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Joseph R. Leventhal
Elite in Kidney Transplant

Dr. Joseph R. Leventhal

Transplant Surgery
Northwestern Medical Group
676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth
39 Years of Experience

Elite in Kidney Transplant
Northwestern Medical Group
676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Joseph Leventhal is a Transplant Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Leventhal 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 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Visceromegaly, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 69 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 31 articles and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Kidney Transplant.

Graduate Institution
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College Of Medicine, 1987.0
Residency
University of Minnesota
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Transplant Surgery in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (Certified)
Fellowships
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60611
Call: 312-695-8900

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.


5 Clinical Trials

Induction of Donor Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Living Kidney Allografts by Donor FCRx Infusion
Induction of Donor Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Living Kidney Allografts by Donor FCRx Infusion
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 11, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Single-arm, Multi-center, Exploratory Safety and Efficacy Study of FCR001 Cell-based Therapy to Induce Donor-specific Tolerance in Previously Transplanted Recipients of a Kidney From a Living Donor, and Safety in FCR001 Donors
A Single-arm, Multi-center, Exploratory Safety and Efficacy Study of FCR001 Cell-based Therapy to Induce Donor-specific Tolerance in Previously Transplanted Recipients of a Kidney From a Living Donor, and Safety in FCR001 Donors
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: March 02, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Conversion Of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)+ Kidney Transplant Recipients Of Living Or Standard Criteria Donors At Three Months Post Transplantation To Belatacept With MPA Or Belatacept With Low-Dose Tacrolimus (50% Of Dose) Compared To Patients Remaining On Center Specific Standard Therapy Of Tacrolimus And MPA
Randomized Conversion Of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)+ Kidney Transplant Recipients Of Living Or Standard Criteria Donors At Three Months Post Transplantation To Belatacept With MPA Or Belatacept With Low-Dose Tacrolimus (50% Of Dose) Compared To Patients Remaining On Center Specific Standard Therapy Of Tacrolimus And MPA
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 08, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 4
Induction of Donor-Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Live Donor Stem Cell Infusion (Compassionate Use)
Induction of Donor-Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Live Donor Stem Cell Infusion (Compassionate Use)
Enrollment Status: No_longer_available
Publish Date: July 18, 2022
Intervention Type: Biological
Induction of Donor Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Living Kidney Allografts by Donor FCRx Infusion
Induction of Donor Specific Tolerance in Recipients of Living Kidney Allografts by Donor FCRx Infusion
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: July 18, 2022
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: Enriched Hematopoetic Stem Cell Infusion
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
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69 Total Publications

Patients' Information Needs for Informed Consent to Participate in First-in-Human Pig Kidney Xenotransplant Clinical Trials: A Mixed Methods Study.
Patients' Information Needs for Informed Consent to Participate in First-in-Human Pig Kidney Xenotransplant Clinical Trials: A Mixed Methods Study.
Journal: Xenotransplantation
Published: February 25, 2025
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676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
 (0.1 miles away)
312-695-8900
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Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois

840 S Wood St, 
Chicago, IL 
 (3.4 miles away)
312-996-1237
Languages Spoken:
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