Dr. Shyamal Sarkar, who is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and nephrology, joined the West Tennessee Physicians’ Alliance.

He graduated from North Bengal Medical College in India in 1981. He earned a post-graduate diploma in cardiology in 1984 and completed a cardiology fellowship in 1985 at the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research in Calcutta, India.

He obtained board certification in internal medicine in 1985. Dr. Sarkar has practiced internal medicine in India, Bhutan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Dr. Sarkar began practicing nephrology in 1983 in India and subsequently served as the sole nephrologist in Bhutan. In the United States, he has served as the medical director for four dialysis units and as a faculty member for the University of Tennessee Family Practice Residency Program.

In 1998, Dr. Sarkar began Advanced Kidney Specialists, a successful solo nephrology practice in Jackson that continues to expand. He also sees patients at satellite clinics in Bolivar, Lexington and Humboldt.

Advanced Kidney Specialists is at 170 Murray Guard Drive.
For an appointment, call 731.984.8390.