Dr. Saurabh Pokhariyal

Principal Director

31 years of experience

Kidney Transplant Surgeon, Nephrologist

MBBS, MD, DNB, DM, Fellowship

Reg. No.:37367, Uttar Pradesh Medical Council

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka

English, Hindi

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About Dr. Saurabh Pokhariyal

Dr. Saurabh Pokhariyal is a renowned Nephrologist and Kidney Transplant Surgeon with over 31 years of experience.
He specializes in renal transplantation, including ABO incompatible transplants and transplants in highly sensitized recipients, treatment and management of primary glomerular diseases, and critical care nephrology.
His educational journey started with MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine (1996) from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur.
Dr. Pokhariyal further completed a DNB in Nephrology and DM in Nephrology from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow.
He also earned a Fellowship in Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation from the University of Toronto in 2005.
The doctor further received nephrology training from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow.
He established and headed nephrology units at major hospitals in the Delhi NCR region.
Dr. Pokhariyal is a member of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation and the Indian Society of Nephrology.

Education

MBBS, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
MD (Internal Medicine), Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, 1996
DNB (Nephrology), Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow
DM (Nephrology), Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, 2000
Fellowship in Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University of Toronto, 2005

Training & Certificates

Nephrology training, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow

Past Experience

Head of Department (Nephrology and Renal Transplant Services), Manipal Hospitals, New Delhi, 2024
Director & Head of Department (Nephrology and Renal Transplant Services), Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, 2018
Associate Director (Nephrology and Renal Transplant Services), Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, 2013
Consultant (Nephrology and Renal Transplant Services), Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, 2010
Associate Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, 2006
Assistant Professor (Nephrology), Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 2002

Associations/Membership

Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)

Paper Published

Gulati, Sabhya & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Sharma, Rk & Elhence, R & Kher, Vijay & Pandey, Chandra & Gupta, A. (2001). Pulse cyclophosphamide therapy in frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation: official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association. 16. 2013-7.
Soomro, Qandeel & Koplan, Bruce & Costea, Alexandru & Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir & Tumlin, James & Kher, Vijay & Williamson, Don & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & McClure, Candace & Charytan, David. (2024). Arrhythmia and Time of Day in Maintenance Hemodialysis: Secondary Analysis of the Monitoring in Dialysis Study. Kidney Medicine. 6. 100799. 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100799.
Soomro, Qandeel & Bansal, Nisha & Winkelmayer, Wolfgang & Koplan, Bruce & Costea, Alexandru & Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir & Tumlin, James & Kher, Vijay & Williamson, Don & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & McClure, Candace & Charytan, David. (2022). Association of Bradycardia and Asystole Episodes with Dialytic Parameters: An Analysis of the Monitoring in Dialysis (MiD) Study. Kidney360. 3. 10.34067/KID.0003142022. 10.34067/KID.0003142022.
Mc Causland, Finnian & Tumlin, Jim & Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir & Koplan, Bruce & Costea, Alexandru & Kher, Vijay & Williamson, Don & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Charytan, David. (2020). Intradialytic Hypotension and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: Results from the Monitoring in Dialysis Study. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 15. CJN.06810619. 10.2215/CJN.06810619.
Tumlin, James & Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir & Koplan, Bruce & Costea, Alexandru & Kher, Vijay & Williamson, Don & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Charytan, David. (2019). Relationship between dialytic parameters and reviewer confirmed arrhythmias in hemodialysis patients in the monitoring in dialysis study. BMC Nephrology. 20. 10.1186/s12882-019-1212-6.
Bansal, Shyam & Saxena, Vishal & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Gulati, Sabhya & Ahlalwat, R & Kher, Vijay. (2010). 017 Successful Treatment of Recurrent FSGS post-Kidney Transplant with Plasmapheresis and Rituximab – A report of 2 cases. Indian Journal of Transplantation. 4. 39. 10.1016/S2212-0017(11)60060-9.
Kher, Vijay & Gulati, Sabhya & Singhal, Megha & Bansal, Shyam & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Gupta, P.N. & Saxena, Vishal & Ahlawat, Rajesh. (2009). Steroid Free/Withdrawal Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplantation A small initial Experience from our centre. Indian Journal of Transplantation. 3. 32. 10.1016/S2212-0017(11)60103-2.
Singhal, Megha & Bansal, Shyam & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Jain, S. & Saxena, Vishal & Gulati, Sabhya & Kher, Vijay & Ahlawat, Rajesh. (2008). Impact of IL-2R Antibodies and Tac/MMF/Str Vs. Tac/Aza/Str in prevention of early rejections in a Live Donor Kidney Transplant Program; Single centre Experience. Indian Journal of Transplantation. 2. 39–40. 10.1016/S2212-0017(12)60040-9.
Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Gulati, Sanjeev & Prasad, Narayan & Sharma, Rk & Singh, Uttam & Gupta, Ramesh & Mittal, Sanjay & Mehta, Bhavna. (2003). Duration of optimal therapy for idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Journal of nephrology. 16. 691-6.
Roy-Chaudhury, Prabir & Tumlin, Jim & Koplan, Bruce & Costea, Alexandru & Kher, Vijay & Williamson, Don & Pokhariyal, Saurabh & Charytan, David. (2018). Primary outcomes of the Monitoring in Dialysis Study indicate that clinically significant arrhythmias are common in hemodialysis patients and related to dialytic cycle. Kidney international. 93. 10.1016/j.kint.2017.11.019.