
Dr. S Sahariah
Urology & Renal Transplant 46 years of overall experience KIMS Hospital HyderabadAbout Dr. S Sahariah
Dr. Sahariah has devoted his medical career for the development of renal transplantation programme in the country. While Dr. Sahariah was working as a faculty member at the Post Graduate Medical Institute Chandigarh, he was offered the post of Head of Organ Transplantation Centre at the Osmania University, Hyderabad which he joined in 1981. Immediately after joining Dr. Sahariah performed the first successful renal transplant operation in the state of Andhra Pradesh in May, 1981 and since then has performed more than 3000 such operations which is perhaps series the largest by a single surgeon in the country. Dr. Sahariah subsequently resigned from the government job and started practicing at various hospitals in the city of Hyderabad. He has the distinction of initiating the Renal Transplant Programme in almost every center in the state of A.P., which includes the prestigious Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences. He has single handedly developed the specialty of Organ Transplantation in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Assam during last 30 years. Dr. Sahariah has performed the first ten successful Renal Transplant Operation in the state of Assam (Dibrugarh & Guwahati) during 1992-1995. He started the Renal Transplant Programme in year 2005 at Guwahati Medical College. He has also initiated the renal transplant programme at Down Town Hospital, Guwahati (2001) and International Hospital, Guwahati in 2010. Dr. Sahariah has initiated the Renal Transplant programme at the following places outside the city of Hyderabad
Education & Certifications
MBBS, MS (General Surgery)
Awards & Recognition
Awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2014 MAMS - Membership of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 1979 FICS - Fellowship of the International College of Surgeons FACS - Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons - 1983 Dr. Brahmaiah Sastry Memorial Oration Award - Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam - 2011 Dr. R. V. S. Yadav Memorial Oration Award - Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, Ludhiana - 2008