After completing MBBSfrom Govt. MedicalCollege, Jammu in 2008, Dr Hilal joined Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, as post graduate resident in the field of Internal Medicine. During post-graduation, he decided to pursue Nephrology further. Subsequently, he worked as registrar in the department of Nephrology for 2 years. During this period, he was actively associated with management of admitted and OPD patients. In addition, he worked as registrar of kidney transplant unit for 6 months and was associated with evaluation and management of kidney transplant patients. Finally, he completed superspecilisation in the department of Nephrology from Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad in March 2018. During this period, he was actively associated with transplant program and management of IPD patients. His areas of expertise are in the management of patients with CKD, glomerular diseases and evaluation and subsequent management of patients requiring renal transplant. In addition, his clinical interests lie in hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and vascular access placement.