
Overview
I believe that an informed patient makes the best health care decisions with physician guidance. Kidney transplantation, while life-saving, can be an overwhelming event for our kidney transplant recipients, and for their care-takers after transplantation. Therefore, I think it is critical that we transplant physicians make it a priority to thoroughly and clearly communicate with our patients about all aspects of transplantation and to do our best to explain the complex medical considerations frequently underlying our decisions on what to do for our transplant recipients. I chose to pursue transplant medicine as a career because I see how receiving an organ transplantation can be such a life-changing event for our patients, and at the same time how much more can still be done to make this therapy more streamlined and less complicated for our patients in need.
Dr. Luo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Vitamin D Deficiency, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Kidney Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 102 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- INDEMNITY
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Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Duke Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2B/2C
I am a transplant nephrologist specializing in the evaluation and care of kidney and pancreas transplant patients. I joined Duke Health in 2023 to lead the living donor kidney transplant program. Our living donor team is actively working to increase access to these life saving transplants by removing barriers to donation and through innovative use of paired donor exchange. Helping people live a longer, healthier life through transplant is my passion. I also value getting to know my patients and their loved ones, and seeing them through life's challenges and successes. I am a native North Carolinian coming back home and am proud to be part of the dedicated transplant team at Duke Health. Dr. Vranic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Vitamin D Deficiency, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Febrile Neutropenia, and Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Islet Cell Transplantation
- Advanced
- Kidney TransplantDr. Luo isAdvanced. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Experienced
- Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Luo isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Heart TransplantDr. Luo isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Lung TransplantDr. Luo isExperienced. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- Vitamin D DeficiencyDr. Luo isExperienced. Learn about Vitamin D Deficiency.

