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Vikram Vuppala is the Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of NephroPlus, a chain of dialysis centers based in India. The company operates 460 centers across 280 cities in four countries and serves more than 30,000 patients. His areas of focus include kidney disease management, healthcare delivery, public-private partnerships, business strategy, and fundraising.
Founder at Nephroplus
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Co-founders at Nephroplus
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Kamal D. ShahFounder
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Kamal ShahFounder
Experience
- NephroPlusFounder Chairman & Managing Directorcurrent2025 — presentHyderabad, Telangana, India
- NephroPlusFounder & CEO2010 — 2025
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Associate2007 — 2009
- Abbott LaboratoriesAssociate Manager2004 — 2006
- ZS AssociatesBusiness Analyst2001 — 2004
Skills & more
Management Consulting92Business Strategy99Analytics39Healthcare63Hospitals17Business Development58Market Research25Segmentation9Management42Leadership21Team Building14Strategy82
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EntrepreneurshipStart-upsCompetitive AnalysisStrategic ConsultingBusiness AnalysisFinancial ModelingProduct MarketingProduct LaunchBusiness IntelligenceCross-functional Team LeadershipLanguages Bengali · Hindi · Telugu · Urdu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vikram Vuppala?
- Vikram Vuppala is the Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of NephroPlus, a chain of dialysis centers based in India. The company operates 460 centers across 280 cities in four countries and serves more than 30,000 patients. His areas of focus include kidney disease management, healthcare delivery, public-private partnerships, business strategy, and fundraising.
- Where does Vikram Vuppala work?
- Vikram Vuppala is Founder of Nephroplus.
- What companies did Vikram Vuppala found?
- Vikram Vuppala founded Nephroplus.
- Where did Vikram Vuppala go to school?
- Vikram Vuppala studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance); University of Illinois Chicago (MS, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (B-Tech, Chemical Engg).
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