Renal Transplantation at The University of Texas | Memorial Hermann -TMC

A Team Approach

The transplant team is made up of surgeons, internists, nurses, coordinators, social workers, nutritionists and other allied healthcare workers from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Charles T. Van Buren, MD renal transplant, kidney transplant, pancreas transplant, dialysis, transplant, houston, Texas, MHH-TMC, Hermann hospital, Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center “Dr. Finkel and his faculty have proven to be invaluable partners in the care of our transplant patients. Both in the pre-operative assessment of transplant donor and recipient candidates, as well as in the medical management of post-operative patients, they have both improved patient care and satisfaction. Our missions to provide patient care and to teach medical students, residents and postdoctoral fellows have been advanced by this partnership.”
- Charles T. Van Buren, MD - Surgery

Kevin W. Finkel, MD renal transplant, kidney transplant, pancreas transplant, dialysis, transplant, houston, Texas, MHH-TMC, Hermann hospital, Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center “One of the reasons our transplant program has been so successful is because of the close working relationship that exists between the transplant surgeons and the renal division. It is truly interdisciplinary and collegiate, so that patients are provided exemplary care from both a surgical and medical perspective. It’s a collaborative effort that benefits our patients and provides an ideal learning environment for both transplant and renal postdoctoral fellows.”
- Kevin W. Finkel, MD - Internal Medicine

Alliance for Paired Donation

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is a member of the Alliance for Paired Donation. Donor/recipient pairs who are incompatible with each other will be matched with other mismatched sets of donor/recipients and the donor organs will be ‘swapped’ to produce matched pairs. For example, a husband may be willing to donate his kidney to his wife, but his blood type may be incompatible, while another couple may face similar incompatibility issues. The two donors may be able to be ‘swapped’ to create suitable matches.