Renal Transplant

Our fellowship enables you to gain experience with transplantation in the Center of Excellence for Transplantation and Kidney Care at Erie County Medical Center, one of the most advanced renal-care facilities in the region. 

You’ll have the unique opportunity to train in a setting — known as a vital resource for kidney research and treatment — that provides care for patients from the U.S. and Canada.

The center services the entire region of Western New York and Southern Ontario, exposing you to a more diverse patient population and increasing your experience with a wider range of comorbidities in transplant patients.

As you rotate through our renal transplant service, you will learn about:

• evaluating patients in the pre-transplant period
• clearing patients for surgery
• immunosuppressive medications
• managing fluid and electrolytes in the post-transplant period 
• delayed graft function

This rotation gives you the valuable opportunity to interact with members of a transplant team, including surgeons and transplant coordinators. We’ll ensure that you’re familiar with the duties and responsibilities of each team member.

By participating in focused discussions on patient care meetings, you'll learn the screening process and become familiar with the work-up of potential transplant recipients and living donors.

You can expect to see 5-10 patients on inpatient service and 6-8 patients per transplant clinic.

Your experiences in this rotation will inform your comprehension of literature about renal transplantation and enable you to participate in the city-wide transplantation conference. 

• Year 2: 3 modules

The patients you treat have end-stage renal disease caused by conditions including: 

• polycystic kidney disease
• malignant hypertension
• diabetes mellitus
• lupus