Dr. Dinesh Khullar

Biography

Here is an outline of the conditions that are treated by Dr. Dinesh Khullar, a Kidney Transplant Surgeon.

• Symptomatic Hydronephrosis
• Kidney Failure
• Glomerulonephritis
• Kidney Stones
• Kidney Injury or Trauma
• Shrunken Kidney
• Polycystic Kidneys
• End-Stage Renal Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Kidney Cancer
• Chronic Infection

Extreme infections like hepatitis. tuberculosis and bone infections lead to the situation where you need to get your kidney transplanted. Kidney transplant could be a requirement for patients who have recently recovered from cancer or who are suffering from cancer now. Other conditions because of which a kidney transplant could become necessary are excessive cardiovascular or liver disease.

Education

• MBBS
• MD

Experience

• Professor of Nephrology – Ganga Ram Institute of Post Medical Education and Research (GRIPMER)
• Lecturer, Nephrology – Dept. Of Medicines, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India,

Specialization & Expertise

We bring to you the symptoms and signs which end up affecting the filtering ability of the kidneys to up to 90 percent which means the person has end stage kidney disease and is a good candidate for a kidney transplant.

• Confusion
• Seizures or Coma (in severe cases)
• Nausea
• Shortness of Breath
• Fatigue
• Irregular Heartbeat
• Kidney Disease or Kidney Failure
• Weakness
• Fluid Retention (causing swelling in your legs, ankles, or feet)
• Decreased Urine Output (although occasionally urine output remains normal)
• Chest Pain or Pressure

Please consult your Kidney Transplant Surgeon whether you need to get a transplant done if your kidneys have failed i.e., you have end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Long term diabetes can bring your kidneys to this situation that you end up getting a kidney transplant. Also, it is High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) that has become a leading cause of irreversible damage being done to the kidneys.

10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday are the doctor’s operating hours. The initial recuperation period from the surgery is anytime upto one week.