About us

A focused nephrology practice, built around the patients of western Odisha.

SS Kidney Care opened in Sambalpur in 2023 with a simple idea — that advanced kidney care should be specialist-led, locally available, and honestly explained. Dr. Sourav Shristi runs it as a full-time clinic practice alongside his role as Asst. Professor in the Department of Nephrology, VIMSAR Burla.

Dr. Sourav Shristi

MBBS · MD (General Medicine) · DM Nephrology

Consultant Nephrologist, Transplant Physician & Interventional Nephrologist

DM Nephrology
Transplant + Interventional
VIMSAR Faculty

Published researcher

Sourav Shristi is one of a small number of DM Nephrology–trained physicians in Odisha and the only one running a full-time private nephrology practice in Sambalpur. He earned his DM in Nephrology and teaches at VIMSAR Burla, where he sees public-hospital cases alongside his clinic practice.

Day to day, he treats chronic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, glomerulonephritis, hypertension-related kidney problems, and kidney stones. He performs kidney biopsies, places permanent and short-term dialysis catheters, manages hemodialysis on the clinic's six-machine floor, and handles the full pre- and post-transplant workup for patients planning a kidney transplant.

His patients keep mentioning the same things in their reviews: a thirty-minute first consult, the diagnosis explained in Odia or Hindi if that's what the family speaks at home, no upselling, and a Wednesday follow-up call about how new medications are settling in.

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Dr. Shristi's academic role at VIMSAR — where he teaches the next generation of nephrologists alongside his clinic practice — keeps the standard of care here in step with what's taught at a government medical college. It also gives him direct access to a renal-pathology partnership for kidney biopsies, and to the regional research community studying the kidney problems specific to the Hirakud agricultural belt.

How we practice

Thirty-minute first consults
We sit with you, look at your reports, and walk through what's actually happening — in the time it takes to do that properly.
Plain Odia or Hindi at home
If your family speaks Odia or Hindi at home, that's the language we use to explain the diagnosis and the plan. English is offered, not assumed.
No upsell
If you don't need a procedure, we'll tell you. If a particular test would change the plan, we'll explain why before we order it.
Wednesday follow-up calls
When we start a new medication or change a dose, you can expect a call from us on the next Wednesday to ask how it's settling in.
Second opinions welcome
Even when our answer matches the first opinion, we'll explain why so you leave with the picture, not just the verdict.
Multi-organ workup
Kidney problems rarely live alone. We assess the kidney alongside heart, diabetes and BP — under one consultation, not three referrals.

Recognition & affiliations

NABH · National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (2018)
ISO 9001 · ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management (2019)
NABL · NABL Lab Accreditation (2020)
ISN · Indian Society of Nephrology — recognised dialysis centre (2021)

06Research & Regional Insight

Kidney problems in western Odisha don't look like kidney problems in a textbook.

Dr. Shristi's published research is part of the reason we know that — and part of how the clinic decides what to look for.

January 2025

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and anemia in Hirakud Command Area, Odisha, India: unveiling the role of environmental toxicants

Across villages in the Hirakud agricultural belt, soil and water samples carried nephrotoxic pesticide residues; cadmium and arsenic exceeded permissible limits. CKD and anaemia were correspondingly higher than the national baseline.

Journal of Nephrology (Springer)

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April 2025

Prevalence of Anemia among Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown Etiology Patients of Bargarh District Odisha

In Bargarh district — another agricultural community where the source of CKD is often unclear — 89% of CKD-unknown-etiology patients and 86% of CKD patients were anaemic, with microcytic anaemia more common in the unexplained group.

Journal of Clinical Nephrology

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March 2025

Impact of Early Diagnosis and Management Strategies on Long-Term Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Early CKD detection plus timely intervention substantially improves kidney and cardiovascular outcomes, and reduces long-term cost-of-care — particularly when paired with structured follow-up.

SSR Institute of International Journal of Life Sciences

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