About
Clinical profile
Dr. Sandeep S Morkhandikar consults at Lopmudra Hospitals for general medicine, nephrology and dialysis care, supporting patients with assessment, treatment planning, and follow-up guidance.
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Doctor Profile
Dr. Sandeep S Morkhandikar
General Medicine, Nephrology and Dialysis
Experience
15+ yrs
Languages
Multilingual
Fee
Fee on request
Specialty
General Medicine, Nephrology and Dialysis
Services
Consultation areas
Consultation services are listed by the hospital desk during appointment booking.
Experience & milestones
Dr. Sandeep S Morkhandikar at a glance
Dr. Sandeep S. Morkhandikar is a Senior Consultant in Nephrology and a Transplant Physician at Lopmudra Hospitals, with about 19 years in medicine since his MBBS in 2007. He also serves as Senior Consultant Nephrologist at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune.
He trained in general medicine at Seth GSMC & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, took his DM in Nephrology at JIPMER, Puducherry, and completed a two-year adult nephrology fellowship at the University of Toronto's University Health Network in Canada, with a focus on home dialysis, glomerular disease and kidney disease in pregnancy.
Education
- MBBS (2007) — GMC & JJ Hospital, Mumbai (MUHS, Nashik).
- MD, General Medicine (2008–2011) — Seth GSMC & KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
- DM, Nephrology (2012–2015) — JIPMER, Puducherry.
- Adult Fellowship in Nephrology (2017–2019) — University of Toronto, Canada.
Experience
- Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune (October 2019 – present).
- Clinical Fellow, University Health Network, Toronto (2017–2019): home dialysis, renal replacement therapy, glomerular and inherited kidney disease, kidney disease in pregnancy.
- Senior Resident, JIPMER, Puducherry: kidney biopsies under ultrasound, dialysis catheters and critical care nephrology.
- Resident, Seth GSMC & KEM Hospital, Mumbai: diabetes, resistant hypertension and other conditions that damage the kidneys.
Areas of care
- Kidney transplant — work-up before, and long-term care after, including children's transplants.
- Home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (CAPD / APD).
- Early kidney disease from diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Kidney disease in pregnancy.
- Acute kidney injury and CRRT for ICU patients.
Recognition
- Gold Medal, DNB Nephrology (2016) — National Board of Examinations.
- Member, Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN).
- Spoke on Medtalks TV on how diabetes speeds up chronic kidney disease.
Profile supplied by Lopmudra Hospitals, October 2026.
Where Dr. Sandeep S Morkhandikar can help
The part of the body this care focuses on
- 1Kidneys — early kidney disease from diabetes and high blood pressure.
- 2Dialysis — cleaning the blood when the kidneys cannot: home haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis (CAPD / APD).
- 3Kidney transplant — work-up before, and long-term care after, including children's transplants.
- 4Sudden kidney injury — acute kidney injury and CRRT for patients in the ICU.
A simple drawing to show where in the body this care is focused — not a scan or an exact anatomy.
Career path
Films
Watch Dr. Sandeep S Morkhandikar explain
Kidney stones: causes, symptoms and care10:38Marathi
What a kidney transplant involves1:18Marathi
Dialysis or transplant: making the choice1:28Marathi
Diabetes and your kidneys14:47Marathi
Dialysis: haemodialysis or peritoneal13:14Marathi
High protein: muscle gain or kidney harm?8:08Marathi
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