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Dr Sanjay Pandya MD DNB (Nephrology) Nephrologist

Dr Sanjay Pandya is a senior nephrologist practicing at Rajkot (Gujarat - India). He did his M.D. (Internal medicine) from M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar (Gujarat) in 1986 and DNB Nephrology from the Institute of Kidney Disease and Research Center, Ahmedabad in 1989. From 1990 onwards he is practicing as Nephrologist at Rajkot (Gujarat), India.

Dr Pandya is actively involved in kidney disease education. Basic educational guide for kidney patients in Hindi and Gujarati language is written by him is the first of its kind. “Kidney Education Foundation” has been formed by Dr Pandya with the mission to spread awareness amongst a large number of people for prevention and care of kidney disease.

In order to reach out to a largest number of people - more familiar with vernacular languages rather than English - in 2010 Dr Pandya launched websites in Hindi and Gujarati. These Websites received more than 2.5 million hits in less than a year.

In 2011 kidney guide and website were prepared in Marathi languages with the expert help of senior nephrologists Dr Jyotsna Zope (Mumbai).

For medical professionals Dr Pandya authored a book titled “Practical Guidelines on Fluid Therapy”. It is the first complete book by an Indian author on fluid, electrolytes, acid base disorders and parenteral nutrition. More than 36,000 copies of this user-friendly book have been sold up till now. Dr Pandya is very popular amongst students and clinicians because of his simple, practice oriented and enjoyable lectures on fluid, electrolytes, and acid base disorders.

Priti Sanjay Pandya Bsc Coordinator, Kidney Education

Priti looks after educational inputs of Dr Pandya. She assists him in preparation of manuscripts, their editing, publishing and future development of all academic inputs. She also helps in correspondence and promotion. In other words, she plays an impeccable part as a life partner in Dr Pandya’s professional and educational endeavour, too.