About RIRS (retrograde Intra-renal surgery)

The Surgery does not involve any inscisions or cuts and usually a painless procedure. In this procedure a fibreoptic endoscope is inserted through urethra and it then travels from urinary bladder and ureters to kidney. The endodscope has required equipments for removing stones from kidney. The stoned can be removed either by crushing or by breaking them through laser. The procedure is performed under local or spinal anesthesia.

Dr. Alind Kumar

Nephrologist | Specialist Nephrologist

MD (Int. Med) MRCP (UK), SCE in Nephrology (UK)

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Alind has been associated with Zulekha Hospital for the past 5 years. He has worked as a Nephrologist at the Armed Force Hospital in Kuwait. Prior to this, he worked as a lecturer in the dept of Internal Medicine, Nephrology at M.S Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital at Bangalore, India.

Clinical Focus

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Hemodialysis
  • Temporary catheter & placement of Perm-cath for vascular access in Hemodialysis

Dr. Kareem Kamil Mohammed

Nephrologist | Consultant Nephrologist

MD, FASN

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Kareem did his MD (Internal Medicine) and MD (Nephrology) from prestigious Iraqi Board from Bagdad Medical City. He has worked as a Lecturer and Head of Nephrology and Dialysis Unit Al Kindi Teaching Hospital, Bagdad University, Iraq. He was the Head of Nephrology and Dialysis Unit in Al Karama Teaching Hospital, Bagdad, Iraq.

Clinical Focus

  • Renal failure
  • Kidney transplant recipient and their donors follow up
  • Hypertension and collagen vascular diseases
  • Renal diseases with pregnancy
  • Creation of vascular access for hemo dialysis

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