Dr. Jigar Shrimali

MD, DM Nephrology (Gold Medalist), FRCP (London)
Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician
Renus Kidney Hospital, Ahmedabad & Nadiad

Leadership & Roles

Joint Secretary, Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)(2025-2027)
Executive Council Member, Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) (Elected in 2021 & 2023, serving for 4 years)
Council Member, Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN) – West Zone(2021-2023,2023-2025)
Committee Member, Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad

Awards & Recognitions

Times Healthcare Leaders Award (2022–23)
International Mentor-Mentee Award – The Transplantation Society (TTS), 2024
Recognition Award – by Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, for organ donation & transplantation awareness,2024
Appreciation Award for Transplant Education-by Chief Justice of Rajasthan Mr. Sanjeev Prakash Sharma,2025
K.V. George Kottukulam Memorial TANKER Foundation Young Investigator Award 2026 for Multicentre Prospective Analytical Study on Protein–Energy Wasting and Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients: Role of Nutritional Monitoring in Indian CKD Stage 5D Population.

Conference & Academic Leadership

Conducted 40+ dialysis therapy workshops & annual updates across India
Key contributions:

ABOi Conclave 2019
Dialysis & Physician Workshop, ISN WZ 2019
Ongoing support in ISOT academic planning & execution

Organizing Secretary – Mid-Term ISOT 2023, Gandhinagar
Organizing Secretary – 34th Annual ISOT Conference 2024, Ahmedabad (record participation & exceptional content)
In-Charge – ISOT CPC Webinar Series (National platform for interactive transplant case discussions)
In-Charge – Critical Care in Transplantation program (ISOT 2024 & 2025)
In-Charge –Transplant Infectious Disease Module,2025-2026
Contributor to ISOT consensus statements on Induction therapy in kidney transplant recipients and brain-dead deceased donors: a Delphi consensus & transatlantic collaborations

Academic & Clinical Contributions

Renowned expertise in live and cadaveric kidney transplantation
Strong advocate of organ donation awareness
Mentored to postgraduate students at GMERS Medical College & C.U. Shah Medical College

Speaker: National & International conferences including ISOT,TTS
Author – Textbook of Dialysis Therapy
Contributor – Interventional Nephrology Training Manual
Editor: Clinical Textbook of Kidney Transplant Immunology
Founder – GLOM INDIA, to enhance dialysis quality & technologist training