SREE MOOKAMBIKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University

Organ Transplantation

Kidney Transplant

Kidney Transplant services were started in 2017. We are the first to initiate Renal Transplant program in Kanya Kumari District.

The Team

Nephrology

Dr. Beena Unnikrishnan,
MD, DNB (Med), DM, DNB(Nephro)


Dr. Mookambika R. V. ,
MD, DM (Nephrology)

Urology

Dr. N. P. Sasi Kumar MS, MCh


Dr. Vinu Gopinath
MS, MCh (Urology), FMAS

Clinical Focus

Conditions Leading To Renal Transplant

When the kidneys stop working, the condition is referred to as ESRD (“end-stage renal disease”). Toxic waste products accumulate in the body and either dialysis or a kidney transplant is required to sustain life.

The most common causes of kidney failure include:

  • Diabetes
  • Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
  • Polycystic kidney disease
  • Glomerular diseases
  • Renovascular and other vascular diseases
  • Congenital, familial and metabolic disorders
  • Tubular and interstitial diseases
  • Neoplasms

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) can be divided into dialysis (Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis) and renal transplant. Although hemodialysis has improved the quality of life of ESRD patients but kidney transplant is a much better option for patients.

Our Services

Outreach & Community Activities

Clinic Timings

Monday to Saturday: 8: 00 am to 4:00 pm.