Dr. Salil Jain

About Doctor

Let us have a look at the number of conditions treated by Dr. Salil Jain.

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

Your kidneys can be affected from infections including hepatitis, tuberculosis and bone infections because of which you end up needing a kidney transplant. Even patients who are suffering from cancer or have had cancer recently might need to get a kidney transplant done. Are you suffering from liver disease or cardiovascular disease? Then it is a possibility that you could have to get a kidney transplant.

Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD
• DNB

Experience

• Senior Consultant at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon

Specialization and Expertise

Let us have a look at the signs and symptoms because of which kidneys end up losing 90% of ability to filter then the person has end stage kidney disease and will need a kidney transplant.

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

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. Your kidneys could be damaged also due to prolonged history of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension).

10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday are the doctor’s operating hours. It will take you a day or two to start recuperating, to get discharged and reach home will take up to a weeks’ time.

Memberships & Certifications

• Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
• American Society of Transplant
• European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Awards & Accomplishments

Popular procedures performed by Dr. Salil Jain are as follows:

• Kidney Transplant

Types of kidney transplants are also dependent on whether the donor is alive or deceased. A preemptive kidney transplant actually preempts the need for dialysis to come in at all. Getting regular and timely checkups done is a way of knowing if your kidney transplant is a success and your body has accepted the new organ.