The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in District of Columbia, US

Jennifer Verbesey, MD, is the surgical director of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation at Children’s National Hospital. Dr. Verbesey attended Harvard Medical School, then completed general surgery training and a transplant surgery fellowship at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Massachusetts. Currently, Dr. Verbesey is an attending transplant surgeon at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, where she is the director of the Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program. She is also involved with all aspects of kidney transplantation at Children’s National including preoperative evaluations, surgery, and postoperative care. She has extensive experience in pediatric and adult kidney transplantation, in addition to donor laparoscopic nephrectomies. Dr. Verbesey is very committed to the growth of the kidney transplant program at Children’s National. With her exceptional guidance, we have expanded our living donor program. In 2012, our center performed nine transplants including three living donors. In 2016, we performed 21 transplants including 12 living donors. These numbers make us one of the busiest pediatric programs on the East Coast. Dr. Verbesey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Necrosis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Verbesey is board certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery: American Board Of Surgery, 2010 and Surgery (General Surgery): American Board Of Surgery, 2010.

Jose Figueiro is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Figueiro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hyperparathyroidism, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

Asha Moudgil is a Pediatric Nephrologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Moudgil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nephrotic Syndrome, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Glomerulonephritis, Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency, and Kidney Transplant.

Joseph Melancon is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Melancon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Reginald Gohh is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gohh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 2, Kidney Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Aadil Kakajiwala, MD, MSCI, is an attending physician in the Divisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine at Children’s National Hospital. He is also the director of Pediatric Acute Kidney Support Therapies. He joined the faculty in 2021 after completing his pediatric residency at Akron Children's Hospital, pediatric nephrology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and pediatric critical care medicine fellowship at Children's National. Dr. Kakajiwala has keen interest in early diagnosis and prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI), as well as various support therapies. He participates in quality improvement and is standardizing the approach to AKI management. He is the lead physician introducing infant dialysis therapies including aquapheresis. Dr. Kakajiwala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrotic Syndrome, Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency (MoCD), Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Kakajiwala is board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2022, Pediatric Nephrology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2018, and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2013.

Dr. Drew Jung is an assistant professor of surgery in the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery whose clinical focus is in laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. He has specialties in open and laparoscopic hernias, bariatrics, foregut, and quality improvement as it pertains to quality of care. Dr. Jung is focused on being able to get patients back on their feet sooner and have the potential to get back to work sooner than before. He is open to accepting all new patients to provide his expertise. Videos Dr. Andrew Jung M.D Bio Video. Dr. Jung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction, Low Blood Pressure, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Jung is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Peter Abrams is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Abrams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Pancreas Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Steven Potter is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Potter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Talal Al is a Urologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Al is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome, Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS), Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Kevin Abbott is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Abbott is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Lupus Nephritis, Glomerulonephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Kidney Transplant.

Dr Pablo is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Pablo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Alexander Gilbert is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gilbert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalovirus Infection, Chronic Kidney Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.

Nadiesda Costa is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Costa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

Brian Nguyen, MD, is an attending transplant surgeon at Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute and Children’s National Hospital. He completed his undergraduate education at University of California at Los Angeles. He attended medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. He did his residency in general surgery at University of Southern California, and came to Washington, D.C., for his fellowship training in multi-organ abdominal transplant and hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery at Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute. He stayed on as faculty after completion of his fellowship. His clinical interests include adult and pediatric liver, kidney, pancreas and intestinal transplantation. Additionally, he performs non-transplant liver, pancreas and biliary surgeries utilizing minimally invasive, robotically-assisted approaches. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Nguyen is board certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery: American Board Of Surgery, 2019 and Surgery (General Surgery): American Board Of Surgery, 2019.

Marva Moxey-Mims, MD, chief of the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the Henry L. Barnett Award by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Nephrology. She came to Children’s National Hospital from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. There she served as deputy director for clinical science in the Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases, overseeing a portfolio of research including trials for kidney disease and genitourinary dysfunction in adults and children, and director of the pediatric nephrology program. In addition she managed the division’s small business grants for kidney research. Two of the studies that Dr. Moxey-Mims initiated, and of which she is most proud, are the ongoing Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) study and the Randomized Intervention for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux (RIVUR) trial. CKiD is the largest study of pediatric chronic kidney disease ever conducted in North America, and it is yielding a lot of information that will lead to better understanding and treatment of chronic kidney disease in children. RIVUR was a large trial undertaken to understand the effectiveness of prophylactic antimicrobial treatment in children with vesicoureteral reflux and the primary trial results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Moxey-Mims’ focus at Children’s National will be on clinical research to improve the care of children with kidney disease, and as a tool to educate trainees. She received an undergraduate degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a medical degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She completed a pediatric residency and clinical pediatric nephrology training at Children’s National, followed by a research fellowship at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology. Dr. Moxey-Mims is a member of several national committees and has more than 90 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Moxey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Reflux Nephropathy, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Moxey is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1988 and Pediatric Nephrology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1988.

Paul Kimmel is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kimmel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Diabetic Nephropathy, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Yuri Genyk is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Genyk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

John Snyder is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Snyder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Malignant Hypertension, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Gonorrhea, Pancreas Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Chanigan Nilubol is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Nilubol is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, and Kidney Transplant.