Dr. Thangavelu Chandrasekar

Consultant Nephrology and Internal Medicine – SEHA Kidney Care (SKC)
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Dr. Thangavelu Chandrasekar, M.B.B.S., M.D., FRCP, is a Consultant Nephrologist and Physician with the Department of Medicine at SEHA Kidney Care (SKC). He provides clinical services at both SEHA Kidney Care Central and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Dr. Chandrasekar brings more than 25 years of clinical experience in nephrology and internal medicine. He joined SEHA Kidney Care in 2019 after serving for over a decade as a Consultant Nephrologist at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Dr. Chandrasekar brings more than 25 years of clinical experience in nephrology and internal medicine. He joined SEHA Kidney Care in 2019 after serving for over a decade as a Consultant Nephrologist at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate medical training at Madras Medical College and Research Institute in India before undertaking specialist training in the United Kingdom through the Mersey Deanery training programme, where he achieved a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Nephrology and General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Chandrasekar has extensive experience managing complex kidney diseases across diverse patient populations. His clinical interests include peritoneal dialysis, acute kidney injury, haemodialysis, chronic kidney disease, cardio-renal disease, and diabetic kidney disease. He is actively involved in medical education and research and has published extensively in international nephrology journals.

Doctor can help with

  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  • Acute kidney injury (AKI)
  • Peritoneal dialysis (PD)
  • Haemodialysis (HD)
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Cardio-renal disease
  • Diabetic kidney disease
  • Renal replacement therapy

Memberships

  • Member – Emirates Association of Nephrology and Transplantation
  • Fellow – Royal College of Physicians, London (FRCP)
  • Member – UK Renal Association

Licences and certifications

  • Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) Licence
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), London
  • Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) – Nephrology and General Internal Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), United Kingdom

Training and work experience

  • Consultant Nephrologist and Physician

    SEHA Kidney Care (SKC), Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Consultant Nephrologist and Physician

    Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

  • Specialist Registrar – Nephrology and General Internal Medicine

    Mersey Deanery Training Programme, United Kingdom

  • Clinical Fellow – Nephrology

    Hope Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom

  • Senior House Officer – General Medicine Rotations

    Hope Hospital, United Kingdom

  • Senior House Officer – Elderly Medicine

    Prince Philip Hospital, United Kingdom

  • Registrar – Neurology and Internal Medicine

    Madras Medical College, India

  • Registrar – Intensive Care Medicine

    Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai, India

Education

  • FRCP – Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians

    London, United Kingdom
  • MRCP – Royal College of Physicians

    United Kingdom
  • CCT – Nephrology and General Internal Medicine

    United Kingdom
  • M.D. – General Medicine

    Madras Medical College and Research Institute, India
  • M.B.B.S.

    Madras Medical College and Research Institute, India (1994)

Awards and recognitions

  • 7-Star Award for Peritoneal Dialysis – International Best Practice Competition

  • Outstanding Service and Contribution Award – SEHA (2024, 2025)

  • Star Employee – SEHA Kidney Care (2020–2021)

  • Clinical Excellence Award – Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Team of the Year – Acute Kidney Injury Programme, Aintree University Hospital

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