Dr. Reetesh Sharma is the Director and Head of Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Medicine and is considered one of the best nephrologists.
He has over 26 years of experience in this field.
His areas of expertise include kidney transplantation (including high-risk, blood group, and HLA-incompatible transplants), chronic kidney disease, and dialysis.
Dr. Reetesh Sharma completed his MBBS and MD in Medicine from G S Medical College, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, in 1999 and 2003, respectively.
He obtained his DNB in Nephrology from the National Board of Examination in 2008.
He received training in Internal Medicine at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, and in Nephrology at Apollo Hospitals.
Dr. Sharma underwent advanced training in transplant at Maastricht Hospital, Netherlands, and ABO incompatible transplant at Tokyo University Hospital, Japan.
Dr. Sharma was associated with Medanta-the Medicity since its inception in 2009 and established dialysis services at Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi, in 2008.
With over a decade of experience, he has been involved in over 2000 kidney transplants across Medanta, Fortis, and Apollo hospitals.
He believes in practicing medicine as a science with an artistic, human touch.
Dr. Reetesh Sharma underwent advanced training in Transplant at Maastricht Hospital, Netherlands, in September 2012, and Preceptorship Training in ABO-incompatible Transplant at Tokyo University Hospital, Japan, in November 2017.
He received the Jayakar’s PostGraduate Award in Clinical Medicine for 2002-2003 for standing first in the inter-collegiate competitive examination.
Dr. Sharma has received several Best Paper Presentation awards, including on Post-partum Acute Renal Failure at Renal Sciences Update (Delhi Nephrology Society, 2005), Steroid-Free Transplantation at ISNCON (2010), and Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgeries at ISNCON (2012).
He is a member of the Delhi Nephrology Society, Indian Society of Nephrology, Indian Society of Organ Transplant, International Society of Nephrology (ISN), and ERA-EDTA.
His keen interest in research resulted in the publication of numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals.
Work Experience
Consultant, Medanta – The Medicity, 2018
Consultant, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Okhla, New Delhi, 2009
Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, 2007
Education
MBBS, G S Medical College, KEM Hospital Mumbai, 1999
MD, Medicine, G S Medical College, KEM Hospital Mumbai, 2003
DNB, Nephrology, National Board Of Examination, 2008