Dr. Abhyuday Singh Rana is a Consultant in Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram, with clinical interests spanning kidney transplantation, dialysis, chronic kidney disease, and interventional nephrology. His nephrology training at Medanta has provided focused experience in the assessment and management of patients with complex renal disorders and in the care of individuals undergoing kidney transplantation. His areas of clinical expertise include ABO-compatible and ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation, pre-transplant evaluation, post-transplant follow-up, immunosuppression management, and the management of kidney graft dysfunction.

Dr. Rana also has experience with a broad range of renal replacement therapies, including haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. His interventional nephrology work includes procedures such as kidney biopsy, peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion, and tunnelled catheter-related procedures. He has an interest in post-transplant infections and has participated in research conducted through the nephrology and renal transplant teams at Medanta. His academic work has included research and presentations related to acute kidney injury following liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, dialysis access, post-transplant infections, and biopsy-proven kidney disease. His publications and conference contributions reflect an ongoing involvement in clinical research and evidence-based nephrology practice.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS (MD Physician)
• DNB (Medicine)
• DNB (Nephrology)

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Kidney transplantation, including ABO-compatible and ABO-incompatible transplantation
• Peritoneal dialysis and other dialysis modalities
• Interventional nephrology, including kidney biopsy and catheter-related procedures
• Post-kidney-transplant care and immunosuppression management
• Post-transplant infections
• Chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury
• Critical care nephrology

Research Contributions & Publications

Dr. Rana has contributed to research and academic presentations in nephrology and transplantation, with particular interest in kidney-transplant outcomes, post-transplant infections, acute kidney injury, dialysis access, and renal pathology. Selected documented contributions include:

• The Prevalence and Outcomes of BK Polyoma Virus Nephropathy in Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients — Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2025.
• A Challenging Case of Primary Membranous Nephropathy with Renal Cell Carcinoma – Double Whammy — Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2024.
• Role of Induction in a Haplomatch, Related, Low-Risk, Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation with Triple Drug Immunosuppression — Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2024.
• Post COVID Vaccination (COVAXIN™ -BB152 V) Pauci-immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis — Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2022.
• Contributions to research on the spectrum of biopsy-proven kidney diseases at a tertiary-care centre in Northern India, published in BMC Nephrology in 2026.
• Research presentations on acute kidney injury in living-donor liver transplantation, renal retransplantation, post-transplant pyelonephritis, and outcomes of tunnelled dialysis catheters.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• Second Best Oral Presentation at ISNCON 2019, Chandigarh, for a pilot study on the incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury in living-donor liver transplantation.
• Oral presentation at the Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation (CAST 2019), New Delhi, on the incidence, risk factors, and patient outcomes of acute kidney injury in living-donor liver transplantation.
• Oral presentation at the ERA-EDTA Annual Virtual Conference 2020 on ATG-F (Grafalon) versus Thymoglobulin (rATG) as an induction agent in living-donor renal transplantation.
• Poster presentation at ISNCON 2019 on outcomes of renal retransplants based on a decade of single-centre experience.

Specialization

• Nephrology
• Kidney Transplantation
• Interventional Nephrology
• Critical Care Nephrology
• Chronic Kidney Disease

Dr. Abhyuday Singh Rana currently serves as a Consultant in the Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram. He completed his nephrology training at Medanta and has been involved in clinical nephrology, renal transplantation, dialysis care, interventional nephrology, and departmental research.

Hospital Affiliation

• Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram