Dr. Hemant J. Mehta is a consultant interventional nephrologist based in Mumbai and has been associated with Lilavati Hospital since its inception. The supplied profile records 35 years of total professional experience, including 28 years in clinical nephrology and 16 years of teaching experience. His practice spans general nephrology, chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, and critical care nephrology. A major focus of his work is interventional nephrology, particularly vascular access procedures required for hemodialysis.

Dr. Mehta’s qualifications include MD in Medicine, DM in Nephrology, DNB in Nephrology, and FASDIN, the Fellowship of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He has undertaken international training and teaching activities in vascular access and interventional nephrology. In 2011, he participated as a demonstrator at the International Society of Hemodialysis Conference workshop and at the World Congress of Nephrology in Vancouver, Canada. He also served as an instructor at a vascular access workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2012, and participated as a demonstrator at the World Congress of Nephrology in Hong Kong in 2013.

His clinical interests include chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, and procedures involving vascular access for dialysis. The source material notes that he handled 150 vascular access procedures in an 18-month period. His interventional work and educational contributions include demonstrations and live cases at national conferences, workshops on interventional nephrology, and training sessions focused on vascular access and tunneled cuff catheter insertion. He has also conducted and taught interventional nephrology courses in Mumbai and served as faculty at events in Bangkok and New Delhi.

Dr. Mehta has contributed to professional education and kidney-disease awareness through continuing medical education programmes, public lectures, media interviews, and World Kidney Day campaigns. He is a founding trustee of the Indian Society of Nephrology’s West Zone Chapter and a founding member of the Mumbai Nephrology Group, where he served as joint secretary and treasurer from its inception in 2009 until 2016. His research contributions include a chapter on hemodialysis vascular access in the setting of central venous disease and approximately 40 publications in national and international journals. His profile also lists multiple professional recognitions for contributions to interventional nephrology and vascular access awareness.

Educational Qualifications

• MD (Medicine).
• DM (Nephrology).
• DNB (Nephrology).
• FASDIN — Fellow of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (2016).

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

Dr. Mehta received the FASDIN fellowship in February 2016. His clinical and professional interests include:

• General nephrology and chronic kidney disease
• Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
• Kidney transplantation
• Interventional nephrology and vascular access for hemodialysis
• Peritoneal dialysis access procedures
• Critical care nephrology

Research Contributions & Publications

• Mehta H. J. “Hemodialysis Vascular Access with Central Venous Disease.” IntechOpen, published online 17 July 2020. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93030.
• Approximately 40 publications in national and international journals, as stated in the supplied profile.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• FASDIN recognition from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (February 2016); the supplied profile describes him as the first Indian and first person of non-American origin to receive this fellowship.
• HERO of AVATAR (Association of Vascular and Interventional Renal Physicians), 2019.
• Guru Dronacharya Award, AVATAR Foundation (2021).
• Dr. V. N. Acharya Oration, Indian Society of Nephrology Annual Conference (2022).

Specialization

• General nephrology
• Chronic kidney disease
• Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
• Kidney transplantation
• Interventional nephrology
• Hemodialysis vascular access creation, maintenance, and salvage
• Peritoneal dialysis access procedures
• Critical care nephrology

Teaching, Training & Professional Contributions

• Demonstrator at vascular access and interventional nephrology workshops at international nephrology meetings in 2011 and 2013.
• Instructor at a vascular access workshop in Bangkok, Thailand (2012).
• Course conductor for interventional nephrology courses in Mumbai (2010 and 2012).
• Faculty at interventional nephrology and vascular access training events in Bangkok and New Delhi (2012).
• Conducts kidney-disease awareness activities for World Kidney Day through CMEs, public lectures, media interviews, and radio campaigns.
• Founding trustee, Indian Society of Nephrology, West Zone Chapter; founding member of the Mumbai Nephrology Group, serving as joint secretary-cum-treasurer from 2009 to 2016.

• Consultant Interventional Nephrologist, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai; associated with the hospital since its inception.
• Clinical nephrology experience: 28 years; teaching experience: 16 years, as reported in the supplied profile.