Kidney Transplant

Our Experts

The kidney transplant staff at UCSF Medical Center is among the most knowledgeable in the world. Our kidney specialists are researchers, who have made major advances in transplant knowledge, as well as experienced surgeons, who have cared for hundreds of children and adults.

Our team includes surgeons and kidney specialists aided by other staff. In addition to performing the transplant, this group provides the pre- and post-transplant care. The team also includes experienced nurse coordinators, each with a specific area of responsibility in coordinating transplant patient care.

Doctors

• Dr. Deborah Adey, nephrologist

• Dr. Nancy Ascher, organ transplant surgeon and chair of Surgery

• Dr. Sandy Feng, transplant surgeon

• Dr. Christopher E. Freise, transplant surgeon

• Dr. Ryutaro Hirose, transplant surgeon

• Dr. Sang-Mo Kang, transplant surgeon

• Dr. Andrew M. Posselt, bariatric and transplant surgeon

• Dr. John P. Roberts, chief of the UCSF Transplant Service

• Dr. Peter Stock, transplant surgeon

• Dr. Stephen J. Tomlanovich, medical director, Kidney Transplant Service

• Dr. Flavio G. Vincenti, kidney and pancreas specialist

Other Experts

Wendy Kahn serves as the living donor social worker for liver and kidney patients, as well as the clinical social worker for adult and pediatric patients of the UCSF Intestinal Transplant and Rehabilitation Program. Kahn is particularly interested in the ethical, quality of life and psychosocial issues organ transplant patients and their families face, both before and after transplant.

Prior to working with organ transplant patients, Kahn has extensive experience as an oncology social worker, HIV social worker and hospice social worker. She received her graduate degree in social work at the University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois and completed a fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health. Kahn is a member of numerous professional organizations, such as the Society for Transplant Social Workers, North American Liver Transplant Social Workers Association and Bay Area Social Workers in Health Care. She is also a member of the UCSF Transplant Professional Practice Committee, Education Sub Committee.