Dr. Saurabh Pokhariyal

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.

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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.

Field of Expertise

  • ABO Incompatible Transplant
  • Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
  • Deceased Donor Liver Transplants (DDLTs)
  • Dialysis
  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
  • Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
  • Heminephrectomy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Holmium Laser Lithotripsy
  • Image-Guided Dialysis Catheter Insertion
  • Image-Guided Permcath Insertion
  • Image-Guided Permcath Removal
  • Incompatible Kidney Transplant
  • Interventional Nephrology
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Kidney Stone Removal
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Laparoscopic Kidney Surgery
  • Liver Transplant
  • Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
  • Lung Transplant
  • Nephrectomy
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • PCNL With DJ Stenting
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant
  • Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
  • Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Renal Angiogram
  • Renal Artery Embolization
  • Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS)
  • Robotic Kidney Surgery
  • Robotic Kidney Transplant
  • Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
  • Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
  • Acute Kidney Failure
  • Anuria
  • Bartter Syndrome
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  • Duplex Kidney
  • End-Stage Renal (Kidney) Disease
  • Familial Hypophosphatemia
  • Fanconi Syndrome
  • Gitelman Syndrome
  • Glomerulonephritis (GN)
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Hereditary Nephritis
  • Hyperoxaluria
  • Interstitial Nephritis
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Kidney Cysts
  • Kidney Failure
  • Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
  • Kidney Stones
  • Liddle Syndrome
  • Lipoid Nephrosis
  • Lowe Syndrome (Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome)
  • Medullary Cystic Disease
  • Medullary Sponge Kidney (MSK)
  • Membranous Nephropathy
  • Mesoblastic Nephroma
  • Metabolic Acidosis
  • Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
  • Nephritis
  • Nephrocalcinosis
  • Nephrolithiasis
  • Nephropathy
  • Nephrosclerosis
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Pediatric Kidney Failure
  • Perinephritis
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism
  • Renal Artery Aneurysm
  • Renal Artery Disease
  • Renal Cortical Necrosis
  • Renal Glycosuria
  • Renal Hypertension
  • Renal Osteodystrophy
  • Renal Papillary Necrosis
  • Renal Tuberculosis
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis
  • Uremia
  • Wolfram Syndrome
  • Zellweger Syndrome

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