Our Team The Kidney Transplant Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is a UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) accredited program that began in 1984. Over the past four decades, our center has proudly conducted over 1500 kidney transplants. Our experienced team of surgeons, dedicated medical professionals, and compassionate support staff work collaboratively to provide patient-centered care, throughout their transplant journey. This has resulted in consistently high success rates and improved post-transplant outcomes.
Transplant Surgeons Daniel A. Galvez Lima, MD Oscar H. Grandas, MD
Transplant Nurse Practitioner Karen Hensley
Transplant Nephrologist Wala Abusalah, MD
Hep C+ The Kidney Transplant Center has begun offering hepatitis C-positive (HCV+) kidney transplants. This can offer several benefits, and this practice has become more common with new antiviral medications for hepatitis C. Here are some potential benefits: • Increased Organ Availability • Shorter Wait Times • Survival Benefit • Effective Treatment Options • Quality of Life Improvements Paired Donation The Kidney Transplant Center has partnered with the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation to offer Kidney Paired Donation (KPD). Paired donation is a transplant option that can offer several benefits to patients in need of a kidney transplant. In KPD programs, incompatible donor-recipient pairs are matched with other pairs to facilitate compatible transplants. Here are some benefits of kidney-paired donation:
• Increased Donor Pool • Reduced Wait Times
• Overcoming Blood Type or Immunological Barriers
• Improved Outcomes • Non-Direct Donor Involvement • Increased Efficiency in Organ Utilization • Promotion of Living Donation
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