Dr. Dhanalakshmi G

Professor Dr. Dhanalakshmi G. is an accomplished Nephrologist with over 20 years of experience in comprehensive nephrology, kidney transplantation, dialysis, critical care nephrology, interventional nephrology, postgraduate teaching and department administration. She has played a pivotal role in establishing and developing the Department of Nephrology at ESIC Medical College & Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad, transforming it into a high-volume tertiary referral centre providing advanced renal replacement therapies and kidney transplantation. Her clinical expertise encompasses living and deceased donor kidney transplantation, ABO-incompatible transplantation, maintenance haemodialysis, CRRT, haemodiafiltration, haemoperfusion and therapeutic plasma exchange. She has also contributed significantly to medical education through postgraduate mentoring and the DrNB Nephrology programme. Her professional experience includes senior consultant and academic roles at Virinchi Hospitals, Global Hospitals and Osmania General Hospital, with a strong focus on comprehensive renal care, transplant services, critical care nephrology and healthcare leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

• DM (Nephrology), 2003–January 2007 — Gandhi Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences.
• DM Thesis: “Correlation of Corneal and Conjunctival Calcification with Vascular Calcification in CKD Patients.”
• Selected for Oral Presentation at the National Conference (2006).
• MD (Paediatrics), 1999 — Osmania Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences.
• MD Thesis: “Incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Asthmatic Children by Nuclear Scan.”
• MBBS — Osmania Medical College, 1992 Batch.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Professor & Head, Department of Nephrology - ESIC Medical College & Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad (2020 - Present)
• Senior Consultant Nephrologist - Virinchi Hospitals (2017–2022; 2025 - Present)
• Senior Consultant Nephrologist - Global Hospitals (2022–2025)
• Consultant Nephrologist - Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda (2007–2017)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology - Osmania General Hospital (2007)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE / SPECIAL INTERESTS

• Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology
• Kidney Transplantation — Living, Deceased & ABO-Incompatible
• Critical Care Nephrology
• Maintenance Haemodialysis
• CRRT
• Haemodiafiltration
• Hemoperfusion
• Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
• Interventional Nephrology
• Medical Education & DrNB Training
• Department Development & Healthcare Leadership

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

1. Best Paper at the National Conference for the MD thesis on incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in asthmatic children by nuclear scan.
2. DM thesis selected for Oral Presentation at the National Conference (2006).
3. Established and led the development of a comprehensive nephrology and kidney transplant service at ESIC Medical College & Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

• Selected for Oral Presentation at the National Conference (2006).
• Postgraduate teaching and mentoring through the DrNB Nephrology Programme, initiated in 2023.
• Guidance of postgraduate trainees and thesis work.

OTHER RELEVANT ACHIEVEMENTS

• Established the Department of Nephrology at ESIC Medical College & Super Speciality Hospital from inception.
• Scaled dialysis capacity from 5 to 50 haemodialysis machines, supporting 5,500–6,000 dialysis sessions per month.
• Established advanced critical care nephrology and extracorporeal therapy services.
• Established a kidney transplant programme covering living donor, deceased donor and ABO-incompatible transplantation.
• Contributed to the development of ESIC as a self-sufficient tertiary care renal centre with virtually zero referrals.