Dr. Sharad Sheth

Dr. Sharad Sheth is Consultant and Head of Nephrology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, with 44 years of experience in nephrology. His clinical work covers kidney transplantation, dialysis and the management of acute and chronic renal disorders.

He completed MBBS at Seth G.S. Medical College, followed by MD in General Medicine from Bombay University, where the hospital records that he secured third rank. He subsequently completed MNAMS in Nephrology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1981.

His documented expertise includes renal transplantation and dialysis, acute renal failure, hepatorenal syndromes, glomerulonephritis, renal and renovascular hypertension, renal tubular acidosis and uremia. His procedural practice includes peritoneal dialysis and vascular-access procedures for haemodialysis, including subclavian, femoral and internal-jugular catheterisation and permanent haemodialysis catheter insertion.

Kokilaben Hospital reports more than 800 renal-transplant operations in his scorecard and more than 600 haemodialysis cases per month. It also documents extensive experience with renal biopsies, peritoneal dialysis and dialysis catheterisation. He is a DNB nephrology teacher and examiner and has participated as a speaker in professional nephrology forums.

His professional memberships include the Mumbai Nephrology Group, Indian Society of Nephrology and Indian Society of Organ Transplantation. For patients considering treatment, transplant eligibility, dialysis strategy and further investigations require individual review of renal function, imaging, comorbidities and previous treatment by the nephrology team.