The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Minnesota, US

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The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Minnesota, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 87 doctor with experience in Kidney Transplant near Minnesota, US. Of these, 45 are Experienced, 24 are Advanced, 12 are Distinguished and 6 are Elite.

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    Ajay Israni
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    Hennepin Healthcare

    701 Park Ave, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ajay Israni is a Nephrologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Israni is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Liver Failure, Lactic Acidosis, Respiratory Acidosis, and Kidney Transplant.

    Bertram Kasiske
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Elite in Kidney Transplant

    Hennepin Healthcare

    701 Park Ave, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bertram Kasiske is a Nephrologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Kasiske is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Liver Failure, Wilson Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

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

    Fairview Express Care

    909 Fulton St Se, Suite 4 392, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Arthur Matas is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Matas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Necrosis, Obesity, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Matas is currently accepting new patients.

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    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    MN - Transplant

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Stegall is a Transplant Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Stegall is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Obesity, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Elite in Kidney Transplant

    MN - Transplant Kidney

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Carrie Schinstock is a Nephrologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Schinstock is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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

    Fairview Express Care

    500 Harvard St Se, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Tamil
    Accepting New Patients

    Raja Kandaswamy is a General Surgeon in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Kandaswamy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Kandaswamy is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Infectious Disease
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Infectious Disease

    U Of M Health Clinics And Surgery Center Inc.

    909 Fulton St SE, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Pruett is an Infectious Disease provider in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Pruett is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    MN - Transplant Kidney

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aleksandra Kukla is a Nephrologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Kukla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Interstitial Nephritis, Diabetic Nephropathy, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    MN - Transplant

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tayyab Diwan is a Transplant Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Diwan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Liver Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    MN - Transplant Kidney

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hatem Amer is a Transplant Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Amer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Primary Hyperoxaluria, Glomerulonephritis, Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1, Kidney Transplant, and Osteotomy.

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

    Fairview Express Care

    909 Fulton St Se, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Erik Finger is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Finger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Finger is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    MN - Transplant

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mikel Prieto is a Transplant Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Prieto is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Polycystic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    MN - Transplant Kidney

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Samy Riad is a Transplant Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Riad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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

    Fairview Health Services

    2512 S 7th St, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Kizilbash is a Pediatric Nephrologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Kizilbash is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrotic Syndrome, Chronic Kidney Disease, Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 2, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

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

    Fairview Express Care

    909 Fulton St Se, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Telugu
    Accepting New Patients

    Srinath Chinnakotla is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Chinnakotla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Chinnakotla is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Fairview Express Care

    500 Harvard St Se, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Vanessa Humphreville is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Humphreville is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant. Dr. Humphreville is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    MN - Transplant Kidney

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Naim Issa is a Transplant Surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Issa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    Hennepin Healthcare

    701 Park Ave, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kirsten Johansen is a Nephrologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Johansen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Tubular Necrosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Hennepin Healthcare

    701 Park Ave, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Stahler is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Stahler has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Hennepin Healthcare

    701 Park Ave, 
    Minneapolis, MN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Hill is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Hill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Delirium, Kidney Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

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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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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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