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Kidney Transplant

Surgery that places a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person with kidney failure.

Also called: renal transplant, kidney transplant evaluation

Who Can Help with Kidney Transplant?

  • Transplant Surgeons

    A surgeon who performs organ transplants, such as kidney, liver and pancreas transplants.

  • Nephrologists

    A physician who treats kidney disease, high blood pressure related to the kidneys, and patients on dialysis.

  • Dialysis Centers

    A center where people with kidney failure receive dialysis treatments.

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Where Practices List Kidney Transplant

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about kidney transplant and what is right for you.

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