Dr. Vishal Saxena, Director - Nephrology & Renal Transplant, BLK-Max Centre for Renal Sciences & Kidney Transplant BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

Dr. Vishal Saxena is a specialized and experienced doctor in the arena of Nephrology. During his work tenure of more than 15 years, he has been associated with elite hospitals like Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Fortis Hospital, Medanta Medicity and Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre. Dr. Saxena's unwavering commitment and dedication in the field of Nephrology has helped him gain expertise in various Nephrology procedures like Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Kidney Biopsy, Renal Transplant and Critical Care Nephrology.

Being bestowed with academic excellence, he has also been acknowledged for his administrative roles and honoured with various esteemed awards and recognitions..

Awards / Accomplishments:

• Best paper presentation at Apicon Jaipur - 2000
• Best paper presentation at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals - 2005 Star Doctor of the Month-Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj Gold Medal-Universal precaution - An answer to
• preventing HCV transmission in HD units-V Saxena, S. Gulati, V Kher-Fortis Hospitals-ISN 2009, Guwahat

Publications:

• Jha JP, Saxena V-Ischemic nephropathy November 1999 in JAPI
• V Kher, R Ahlawat, V Saxena, NH Khan, S Jain - Pre-emptive renal transplantation: ensuring better graft and patient survival? Transplantation Proceedings 2004, Vol. 36, 620S
• Kher V, Ahlawat R, Saxena V, Khan NH, Jain S, Kaul S: Basiliximab in renal transplantation: Experience from a Single Center. Transplantation Proceedings 2004, Vol. 36, 621 S
• Saxena V, Kher V Acute renal failure in critically ill patients postgraduate medicine - Medicine emergencies, Ed PC Manoria, 2005, pp 152 - 164
• Saxena V, Sardana R, Kher V - Infections in organ transplant recipients. J International Medical Academy, JIMSA, 2004:17 (3) 174-179

Areas of Interest:

• Acute Kidney Injury
• Chronic Kidney Disease & Complications! Glomerular Disease in Children & Adults
• Kidney Transplants
• Critical Care in Nephrology

Membership:

• Delhi Nephrology Society
• North Zone Indian Society of Nephrology European Dialysis & Transplant Association
• Member of Indian Society of Nephrology
• External Examiner for Dialysis training Programme at CMC vellore sponsored Exam at St. Stephens Hospital