The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in Missouri, US

Dr. Krista Lentine is a nephrologist specializing in treatment of adult patients with kidney disease. She is a world-renowned researcher who co-chaired the international work group that developed guidelines for living donor kidney transplantation. Dr. Lentine is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She is medical director of living donation at the SSM Health Transplant Center at Saint Louis University Hospital. In 2018, Dr. Lentine received the Dr. Shaul Massry Distinguished Lecture honor from the National Kidney Foundation. Her professional memberships include the American Society of Nephrology Quality Committee and American Society of Transplantation Living Donor Community. She has served as chair of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Living Donor Committee. Dr. Lentine is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Tarek Alhamad is a Nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Alhamad is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Kidney Transplant.

Yasar Caliskan is a Nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Caliskan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, IgA Nephropathy, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Jason Wellen is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Wellen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant. Dr. Wellen is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Henry Randall specializes in liver, kidney, and pancreas surgery and transplantation. His expertise includes: adult and pediatric live-donor liver transplantation; live-donor and cadaveric kidney transplantation; pediatric liver surgery; complex kidney-pancreas transplantation; complex pancreas surgery for benign and malignancies; kidney transplantation for patients who are HIV positive; and surgical shunts for portal hypertension. Research interests include 3-D and 4-D printing of transplantable tissue and organs, and the use of virtual reality in teaching and training, and eventually in the operative theatre. Other interests include outcomes research in transplantation, and establishing human hepatoma cell lines in mice. Dr. Randall is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Professional affiliations include the American Board of Surgery, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, American College of Surgeons, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Randall is an avid landscape and architecture photographer. Dr. Randall is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.

Naoka Murakami is a Nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Murakami is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Nephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Singleton-Merten Syndrome, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant.

Yiing Lin is a General Surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Lin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients.

Massini Merzkani is a Nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Merzkani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Bradley Warady is a Pediatric Nephrologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Warady has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Secondary Peritonitis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Alport Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

Andrew Malone is a Nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Malone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Kidney Transplant.

Esther Gonzalez is a Nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Chronic Kidney Disease, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Chintalapati Varma performs liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants. He has special interest in laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies, live donor liver transplantation, split liver transplantation, and pediatric liver transplantation. He has extensive experience with complex hepatobiliary surgical procedures that include major liver resections for benign and malignant tumors, and bile duct tumor resections. Dr. Varma is an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the International Liver Transplant Society, and the Americas Hepto-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Dr. Varma speaks English, Hindi, and Telugu. He is a pilot and enjoys flying fixed-wing, single-engine airplanes. Dr. Varma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.

Bahar Bastani is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Nephrologist in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Bastani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Dr. Mustafa Nazzal specializes in: Adult and pediatric liver transplantation; liver tumors and minimally invasive liver surgery; complex hepato-biliary surgery; and split liver transplant. He performs kidney-pancreas transplant surgery, intestinal rehabilitation surgery, and general surgery on transplant and cirrhotic patients. Dr. Nazzal uses the latest surgical techniques, including laparoscopic surgery for liver tumors in cirrhotic patients. His research includes pre-transplant loco-regional therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma and post-transplant outcomes, and collection of blood and liver tissue for research, with the goal of growing hepatocellular carcinoma cells in mice. Dr. Nazzal is assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he holds memberships in the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, American Association for Liver Disease, and the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Dr. Nazzal enjoys table tennis and has an interest in constitutional law. Dr. Nazzal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

William Peterson is a Nephrologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), IgA Nephropathy, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Peterson is currently accepting new patients.

Karen Flores is an Internal Medicine provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Flores is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Nephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Flores is currently accepting new patients.

Amit Patel is an Emergency Medicine provider in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Arteriovenous Malformation, Obesity, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

Jameson Forster is a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Forster is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Choledocholithiasis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Forster is currently accepting new patients.

Adeel Khan is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Khan is currently accepting new patients.

Eddie Island is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Island is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.