Dr. Urmila Anandh
Nephrology

Dr. Urmila Anandh

Senior Consultant, Head & Associate Professor

Amrita Hospital

25+ years of experience
Kidney Transplantation
MBBS, MD (General Medicine),DNB (General Medicine),DM (Nephrology),DNB (Nephrology)

About the doctor

Dr. Urmila Anandh is a senior Nephrologist and Head of the Department of Nephrology at Amrita Hospital. She is a highly experienced specialist in kidney diseases and renal transplantation, with a strong clinical and academic background in nephrology.

She specializes in renal transplantation, pediatric nephrology, chronic kidney disease, kidney infections, and kidney function disorders. She is known for her extensive experience in managing complex renal cases and for her contributions to advancing kidney care and dialysis practices in India.

She has held senior academic and clinical positions across leading hospitals in India and has been actively involved in teaching, research, and training in nephrology. She is also recognized for her contributions to international nephrology research and has received multiple prestigious awards for her work in kidney disease management.

Area of expertise

Kidney TransplantationChronic Kidney DiseasePediatric NephrologyDialysisRenal DisordersKidney Infections

Why choose Dr. Urmila

  • 25+ years of clinical experience
  • Specialist expertise in Kidney Transplantation
  • Senior leadership role in Nephrology at Amrita Hospital
  • Compassionate, patient-first care with end-to-end support for visiting patients

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Kidney Transplant

A kidney transplant can free someone from years of dialysis, and getting it right comes down to careful matching and an experienced team. We work with units that handle both living and deceased donor cases, supported by detailed compatibility testing and close monitoring afterwards. You are guided through the work up, the surgery, and the recovery by people who do these operations regularly.

Renal Care

Kidney disease often develops quietly, so good care means catching problems early and managing them well over time. Our nephrology teams look after everything from the early stages to dialysis and the lead up to a transplant, with a focus on protecting whatever kidney function you still have. You get a clear plan for treatment, diet, and monitoring instead of being left to manage on your own.

Transplants

Specialized care for kidney, liver, and other complex transplant procedures with experienced multidisciplinary teams. From evaluation to recovery, we support every step of your transplant journey.

Liver Transplant

Liver transplant is demanding surgery, and the results depend heavily on how experienced the team is. The units we work with run busy living and deceased donor programmes, with strong intensive care and proper multidisciplinary planning behind every case. You get a thorough assessment, a clear sense of the risks and the benefits, and steady support through what is a serious recovery.

Heart & Lung Transplant

For advanced heart or lung failure, a transplant can be the option that changes everything, and it calls for one of the most experienced teams in medicine. We work with centres that take on these complex cases with the intensive care, donor coordination, and follow up they demand. You are looked after from the first assessment through the operation and the months that follow by a team that does this work routinely.

Paediatric Care

Children are not small adults, and they need doctors who understand that. Our paediatric teams care for newborns through teenagers, covering everyday illness, long-running conditions, and specialist surgery in units built to keep young patients calm. Parents are kept in the loop the whole way through, because caring for a child really means caring for the family around them.

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