The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Florida, US

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The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Florida, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 179 doctor with experience in Kidney Transplant near Florida, US. Of these, 103 are Experienced, 54 are Advanced, 16 are Distinguished and 3 are Elite.

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179 providers found
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | Urology | General Surgery
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | Urology | General Surgery

    University Of Miami

    1611 Nw 12 Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Gaetano Ciancio is a Transplant Surgeon and a Urologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Ciancio is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Ciancio is currently accepting new patients.

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

    FL - Transplant Kidney

    4500 San Pablo Rd S, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hani Wadei is a Transplant Surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Wadei is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatorenal Syndrome, Acute Tubular Necrosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Elite in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amir Kazory is a Nephrologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Kazory is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Low Sodium Level, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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    Antonio Pinna
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Advanced in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center

    2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
    Weston, FL 
    Experience:
    52+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian
    Offers Telehealth

    Antonio Pinna is a Transplant Surgeon in Weston, Florida. Dr. Pinna has been practicing medicine for over 52 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

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

    South Broward Hospital District

    1005 Joe Dimaggio Dr, 
    Hollywood, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Linda Chen is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Chen 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), Hyperparathyroidism, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Chen is currently accepting new patients.

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

    FL - Transplant Kidney

    4500 San Pablo Rd S, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Napat Leeaphorn is a Transplant Surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Leeaphorn is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    FL - Transplant Kidney

    4500 San Pablo Rd S, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Martin Mai is a Nephrologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Mai 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), Nephrosclerosis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Endocrinology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Endocrinology

    FL - Transplant Kidney

    4500 San Pablo Rd S, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tambi Jarmi is an Endocrinologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Jarmi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    Miami Transplant Institute

    1801 NW 9th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adela Mattiazzi is a Nephrologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Mattiazzi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

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

    Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

    4500 San Pablo Rd S, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Shennen Mao is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Mao has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Mao is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
    409 Bayshore Blvd., 
    Tampa, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

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

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

    Lifelink Healthcare Institute Inc

    409 Bayshore Blvd, 
    Tampa, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

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

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    Mayo Clinic Hospital In Florida

    4500 San Pablo Rd S, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Mao is a Nephrologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Mao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Low Potassium Level, Calciphylaxis, Kidney Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    Renal Hypertension Center

    29296 US Highway 19 N Ste 4, 
    Clearwater, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ashwani Gupta is a Nephrologist in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ascension Sacred Heart Kidney Transplant Program

    5149 N 9th Ave Ste 246, 
    Pensacola, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Keith is a Transplant Surgeon in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Keith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Tubular Necrosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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

    Community Hospital Family Practice, LLC

    7981 Gladiolus Dr, 
    Fort Myers, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Eason is a Transplant Surgeon in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Eason is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatic Ischemia, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Eason is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc

    2001 Sw 13th St, 
    Gainesville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Georgios Vrakas is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Vrakas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Vrakas is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Nephrology

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chintan Shah is a Nephrologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Shah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis, Primary Tubular Proximal Acidosis, Renal Tubular Acidosis, Kidney Transplant, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    Florida Kidney Physicians LLC

    409 Bayshore Blvd Fl 4, 
    Tampa, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Rajendra Baliga is a Nephrologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Baliga is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Baliga is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
    Distinguished in Kidney Transplant

    Miami Transplant Institute

    1801 NW 9th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Giselle Guerra is a Nephrologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Guerra 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), Nephrosclerosis, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

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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 Florida, 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 Florida, 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 Florida, 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 Florida, 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 Florida, 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 Florida, 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 Florida, 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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