Considered as one of the most well-known Nephrologists in India. He has been practicing for the last 43 years of experience. He has done detailed research in areas including clinical immunosuppression, ABO Incompatible transplantation, Paired exchange donation, steroid free immunosuppression, cost-containment, acute kidney injury and many more. Dr. Vijay Kher is frequently invited as a visiting faculty by several esteemed institutions nationally and internationally. He has also been a part of many scientific forums where he delivered more than 350 orations and lectures. He has served as an inspector for DNB and DM recognition for National Board of Examination and Medical Council of India. 

Highlights in his Career

Dr. Kher is acknowledged as a reputed member of many esteemed medical organizations and appreciated at various scientific platforms.

He has hugely contributed in setting up high-volume Nephrology departments in many major hospitals of North India.

He has made several contributions to the Indian Nephrology Department, for which he also received an award for his involvement in research about Immunosuppression in Kidney transplantation.

He has delivered more than 350 orations and lectures at many prestigious scientific forums.

He has published more than 180 research articles in peer reviewed journals, written and edited 11 books.

Educational Qualification 

Medical School – Dr. Vijay Kher completed MBBS from Glancy Medical College, Amritsar in 1973

Postgraduate Programmes – He further did specialization in General Medicine from PGIMER Chandigarh in 1977.

Dr. Kher also did DM in Nephrology from PGIMER Chandigarh in 1979.

DNB in Nephrology from National Boards India in 1980

Fellowships 

Research Fellowship Hypertension from Henry Ford Hospital in 1981.

Clinical fellowship in Nephrology from University of Cincinnati Medical Center in 1983

Recognitions

RK Jalota Oration, 1992

Khullar Oration, 2005

Dr. BS Chaubey Oration, 2006

Delhi Nephrology Society Oration, 2006

RT Jain Oration, 2007

JM Patel Oration, 2009

Professor KL Wig Oration, 2013

Best Paper Award, Indian Society of Nephrology Annual Conference, 2009

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Nephrology
• International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)

Previous Work Experience 

• Executive Director at Fortis Escort Heart Institute
• Senior consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, from 1997 to 2006
• HOD & Chief consultant at Narendra Mohal Hospital and research center, Ghaziabaad from 1985 to 1987.
• HOD & Additional Professor at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow from 1987 to 1993
• Chairman at Kidney & Urology Institute in Medanta hospital.

Publications:

Nephrology (Carlton) 2018: Methodological Challenges to collecting Clinical and Economic Outcome Data: Lessons from the Pilot Dialysis Outcomes India Study. March 2018, 2018

• Kidney International 2018: Primary outcomes of the Monitoring in Dialysis Study indicate that clinically significant arrhythmias are common in hemodialysis patients and related to dialytic cycle, 2018
• Pediatric Transplant 2018:  Pediatric ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation: Evolving with the advancing apheresis technology: A single-center experience, 2018
• The Journal of Vascular Access 2018:  Haemodialysis vascular access: current practices amongst Indian nephrologists, 2018
• Hemodialysis International 2018:  Feasibility of sustained low efficiency dialysis in critically sick pediatric patients: A multicentric retrospective study, 2018
• Kidney International: A novel CFHR1-CFHR5 hybrid leads to a familial dominant C3 glomerulopathy, 2017
• Asian J Transfus Sci: Median channel shift less than the cutoff in flow cytometric crossmatch: Not to be ignored, 2017
• Pediatr Transplant:  pediatric renal transplant practices in India, 2018
• Kidney International:  Understanding kidney care needs and implementation strategies in low- and middle-income countries: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference, 2016

A brief about Medanta Hospital

• Medanta hospital is located in New Delhi, the national capital of India and lies amongst the largest hospitals in India.
• The hospital has more than 1600 beds and covers almost 22 specialites.
• The hospital has state-of-the-art and cutting edge technology for treatment at affordable costs.

Medanta hospital Gurgaon  caters to an average of 20,000 international patients each year from more than 15 countries across the globe.