About Dr. Snehal Shankar Gaikwad

Director and Consultant Nephrologist

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Best Kidney Specialist in Moshi, Bhosari

Dr. Snehal Shankar Gaikwad Is the Director, Consultant Nephrologist, and best Kidney Specialist in Moshi at Swanand Kidney Clinic, Bhosari, and Imperial Multispeciality Hospital, Chikali. She Is a Renal Specialist Practicing in Pune and PCMC and Has Experience of 11+ Years in Her Field. She Did Her MBBS from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. After Completing an Internship, She Went on to Do MD in Internal Medicine from MGMMC, Indore Completing the Course in 2012. She Has Secured a Gold Medal in MD Medicine. She Secured 3rd Rank in All India Level Superspeciality DNB Entrance and Did Her DNB Nephrology from Prestigious Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad, Gujarat .

She has experience working with a state of art transplant center in Nadiad, with experience managing about 150 Renal Transplant Patients. She is well versed with hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, native and transplant kidney biopsy, temporary dialysis catheter insertion, and also permcath insertion. She has performed more than 200 Renal Biopsies and Dialysis Catheter Insertions.


She has worked on the thesis on the subject of catalytic iron in chronic kidney disease patients during training. She has given many Lectures and Webinars on Kidney Diseases, invited as faculty for renal replacement therapy workshops under the aegis of the Indian society of critical care medicine, and works as a volunteer for Kidney Disease Awareness & Organ Donation Campaigns on social work group platforms like Jeevan Vidya.

Educational Qualifications

  • MBBS: Grant Medical college, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai
  • MD Medicine (Gold Medalist): MGMMC, MY Hospital, Indore
  • DNB Nephrology: Muljibhai Patel Urology Hospital, Nadiad, Gujarat

Certification & Licensure

  • MBBS, MD Medicine, DNB Nephrology
  • Practicing Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician, Pune
  • Registration Number: Maharashtra Medical Council 2008/04/1622

Designation and Professional Affiliations

  • Director, Swanand Kidney Clinic, Bhosari
  • Director and Head of Department, Nephrology Imperial Multispeciality Hospitals, Chikali, Pune
  • Associate Consultant, Department of Nephrology, KEM Hospital, Pune
  • Consultant Nephrologist @ DrGaikwad Diabetic Center, Sable Superspeciality Hospital, SainathHospital ,Vatsalya Hospital, Manomay Healthcare, Nephroplus Dialysis center

Memberships

  • Indian Society of Nephrology
  • Indian Society of Nephrology, West Zone Chapter
  • Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India
  • International Society of Nephrology
  • AVATAR Association of Vascular Access & Interventional Renal Physicians
  • European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Dr. Snehal Gaikwad

Honors and Awards

1. Recipient of Dr. F. F. Wadia’s Research Grant Awarded by Indian Society of Nephrology, West Zone Chapter: 2013

2. Md Medicine Gold Medalist, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya University: 2012

3. Won 3rd Place in Inter Medical College Group Symposium, 62nd Bombay Medical Congress Annual Conference at Inhs Asvini, Mumbai for the Symposium: Regenerative Medicine in March 2006

4. Won 3rd Place in Medical Seminar and Presentation Held at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane for Group Symposium on Pet Scanning in Feb 2005

5. Won the Shri Amrut Modi Unichem Quiz Award in Intermedical Pharma Quiz 2004 Organized by Dept of Pharmacology, Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai in July 2004


Scope of Services for both Outpatients and Inpatients @ Swanand kidney clinic & Imperial Multispeciality Hospital:

1. Kidney disease : acute and chronic

2. Critical care nephrology

3. End stage kidney disease

4. Urinary tract infections

5. Kidney stones

6. Hypertension

7. Kidney Biopsy

8. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

9.Vascular access care

10.Kidney transplant counseling and post transplant management

11.Vaccination for kidney disease patients


Our center at Imperial Multispeciality Hospital has multiple state of art facilities to provide holistic kidney care under the able guidance of a well-trained and experienced team of Multispeciality doctors. Our dialysis center caters to both acute kidney injury and end-stage kidney disease patients. We are delivering the best Acute Kidney Injury Treatment in Moshi, Pune. Salient highlights of our center are: -Strict infection control policies for minimal risk of infections and seroconversion


1. Separate isolation facility for dialyzing Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C patients

2. High-quality dialysis water treatment plant meeting AAMI standards

3. Personalized and supervised dialysis treatment prescriptions to improve intradialytic tolerance (to risk of nausea, vomiting, cramps, hypotensive episodes) and lessen post-dialysis fatigue and cramps

4. Fully equipped aseptic state of art modular operating theaters

5. Best care experience at affordable rates for our dialysis patients within a comfortable, private environment, LCD screens, and wi-fi connectivity

6. Dedicated, well-trained, and comprehensive allied in-house Pathology, Radiology, Dietician and Physiotherapist services

7. Integrated kidney care services to cater to both adult and pediatric patients

8. Availability of cashless facilities with all major Insurance providers and the Dhanvantari social welfare scheme.