Dr Saurabh Pokhariyal

Dr. Saurabh Pokhariyal is a senior nephrologist known for his excellence in kidney transplantation and critical care nephrology. Trained at premier institutions in India and abroad, he has extensive expertise in managing high-risk renal transplants and complex kidney diseases. He is widely respected for combining advanced treatment methods with compassionate, patient-centric care.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• MD (Internal Medicine) GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• DNB (Nephrology) Sanjay Gandhi PGI
• DM (Nephrology), Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow
• Fellowship in Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University of Toronto

Professional Experience:

• Principal Director & Unit Head – Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka (2018–present)
• Director & HOD – Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (2013–2018)
• Associate Director – Nephrology, Medanta – The Medicity (2012–2013)
• Senior Consultant – Nephrology, Medanta – The Medicity (2010–2012)
• Consultant – Nephrology, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj (2006–2010)
• Fellowship – Adult Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine, University of Toronto (2002–2005)
• Assistant Professor (Nephrology) – Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (2001–2002)

Professional Membership:

• Indian Society of Nephrology
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation

Research Papers & Publications:

• An Analysis of the Monitoring in Dialysis (MiD) Study
• Diagnostic Dilemma: Cardiorenal Syndrome as an Unusual Presentation of IgG4-Related Disease (2022)
• Electrolyte Changes in Contemporary Hemodialysis: A Secondary Analysis of the MiD Study
• A retrospective multi-center experience of renal transplants from India during COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
• Intradialytic Hypotension and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis (2020)