The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Massachusetts, US

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The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 177 doctor with experience in Kidney Transplant near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 120 are Experienced, 43 are Advanced, 10 are Distinguished and 4 are Elite.

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    Martha Pavlakis
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Martha Pavlakis is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pavlakis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Cytomegalovirus Infection, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

    Anil K. Chandraker
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Elite in Kidney Transplant

    UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    55 Lake Avenue North, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    39+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anil Chandraker is a Nephrologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Chandraker has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Magnesium Deficiency, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Elite in Kidney Transplant

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Leonardo Riella is a Nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Riella is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Nephropathy, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

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    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery

    The General Hospital Corporation

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nahel Elias is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Elias is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Elias is currently accepting new patients.

    Stefan G. Tullius
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery

    45 Francis Street, Asb2-2, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD, is the Chief of Transplant Surgery. His research career in transplantation immunology covers a period of more than 15 years. His work on chronic graft rejection has contributed greatly to an improved understanding of the pathophysiology of long-term graft failure. His more recent research interests include individualized immunosuppression and the investigation of basic mechanisms of clinically relevant aspects in organ transplantation, focusing on novel routes for the improvement of organ quality. Dr. Tullius is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Bhavna Chopra
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi

    Bhavna Chopra is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chopra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, Hypercalcemia, Kidney Transplant, and Osteotomy.

    Camille Kotton
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Infectious Disease
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Infectious Disease

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Camille Kotton is an Infectious Disease provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kotton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, COVID-19, Kidney Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

    David D. Lee
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Lee is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

    Nader Najafian
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Renal Medicine

    45 Francis Street, 2nd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nader Najafian, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate physician. He has broad research interests in transplantation, including basic, translational, and clinical research. In the lab, his research focuses on dissecting out the role of T-cell costimulatory pathways to induce tolerance in experimental animal models and on developing biomarkers to monitor the immune status of transplant recipients. Dr. Najafian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Lupus Nephritis, Glomerulonephritis, Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1, IgA Nephropathy, and Kidney Transplant.

    Devin E. Eckhoff
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery | Transplant Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German

    Devin Eckhoff is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eckhoff is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Failure, Necrosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

    Sayeed K. Malek
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Transplant Surgery

    45 Francis Street, 2nd Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sayeed Khan Malek, MD, Co-Investigator, Transplant Surgery, is the Clinical Director of Transplant Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has done extensive research in renal transplant, with a focus on the immune response in transplant patients. Dr. Malek is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hernia, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Amy R. Evenson
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amy Evenson is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Evenson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

    Vincenzo Villani
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian, Spanish

    Vincenzo Villani is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Villani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pignata Guarino Syndrome, Gallstones, Cholecystitis, Kidney Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

    The General Hospital Corporation

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Tatsuo Kawai is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kawai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Kidney Transplant, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Kawai is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    General Surgery
    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Toshihide Tomosugi is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Tomosugi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Hepatic Ischemia, Kidney Transplant, and Parathyroidectomy.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    Brigham And Women's Hospital Oral Medicine And Dentistry Clinic

    45 Francis St Fl 2, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jamil Azzi is a Nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Azzi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

    The General Hospital Corporation

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Heidi Yeh is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yeh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Yeh is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Vanhove is a Nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Vanhove is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    Office

    800 Washington St Ste 391, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Levey is a Nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Levey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Pediatric Nephrology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Pediatric Nephrology

    Division Of Nephrology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Isa Ashoor is a Pediatric Nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ashoor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Kidney Transplant?

    A kidney transplant is surgery to place a healthy kidney into a person with kidney failure.

    When should I see a Kidney Transplant doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Kidney Transplant doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Kidney Transplant doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Kidney Transplant doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Kidney Transplant doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Kidney Transplant doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Kidney Transplant doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Kidney Transplant doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Kidney Transplant doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Kidney Transplant doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Kidney Transplant doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Kidney Transplant doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Kidney Transplant doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Kidney Transplant doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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