Dr. Rohan Augustine

Dr Rohan Augustine is a Consultant in Nephrology and Transplant Physician at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road and Manipal Clinic, Indiranagar, Bengaluru.

With 24 years of experience in kidney transplantation, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, glomerular diseases, interventional nephrology, and dialysis.

He won the HL Trivedi Gold Medal in Nephrology from the National Board of Examinations in 2011, the Gold Medal in Internal Medicine from Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 2006, and three gold medals from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in the final MBBS examination.

He has 30 published research papers with 37 citations covering renal transplantation, glomerular disease, ABO-incompatible transplants, and transplant complications.

Whether you are looking for a nephrologist, kidney transplant physician, CKD specialist, or dialysis expert in Bengaluru, Dr Rohan Augustine brings a nationally decorated academic record and an active transplant research programme to comprehensive kidney care.

He consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Rohan Augustine provides comprehensive nephrology and renal transplantation care covering kidney transplant medicine, acute and chronic kidney disease, glomerular conditions, interventional nephrology, and dialysis.

Kidney Transplantation in Bengaluru

• Pre-transplant evaluation and donor workup
• Renal transplant surgery support and post-transplant management
• Immunosuppression protocols and long-term graft monitoring
• ABO-incompatible kidney transplants
• Desensitisation protocols for sensitised recipients
• Swap and paired kidney transplants
• Post-transplant UTI management and infection surveillance
• Transplant renal artery stenosis diagnosis and PTRA
• Mycotic aneurysm recognition and management post-transplant
• Chronic graft-versus-host disease presenting as renal TMA
• Protocol biopsy for renal allograft function monitoring

Chronic Kidney Disease in Bengaluru

• CKD evaluation, staging, and long-term management
• Diabetic nephropathy management
• Hypertensive nephropathy
• CKD in pregnancy management
• Management of CKD in haematological malignancies
• IgA nephropathy evaluation and treatment

Acute Kidney Injury in Bengaluru

• AKI diagnosis and emergency management
• AKI in ICU settings
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Plasmapheresis for atypical HUS and other indications

Glomerular Diseases in Bengaluru

• Glomerulonephritis evaluation and biopsy-guided management
• IgG4-related renal disease
• Dense deposit disease
• Renal vasculitis and RPGN
• Renal involvement in haematolymphoid neoplasms
• Thrombotic microangiopathy

Interventional Nephrology in Bengaluru

• Kidney biopsy (native and transplant)
• Tunnelled cuffed catheter implantation
• Temporary haemodialysis catheter insertion (internal jugular and femoral)
• Vascular access creation and maintenance
• Permcath placement

Dialysis in Bengaluru

• Haemodialysis initiation and long-term management
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Renal replacement therapy planning

Hospital Affiliations in Bengaluru

Dr Rohan Augustine currently practises at two Manipal locations in Bengaluru:

• Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. Consultation Fee: ₹1300.
• Manipal Clinic, Indiranagar. Consultation Fee: ₹1000.

Credentials and Trust Signals

Qualifications

• MBBS, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (2002)
• MD in Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2004)
• DNB in Nephrology, Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru, National Board of Examinations (2005)

Awards and Recognition

• HL Trivedi Gold Medal in Nephrology, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2011)
• Best Paper Award, Indian Society of Nephrology South Zone Conference (2014) for protocol biopsy study in renal transplant recipients
• Gold Medal in Internal Medicine, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2006)
• Three Gold Medals, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Final MBBS (2001)
• Three Gold Medals, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Final MBBS (2001)
• Best Outgoing Student, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, 1996 batch
• B Braun Medical Trust Scholarship (2005)
• State Rank, 1st MBBS examination, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (1998)

Memberships

• Nephrology Association of Karnataka (NAK)
• Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN) 
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT)
• Karnataka Medical Council

Dr Rohan Augustine is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (Reg. No. 62819, 2002).

About Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road

Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road provides a comprehensive kidney transplantation programme covering living donor, deceased donor, ABO-incompatible, and swap transplants alongside a full-service nephrology department offering interventional nephrology, dialysis, and advanced glomerular disease management.

Clinical Experience

Dr Rohan Augustine completed his DNB in Nephrology at Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru in 2005 and has practised at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road since.

He has contributed chapters to two nephrology textbooks including the Manual of Nephrology edited by Dr Pranav Jha and Essentials in Nephrology (3rd edition) edited by Dr Kasi Visweshwaran.

He delivered an invited lecture at the Jordanian Society of Nephrology in 2016 on AKI in ICU and the burden of CKD in developing countries, a guest lecture at Dubai in 2014 on de-novo immunosuppression for long-term renal outcomes, and lectures at Dr BR Ambedkar Medical College and the Peritoneal Dialysis College.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Rohan Augustine has 30 published research papers with 37 citations.

Key publications include:

• Clinico-pathological correlation of renal allograft function in renal transplant recipients using protocol biopsy — Winner of Best Paper, Indian Society of Nephrology South Zone Conference (ISNSC) 2014
• Comparative study of myocardial perfusion scan versus conventional angiogram in pretransplant donor evaluation, presented at ISNSC 2010
• Post-kidney transplant urinary tract infections: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes — single-centre retrospective study of 272 kidney transplant recipients, Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases (2025)
• Transplant renal artery stenosis: clinical profile, PTRA outcomes, and graft survival — single-centre South India experience, Indian Journal of Transplantation (2025)
• Coexistence of multiple myeloma and clear cell renal cell carcinoma: case series and literature review, Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases (2026)

Book an Appointment with Dr Rohan Augustine

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