Transplant evaluation and lifelong graft care.
From the first eligibility check to post-transplant follow-up and graft biopsies — one nephrologist team, one record, one phone number.
The treatment, in plain language.
A kidney transplant replaces a failing kidney with a healthy one from a donor — usually a family member. Renacare manages the journey before and after surgery: eligibility workup, donor evaluation, pre-op optimisation, and the long-term care that decides whether your new kidney lasts 5 years or 25. The transplant surgery itself is done at a partner hospital. The nephrology — the part that decides the outcome — stays with us. Dr. Bhatt has personally supervised more than 2,000 transplants across two decades, and that experience shapes how we set up donor evaluations, immunosuppression regimens and post-transplant monitoring.
Is this the right treatment for you?
- If your kidney function (eGFR) has dropped below 20 and you want to avoid long-term dialysis.
- If you have a willing living donor (parent, sibling, spouse) and want a workup.
- If you are already on dialysis and want to plan a transplant within 12-18 months.
- If you have had a transplant elsewhere and want continued nephrology follow-up.
- If your graft function is dropping and you need a biopsy or treatment adjustment.
Our standard, not the industry standard.
Pre-transplant workup
Blood typing, tissue match, viral screening, cardiac and pulmonary clearance — coordinated, not chased.
Donor evaluation
Independent medical and psychological clearance for the donor, with full counselling on what donation actually means.
Surgical partner referral
We refer to a vetted transplant surgeon and stay on the case through admission and discharge.
Post-transplant follow-up
Immunosuppression dosing, infection surveillance, graft biopsies and complication management — done in-house.
Authorisation paperwork
State authorisation committee paperwork, hospital empanelment and insurance pre-auth handled by our coordination team.
Long-term graft surveillance
Quarterly nephrology review for life. Graft biopsies on indication. Drug-level monitoring built into the calendar.
A real session, step by step.
The workup takes 4-8 weeks. You'll have multiple OPD visits, lab draws and one or two imaging scans. Once cleared, surgery is scheduled at the partner hospital. After discharge, you'll see your Renacare nephrologist weekly for the first month, then monthly, then quarterly. Most patients are back to normal activity within 6-8 weeks. Drug levels, infection markers and graft function are reviewed at every visit. If a transplant biopsy is needed, it's done in-house at the Sector 37 hub.
Questions patients ask before they start.
With a living donor, the limiting factor is the workup — typically 6-10 weeks once both donor and recipient are committed. We do not run a deceased-donor waitlist; for that, we coordinate with the state authorisation committee.
If your graft function drops, a small tissue sample tells us whether it's rejection, infection, drug toxicity or recurrence of the original disease. Each cause has a different treatment, so the biopsy decides what we do next.
A well-managed living-donor graft commonly lasts 15-25 years; some last longer. Outcomes depend on how strictly you take immunosuppression, attend follow-ups, and report symptoms early. We build that follow-up into your calendar.
Yes. If your eGFR is dropping below 15 and a living donor is ready, we plan a pre-emptive transplant to skip dialysis entirely. Outcomes are slightly better than transplanting after years on dialysis.
Insurance covers most of it — including PMJAY for eligible patients. We give a written breakdown of expected out-of-pocket costs before the workup starts. No surprise bills.
Talk to a senior nephrologist — today.
Whether you need a second opinion, are starting dialysis, or want to discuss a home option for a parent — we'll route you to the right consultant fast.