Dr. Prem P. Varma

About Doctor

Dr. Prem P Varma, with more than 28 years of practice under his belt, has established himself as a leading nephrologist.

The President of India has awarded him the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, the Sena Medal, and the Vishisht Seva Medal, for his service to the country.

In addition, in 2014 he received the "NBE Alumnus Award" for his exceptional service to the nephrology community.

After 27 years of service, he retired as a lieutenant general in the Indian Army despite having performed more than a thousand renal transplants and over a thousand kidney biopsies.

From 2014 to 2015, he presided over as President and Honorary Surgeon of India. He has given over two hundred talks and over sixty published or co-authored articles.

Dr. Varma completed fellowship programs at three prestigious institutions: MGH (Boston), Emory (Atlanta), and TGH (Toronto). 

Medical Qualifications

• MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi,1971-1975
• MD (Medicine) from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 1984-1986
• DNB (Medicine) in Nephrology from National Board of Examination, New Delhi,1987
• DM (Nephrology) Post Graduate Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh,1991-1993
• DNB (Nephrology) National Board of Examination, New Delhi,1993
• MNAMS (Nephrology) from National Board of Examination, New Delhi,2000

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• He was the Director & Head of Nephrology, at Venkateshwar Hospital.
• He was a consultant & Head of Nephrology at ILBS.
• He was the Chief Consultant of Nephrology at Army Hospital.
• He was the Associate Prof of Med and Nephrology at Command Hospital.
• He was Senior Resident Nephrology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.

Career Highlights

• Dr. Prem Prakash Varma has been practicing as a nephrologist for over 28 years. In-depth knowledge gained from doing over a thousand kidney biopsies and a thousand renal transplants. Strong background in all nephrology techniques.
• He served at the Nephrology departments of Army hospitals in Pune and Kolkata and at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences. In 2014–2015, he will serve as the Honorary Surgeon to "The President of India." 

Research and Fellowships

• President: Indian Society of Nephrology 
• Vice President, Ind Society of Organ Transplantation
• Vice President: Indian Society of Nephrology 
• Council member Ind Society of Peritoneal Dialysis
• Founder member: Indian Society of Hemodialysis
• Executive member: Indian Society of Peritoneal Dialysis 

Awards and Recoginition

• Annual Oration award at SRNMCON 
• Prof Rathanavelu Subramaniam Endowment Oration at annual conference
• Dronacharya Award at Annual Conference of AVTAR
• Cameron- Pinto Oration at annual conference of Bombay Medical Congress