Dr. Venkat Sainaresh Vellanki is a Consultant and Head of Nephrology, Director of Transplant Nephrology at Burjeel Medical City. He brings with him vast experience from his training and practice in North America, the UK, and India. Dr. Venkat completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Internal Medicine from India in 2004. He pursued a Senior Residency in Nephrology from India in 2005. He did a Clinical Fellowship in Canada and is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, USA. With years of experience in the field, he has played various key roles in Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation. He brings vast experience in treating kidney diseases, solid organ transplantation, clinical Nephrology, hypertension, and dialysis. Dr. Venkat undertakes a wide variety of challenging kidney transplants, such as ABO-incompatible transplantations, kidney transplants in HIV-affected patients, liver kidney, kidney-pancreas simultaneous transplants, redo transplants, paired kidney exchanges, and high-risk transplants. He has published many papers in medical journals and held various scientific committee positions at the state and national level of the ISN and has been a reviewer for scientific journals.
Expertise
- Donor and Recipient Evaluation
- Kidney- Liver, Kidney – Pancreas Transplantation
- Decreased Donor Transplantation Listing
- Abo Blood Group Incompatible Transplants
- Transplantation in Special Groups such as HIV, Congenital Kidney Diseases, second (Redo) Kidney Transplantations Paired Kidney Exchange
- Solutions for Sensitized Waitlist Patients
- Post Kidney Transplantation Follow-up Care and Management of All Complications
- Post Kidney Transplant Pregnancy Care
- Clinical Nephrology and Hypertension
- Dialysis Therapies: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Critical Care Dialysis Therapies as SLED, CRRT
- Management of Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Medically Treated Kidney Disease in Adults
- Evaluation and Management of Hypertension
- Metabolic Evaluation of Kidney Stones, Recurrent Kidney Stones
- Evaluation and Management of Proteinuria/Nephrotic Syndrome
- Management of Glomerular Diseases
- Kidney Related Autoimmune Disease and Lupus Nephritis
- Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Plasmapheresis Consults for Kidney, Neurological and Hematological Indications
- Management of Renal Relevant Toxicology and Extracorporeal Therapies