Dr. Atit Dharia is a Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician with empanelments at Multiple Tertiary Health Care and Charitable Hospitals in Mumbai. He has more than 9 years of experience practicing Nephrology with 4 years of International Experience at the prestigious University of Toronto, where he worked at Toronto General Hospital, which is ranked 4th Best Hospital in the World.
He completed his Nephrology training from Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru and then proceed to complete Fellowships in Adult Nephrology and CaRE (Cardiology, Renal, Endocrinology) from University of Toronto. He also has a fellow in Kidney Transplant (American Society of Transplantation).
He has received Advanced Training in Managing Patients with Kidney Transplant, Kidney Failure Patient on Dialysis, Diabetic Kidney Disease, and Cardiorenal Syndrome. He has numerous publications in national and international journals.
Dharia A and Hande V “Approach to Upper GI Bleed” – Journal of Marine Medical Society, June 2012
Dharia A, Cherney D. Case - Reflex anuria: A rare complication of retrograde pyelography. Can Urol Assoc J. 2021 Jul;15(7):E380-E382. doi:10.5489/cuaj.7036. PMID: 33382376; PMCID: PMC8279234.
Dharia A, Kitchlu A. Cancer Screening in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Focus on Screening Liver, Lung, and Kidney Recipients for Cancers Related to the Transplanted Organ. Transplantation. 2022 Jan 1;106(1):e64-e65. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003773. PMID: 33795594.
Liu H, Sridhar VS, Dharia A, Cherney DZI. Cardiorenal protection with SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with diabetes mellitus: from biomarkers to clinical outcomes in heart failure and diabetic kidney disease. Metabolism. 2022 Jan;126:154918. doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154918. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34699838.
Dharia AA, Huang M, Nash MM, Dacouris N, Zaltzman JS, Prasad GVR. Post-transplant outcomes in recipients of living donor kidneys and intended recipients of living donor kidneys. BMC Nephrol. 2022 Mar 5;23(1):97. doi:10.1186/s12882-022-02718-6. PMID: 35247959; PMCID: PMC8898413.
Yau K, Dharia A (co-first author). Prescribing SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With CKD: Expanding Indications and Practical Considerations. Kidney Int Rep. 2022 May 5;7(7):1463-1476. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.094. PMID: 35812300
Dharia A, Khan A, Sridhar VS, Cherney DZI. SGLT2 Inhibitors: The Sweet Success for Kidneys. Annu Rev Med. 2023 Jan 27;74:369-384. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-042921-102135. PMID: 36706745.
I was the finance secretary for the Organizing committee (2005 – 2006) of the annual cultural festival being organized by MGM Medical college, Kamothe.
Chief clinical fellow (representing international medical graduates) in adult Nephrology Program from Jul 2019 to Jun 2021 (Two one-year terms)
I represented a diverse group of clinical fellows from all over the world; advocated for their varied issues including academic, call schedule, research opportunity, cultural differences, remunerations among many other.
I was the chief fellow for the kidney transplant program at University of Toronto for the academic year 2020 – 2021.
I was also the fellow representative for kidney transplant program in the Multi Organ Transplant (MOT) working group – contributed to the booklet ‘Overnight Call – Protocols and Procedures’ for the year 2020 - 2021.
Indian society of nephrology 2015: poster presentation: ‘comparison of outcome of twice daily versus thrice daily dosing of tacrolimus in adult renal transplant recipients’
Virtual world congress of nephrology 2021: poster presentation ‘post-transplant outcomes in recipients of living donor kidneys and intended recipients of living donor kidneys’
Finalist for the best trainee abstract at csn 2021 (virtual) - ‘post-transplant outcomes in recipients of living donor kidneys and intended recipients of living donor kidneys’
Intercollege Hepatology Quiz Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hosp, 2012. - (Second Prize)
Intercollegiate Medicine Quiz AFMC Pune, 2012. - (Third Prize)
Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Placement Workshop, Narayan Health City, Bengaluru. - (2015)