Zaheer Virani
Dr Zaheer Virani
Senior Consultant
Speciality
Nephrology
Qualification
  • MBBS
  • MD
  • DNB
Experience
21 Years
Gender
Male
Language Spoken
English
Hindi
Marathi
Location
Consultation Charges
3000
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About

Dr. Zaheer Virani is a seasoned nephrologist with over 21 years of professional experience, specializing in acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and kidney transplantation. He has successfully performed more than 400 kidney transplants, including ABO-incompatible, HIV-positive, Hepatitis B and C, and pediatric cases. Dr. Virani is skilled in dialysis, interventional nephrology, and a wide range of renal replacement therapies.

 

During his three years of training at Bombay Hospital, he gained comprehensive exposure to general medicine and various subspecialties, including gastroenterology, cardiology, neurology, chest medicine, infectious diseases, hematology, and intensive care medicine. He is adept at managing critically ill patients and performing life-saving procedures such as intubations, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, central and arterial line insertions, and various diagnostic procedures.

 

Expertise:

  • Diagnosis and treatment of acute renal failure and chronic kidney disease
  • Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Kidney Transplantation (including ABO-incompatible and high-risk cases)
  • Interventional Nephrology (central venous dialysis access, arterial lines, permcaths)
  • Tunneled cuffed catheter insertion
  • Kidney transplant biopsies and fistulograms

Experience

  • Present

Consultant Nephrology at Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai

Achievements

  • Indian Society of Nephrology – West Zone Chapter – Burjis Khurshedji 2nd Prize (12/10/2014)
  • 1st Best Poster Award: “ABO incompatible living donor kidney transplant in a HIV positive woman” – ISNCON 2017, Delhi
  • Dr. Pravina Shah 1st Prize Best Paper Award – Indian Society of Nephrology, West Zone Chapter, 2018
  • Podium Presentations:
    • Approach to AKI in a patient with liver dysfunction – ISN West Zone Chapter, Surat, 2017
    • Nutraceuticals retard the progression of chronic kidney disease – SRNMCON 2018
    • Vascular Access Monitoring and Surveillance – ISN West Zone Chapter, Ahmedabad, 2019

Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • MD
  • DNB

Publications

  • Virani ZA et al., BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSING DRY WEIGHT OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS USING INBODY S10, Indian J Nephrol, 2017
  • Virani ZA et al., ABO Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplant in a HIV Positive Woman, Indian J Nephrol, 2017
  • Virani ZA et al., Successful outcome of transplanting a kidney from a HCV-positive deceased donor into a HCV-negative recipient, Indian J Transplant, 2018
  • Virani ZA et al., Chronic Kidney Disease-Pandora’s Infectious Box!!!, The Indian Practitioner, 2019
  • Virani ZA et al., Efficacy and safety of canagliflozin in kidney transplant patients, Indian J Nephrol, 2019
  • Numerous other research articles (25+) in peer-reviewed journals

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