laparoscopic and mini-incision open donor nephrectomy: have we heard the last word in the debate? Yadav K, Aggarwal S, Guleria S, Kumar R. Clin Transplant. 2016 Mar;30(3):328-34.
Guleria S., Aron M., Sinha S. "Vascular access Surgery: a simplified technique for the creation of AV fistulae using surgical glove cuffs" Indian Journal Of Urology 1995 Vol. II:2: 90
Guleria S., Sinha S., Dorairajan LN, Khazanchi RK., Saxena S., Agarwal SK, Tiwari SC, Dash SC "Spontaneous Renal Allograft Rupture: Still a threat" Nephron 1995 :70: 385- 386