Dr. K S Nayak is one of the pioneers of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) internationally and Cadaver Kidney Transplantation and well known in the areas of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Chronic Kidney Disease Management, Critical Care Nephrology including CRRT, Liver Dialysis (MARS & FPSA; Prometheus: Largest series in India). He was responsible for the Country’s first Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation (SHK). He is also an internationally acknowledged expert in Telemedicine in Dialysis, Reverse ‘Medical’ Innovation & Medical Tourism. As a member of various Task Forces & Committees, Dr. K. S Nayak has developed Best Practice Guidelines for CKD and Anaemia management. He is the Chief Co-ordinator of the Asia Pacific Chapter for ISPD and also a Past Councillor of ISPD. He successfully organized the prestigious 2nd Asian Chapter Meeting of the ISPD, Hyderabad in January 2005 and was also the Co-Director of the 3rd Hemodialysis University TM of ISHD at Hyderabad, March 2014. Dr. K. S Nayak has contributed extensively to International Journals such as KI, AJKD, JASN, NDT, Transplantation Proceedings, PDI, Nephrology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Contributions to Nephrology, Harvard Business Review, etc. He has authored several invited editorials and book chapters and has delivered invited lectures all over the world, including the ‘Ronco’ meetings in Vicenza, Italy, International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), World Congress of Nephrology, Annual Dialysis Conference USA, International Society of Hemodialysis (ISHD), the prestigious Salzburg Global Seminar to name a few. The Harvard Business Review Magazine cited and applauded his work at Deccan Hospital and mentioned that it had world-class outcomes. Presently at the forefront of promoting cadaver organ transplants. He is the Convenor of the M.A.R.C.H (Medically Aware and Responsible Citizens of Hyderabad) Transplantation group which has drawn the organ transplant registry organ sharing Guideline for the state of Andhra Pradesh.