Dr. Saurabh Pokhariyal

About Doctor

Dr. Saurabh Pokhriyal is a well-known and distinguished nephrologist in India with 25+ experience in nephrology and renal transplant medicine.

Additionally, he has a strong interest in complex nephrology cases and ABO-incompatible transplants, and has also worked extensively on the primary treatment of glomerular diseases.

Apart from that, he has served as a Director of Nephrology and Renal Transplant Medicine at Max Healthcare, and he was also the Director and HOD at Fortis Memorial Research Institute.

Dr. Pokhriyal was also the Associate Director at Medanta, as well as a Consultant in Nephrology at Fortis Hospital.

Along with his clinical roles, Dr. Saurabh Pokhriyal has made a significant contribution to academic and research domains, and he has published several research papers on topics such as monitoring dialysis, cardiorenal syndrome, and the experience of renal transplant during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical Qualifications

• DM (Nephrology), Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow
• DNB (Nephrology), Sanjay Gandhi PGI
• MD (Internal Medicine) GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• MBBS, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• Principal Director at Max Healthcare
• Co-founder and director at Vituscare Medlife Pvt. Ltd.
• HOD Nephrology and Renal Transplant Services at Manipal Hospitals
• Director - Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine at Fortis Healthcare
• Associate Director- Nephrology and Renal Transplant Medicine at Medanta Medicity
• Consultant in Nephrology and Renal Transplant Medicine at Fortis Healthcare
• Associate Consultant at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• Assistant Professor in Nephrology at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences

Career Highlights

• Dr. Saurabh Pokhriyal has a special interest in complex cases of nephrology and ABO-identical transplants.
• Dr. Pokhriyal also worked in the Primary treatment of Glomerular Diseases.
• Furthermore, Dr. Pokhriyal has published various research papers on monitoring dialysis and cardiorenal syndrome. And he also got experience during COVID-19 on a renal transplant.

Research and Fellowships

• Membership: Indian Society of Nephrology
• Membership: Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
• Fellowship: Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University of Toronto

Awards and Recoginition

• Dr. Saurabh Pokhriyal wrote about the in-depth examination of how dialysis is monitored, and it was published on Kidney360.
• He also wrote about the study that analyzes how electrolyte levels fluctuate during modern hemodialysis treatment, and it was published on Kidney360.
• Additionally, he also wrote a review of kidney transplants in India during the pandemic, and it was released in early 2021.
• Apart from that, he also addressed the issue of low blood pressure and heart rhythm problems in patients who get maintenance hemodialysis, and it was published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society.