Dr. Pragnesh Desai

About Doctor

Let us have a look at the number of conditions treated by Dr. Pragnesh Desai.

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

Your kidneys can be affected from infections including hepatitis, tuberculosis and bone infections because of which you end up needing a kidney transplant. You might need to get a kidney transplant if you have cancer now or had it in the recent past. 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
• MCh
• DNB

Experience

• Associate Consultant- Dept of Urology, Robotics, Renal Transplant & Uro-Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
• Attending Consultant- Dept of Urology, Robotics, Renal Transplant & Uro-Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
• Junior Consultant – Urology & Renal Transplant, PSRI Hospital, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi
• Senior Resident (M. Ch), Dept. – Urology and Robotics, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Senior Resident, Dept. of General Surgery – SJH, New Delhi
• Resident DNB, Dept. of General Surger – SJH, New Delhi

Specialization and 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.

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

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). One of the most frequent reasons for this to happen is when a patient is diabetic for a certain period of time. High blood pressure or Hypertension is another of the leading causes of kidney disease which could necessitate a kidney transplant.

The doctor’s operating hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, Sunday is an off day. You will start to recuperate in a day or two and be home bound within a week.

Memberships & Certifications

• American Urological Association
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
• Urological Society of India
• North Zone Urological Society of India
• Delhi Urology Society
• Association of Surgeons India
• National Academy of Medical Sciences

Awards & Accomplishments

• Recurrent laryngeal nerve and voice preservation: routine identification and appropriate assessment – two important steps in thyroid surgery. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Jan;93(1):49-53
• Duplication of vas deferens-A rare anomaly with review of literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011;2(8):241-2
• Giant splenic artery aneurysm: A rare but potentially catastrophic surgical challenge. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2012;3(11):533-6

The list of procedures performed by Dr. Pragnesh Desai are mentioned here for your convenience.:

• Trans Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)
• Prostatectomy
• Prostate Cancer Treatment
• Kidney Transplant
• Trans Urethral Resection of Prostrate (TURP)

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. One must go for regular checkups post the procedure to know if the transplanted kidney is working well..