Nephrology

“We care for your kidneys”

Timely care for kidney

The nephrology Department of Velammal Hospital focuses on diagnosing and managing diseases that affect the way kidney functions. The full-fledged department that offers a broad spectrum of kidney care services functions as the most sought after tertiary service. The leading Nephrologists of Velammal Hospital specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney and urinary system, such as inflammation of the kidneys, chronic kidney disease, hypertension or effects of high blood pressure and diabetes on the kidneys, side effects of medications on the kidneys and also complications of many other diseases on the way the kidneys function to filter the blood and keep it clean.

Velammal Hospital offers an effective system for control of electrolyte disorders such as low or high sodium, potassium, calcium. Our Nephrologists participate in non-surgical medical treatments for eliminating these disorders and who develop kidney stones, diagnose & prescribe medications to prevent them. It offers replacement therapy that includes dialysis and transplantation. The department exercises comprehensive follow up with patients having end-stage kidney disease who already are on dialysis and prepare them for a kidney transplant as a last resort, they also follow up patients already transplanted after the surgery. Velammal Hospital is the most renowned and opted hospital for its expert kidney transplant services.

The nephrology department at Velammal Medical College Hospital is supported by 4 full-time consultant nephrologists of international standards. The department is supported by an illustrious team of dialysis technicians, dialysis nurses, outpatient nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, and secretaries. We have a busy dialysis unit with more than 3500 dialyzes happening every month. Most health insurance schemes including the TamilNadu Chief ministers health insurance scheme is available for most renal procedures. We also train about 15-20 B.Sc dialysis technology students each year.

Highlights :

• 24*7 consultant availability for emergencies
• 24*7 dialysis facility
• Hemodialysis unit with separate dialysis machines for hepatitis patients
• Hemodialysis catheter insertion- temporary and “Permcath”
• AV fistula surgery
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Plasmapheresis
• Kidney transplant- Live related and Cadaveric
• Kidney biopsy- Adult and pediatric
• Peritoneal dialysis- CAPD and APD
• Peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion
• Dietary advice for renal patients
• Kidney disease prevention advise
• Pediatric hemodialysis & CRRTExtracorporeal therapies for poisoning
• Pediatric peritoneal dialysis
• Extracorporeal therapies for poisoning
• Kidney disease treatment in Pregnancy
• Nephrology OP time : 9 am to 7 pm