Dr. Sumit Acharya
Consultant
Dr. Sumit Acharya is a Consultant Nephrologist and Renal Transplant Physician with more than 10 years of post-graduate experience in nephrology and kidney transplantation. He completed his MBBS from Kathmandu Medical College & Teaching Hospital, and later pursued FCPS in Nephrology from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan. He further strengthened his expertise through a Fellowship in Advanced Renal Transplantation at Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom, under the Royal College of Physicians London through the ISN International Training Fellowship.
Dr. Acharya has extensive experience in the management of complex kidney diseases and renal transplantation, with special interest in renal transplantation, chronic kidney disease, renal critical care, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), plasmapheresis, and renal biopsy. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in kidney transplant programs in Nepal and internationally, contributing to a large number of successful transplant procedures including live donor, high-risk, pair exchange, deceased donor, and ABO-incompatible renal transplants.
Dr. Acharya has authored and co-authored multiple national and international scientific publications and regularly participates in international conferences, research activities, and academic collaborations related to nephrology and organ transplantation. He is also affiliated with several professional organizations including the Nepal Society of Nephrology, Nepal Medical Association, Society of Internal Medicine of Nepal, International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation, and the Nepalese Society of Organ Transplantation, reflecting his strong commitment to advancing kidney care and improving patient outcomes.
Education
Area of Focus
- Nephrology
Language spoken
- ENGLISH
- NEPALI
- HINDI
Co author of review article , 64 slice CT scan in Kathmandu Medical College KUMJ 2008;6(2):257-261 PMID:18769101
Co author of original article, Role of CaCo3 alone and CaCo3 plus vitamin D3 in term of Calcium Phosphorus Product in Chronic Kidney Diseases JNHRC 2011;9(1):67-70 PMID:22929717
Co author of original article Efficacy of IV Iron Compared to Oral Iron for Increment of Haemoglobin Level in Anemic CKD Patients on Erythropoietin therapyJ Nepal Med Assoc 2011;51(183):133-36 PMID:22922860
Co author of original article , Autonomic Nervous System evaluation in type 2 Diabetic Patients and effect of its duration Journal of Kathmandu Medical College 2012; 1(2) :77-83
Author of original article, Autonomic system evaluation in non Diabetic ESRD. Proceeding S.Z.P.G.M.I vol:26(2);75-80 2012
Co-author of case report Hyperoxaluria after renal transplantation, J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017, Vol. 27 (Special Supplement 1 of Case Reports): S33-S35.
Contributed in AKI global snapshot (ISN Sep-Dec 2014)
Co-author of case report Parvovirus B19: A rare cause of post-renal transplant Anemia. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017, Vol. 27(12):785-87
Co -author Outcome of cholecalciferol supplementation on Bone mineral metabolism in end stage renal disease patients in comparison with placebo- Randomized Control Trial. Vol. 16 No. 05 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences
Author of Review article, Anti-Thymocyte globulin for treatment of T cell mediated allograft Rejection, World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2023
Co-Author- Etiological profile of end-stage renal disease patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis: a single-centre cross-sectional hospital based study. Int Urol Nephrol. 2026 Jan 19. doi: 10.1007/s11255-026-05001-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41555102.
Co- Author- Percutaneous Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion by Nephrologists in National Transplant Center. Nepal Medical Journal, 8(2), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.37080/nmj.272
