The 20 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors Near Me

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Stephen O. Pastan
Elite in Kidney Transplant

Dr. Stephen O. Pastan

Transplant Surgery
Emory health
Emory Transplant Center
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgB, 
Atlanta, GA 
Offers Telehealth
45 Years of Experience

Elite in Kidney Transplant
Emory health
Emory Transplant Center
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgB, 
Atlanta, GA 
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Overview

Stephen Pastan is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Pastan has been practicing medicine for over 45 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Glomerulonephritis, Kidney Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 114 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 98 articles in the study of Kidney Transplant.

Graduate Institution
Harvard Medical School, 1981.0
Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr - East Campus
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1991
Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr - East Campus
Hospital Affiliations
St Mary's Hospital
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Emory University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Emory Transplant Center
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Call: 855-366-7989

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.


114 Total Publications

Gene-Environment Interactions Among Black Adults With Kidney Failure - Not A Straight Forward Relationship.
Gene-Environment Interactions Among Black Adults With Kidney Failure - Not A Straight Forward Relationship.
Journal: Kidney international reports
Published: June 09, 2025
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Atlanta, GA 
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Christian Larsen is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Larsen has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation.

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Elite in Kidney Transplant
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Transplant Surgery

Emory Transplant Center

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Atlanta, GA 
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Kenneth Newell is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Newell has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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Transplant Surgery
Distinguished in Kidney Transplant
Dr. Idelberto R. Badell
Transplant Surgery

Emory Transplant Center

1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgB, 
Atlanta, GA 
 (0.1 miles away)
855-366-7989
Experience:
20+ years
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
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Idelberto Badell is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Badell has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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Areas of Expertise

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  • Chronic Kidney Disease
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  • Cytomegalovirus Infection
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  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
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  • Glomerulonephritis
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  • Acute Kidney Failure
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  • Autosomal Dominant Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
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  • Experienced
  • Acute Nephritic Syndrome
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  • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS)
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  • Bilateral Hydronephrosis
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  • Childhood Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
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  • Colonoscopy
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  • Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome
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