Dr. Chandra Shekar C
Associate Consultant - Nephrology
Dr. Chandra Shekar C is a highly experienced Nephrologist and Renal Transplant Physician, currently serving as Associate Consultant – Nephrology and Renal Transplantation at Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru. He did his MBBS from the prestigious Madras Medical College and internship from the oldest hospital of India, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. He went on to pursue MD General Medicine from VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi and completed his DM Nephrology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh. He subsequently pursued specialized fellowship training in Renal Transplantation Medicine at SGPGI, Lucknow, one of India’s premier transplant centres known for complex renal transplants. During his fellowship, Dr. Chandra Shekar was involved in the management of more than 200 kidney transplants, including ABO-incompatible, HLA-sensitized, paediatric, second and third renal transplants. He was also a part of the team involved in India’s first ABO-incompatible kidney transplant in a patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) at SGPGI, Lucknow. Dr. Chandra Shekar has authored scientific publications and presented his work at national and international conferences. He served as a faculty at Mid-term ISOT 2026.
Comprehensive management of Kidney transplantation care (Living and Deceased donor)
Multiorgan transplant (Heart & Kidney, Pancreas & Kidney, Liver & Kidney)
HLA sensitized kidney transplant
Complex renal transplant (CML, PLHA patients, second and third renal transplant)
ABO-Incompatible transplant
Paediatric transplant (Including ABO-Incompatible)
Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic Kidney disease
Diabetic kidney disease
Glomerular diseases (Nephrotic & Nephritic syndrome)
Critical Care Nephrology
Dialysis (Hemodialysis & Continous Ambulatory Peritoneal dialysis)
Hemoperfusion in poisoning
Dialysis in ECMO
Kidney Biopsies
Plasma exchange and immunoadsorption
Chronic tunnelled catheter placement
Awards and Recognition:
* Won third price at Mid Term ISOT 2026 for the mini oral presentation on Renal transplantation in antiphospholipid syndrome patient with challenging peri-operative anti-coagulation.
Publications and Research:
* Kaur A, Saini S, Chandrashekar C, Dhoot DK, Koley H. Spontaneous bilateral femoral neck and left scapula fracture in a young adult with end-stage renal disease. Int J Res Med Sci 2022; 10:1542-4.
* Koley H, Saini S, Chandrashekar C, Dhoot DK, Sindhu D. An unusual case of cavitary lung lesion in catheter-related bloodstream infection. Int J Res Med Sci 2023; 11:716-8.
* Sindhu, D., Sharma, G. S., Dhar, M., Kumari, R., Kandari, S., Saini, S.,Dhoot, D. K., Chandrashekar C., & Koley, H. (2024). Comparison of outcomes of acute kidney injury in elderly and non-elderly hospitalized patients in a tertiary care hospital in India: a prospective observational study. Int J Res Med Sci 2024, 12(3), 831–839.
* Chandrashekar C*, Kant R, Kandari S, Khapre M, Saini S, Dhoot DK, Sharma GS, Raja BS. Comparison of clinical profile and outcomes of acute kidney injury in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis” Kidney International reports. 2025, 10(2), S609-S610
* Chandrashekar C., Jain N, Laisram N, Ranga S, Malik R. Rheumatic Disorders of Hand and Shoulder in Patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Correlation with Microvascular Complications. The Journal of Medical Sciences. 2025 May 30;11(1--4):38-44.
PRESENTATION:
International conference:
* WORLD CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 2025 : Comparison of clinical profile and outcomes of acute kidney injury in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
National conference:
* APICON 2019: Rheumatic Disorders of Hand and Shoulder in Patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and their Correlation with Microvascular Complications.
* ISOT: 2025: A successful ABO-Incompatible transplantation live kidney transplantation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patient with cardiac illness-first case in India.
* ISOT 2025: Successful management of Graft rupture in ABO incompatible live kidney transplantation-a case series
* MID TERM ISOT 2026: severe thrombocytopenia complicating acute cellular rejection in early post–renal transplant period: a case report
* MID TERM ISOT 2026: Defying odds in renal transplant- from removing blue kidney to thriving back to normal life!
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