About

Dr. Kamal Kiran Mukkavilli

Dr. Kamal Kiran Mukkavilli is a leading nephrologist and kidney transplant specialist in Hyderabad with over 25 years of experience in nephrology, kidney transplantation, and advanced renal care. Widely recognised for his expertise in complex kidney transplantation, Dr. Kamal Kiran has successfully performed over 1,000 kidney transplants, including more than 150 ABO-incompatible kidney transplants, and has provided specialised kidney care to over 50,000 patients.

He completed his MBBS from Mysore Medical College in 1995 and obtained his MD (General Medicine) from Bangalore Medical College before earning his DNB (Nephrology) from the National Board of Examinations in 2005 under the guidance of Prof. J. C. M. Shastry, one of the pioneers of Indian nephrology.

Dr. Kamal Kiran began his career as a Consultant Nephrologist at Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad before serving as Senior Renal Registrar at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia. He later returned to Kamineni Hospitals as Consultant Nephrologist and subsequently became Head of the Department of Nephrology. From 2015 to 2020, he served as the Director of Nephrology at Century Hospital, Hyderabad, 

Since August 2020, he has been the Director of Nephrology & Kidney Transplantation at Medicover Hospitals, Financial District, Hyderabad, where he manages complex kidney diseases and high-risk renal transplant cases.

He is particularly recognised for performing India's first ABO-incompatible kidney transplant and has extensive experience in crossmatch-positive kidney transplantation. 

Dr. Kamal Kiran also pioneered the use of Hemodiafiltration (HDF) as an advanced alternative to conventional hemodialysis, helping improve treatment outcomes for patients with advanced kidney disease. 

His clinical and research interests include chronic kidney disease (CKD), genetics of diabetes-related kidney disease, kidney transplantation, transplant pharmacogenomics, and immunosuppressant pharmacokinetics.