About The Department

  Our Mission

"We aspire to provide high-quality, patient-centric, values-driven, compassionate, and comprehensive care to individuals with kidney diseases of all ages. We are deeply committed to excellence in patient care, nephrology education, cutting-edge research, and community outreach."

 Our Vision

“We envision to evolve into a state-of-art Nephrology Unit and become a global leader in Nephrology patient care, education, and research.”

 Key Milestones & Achievements

Since its inception, the Department of Nephrology has grown steadily to provide comprehensive renal care, advanced dialysis services, and a robust kidney transplant program. Major milestones include:

 2020

• October: Inception of the Department and initiation of Nephrology OPD services
• November: First inpatient admission under Nephrology

2021

• March: Establishment of the first Hemodialysis Unit in the OPD complex with state-of-the-art hemodialysis machines
• May: Dedicated COVID Hemodialysis facility established for patients requiring renal replacement therapy

2022

• February: AV fistula creation initiated in collaboration with the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (CVTS) Department
• April: Dialysis services for seropositive patients commenced
• June: Plasmapheresis services started
• July: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) services initiated
• September: Peritoneal Dialysis services launched

2023

• 9^th May: First Living Donor Kidney Transplant performed
• 11^th May: First Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant (Donation after Brain Death) successfully conducted
• July: DM Nephrology postgraduate program started; first candidate inducted
• October: Installation of a double-stage RO plant with heat disinfection facility for Hemodialysis and Hemodiafiltration
• 3^rd December: First Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant following Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) performed - first such transplant in the state of Maharashtra

2024

• April: Dialysis Technology Update organized for Dialysis Technicians and Nursing Officers
• June: AV fistula creation services independently initiated by the Department of Nephrology
• July: Peritoneal Dialysis services under the MJPJAY scheme started

2025

• 13–17 January: First Transplant Coordinator Training Program organized in collaboration with ZTCC under the aegis of NOTTO
• March: Umang 2025 — Patient Awareness and Engagement Program conducted