Dr. Shailesh Kakde is a Consultant Nephrologist at Jupiter Hospital, Pune, with 13 years of experience in clinical nephrology and transplant medicine. He completed his MBBS in 2006, followed by DNB in General Medicine (2010) and DM in Nephrology (2015). Dr. Kakde holds advanced certification in nephropathology and is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. He has performed over 500 renal transplantations and manages a high-volume dialysis program (≈600 sessions/week). His academic contributions include peer‑reviewed publications and presentations on thromboprophylaxis, sepsis in nephrotic syndrome, and plasmapheresis outcomes. He is an active member of national and international nephrology societies.