About Our Team
Physicians
About Our Team
The Kidney Transplant Team at Cleveland Clinic is specially trained in meeting the needs of kidney transplant patients. The team is committed to providing comprehensive care in a compassionate setting.
The Kidney Transplant Team members include:
- Transplant Surgeons
- Transplant Nephrologists
- Transplant Coordinators
- Transplant Fellows and Residents
- Social Workers
- Transplant Program Assistants
- Financial Counselors
- Dietitians
- Transplant Psychiatrist
- Transplant Pharmacists
- Transplant Bioethics
- Nurse Practitioners
- Registered Nurses
- Nursing Assistants
Additional consultants may also include:
- Cardiology
- Vascular Medicine or Surgery
- Endocrinology
- Infectious Disease
- Pulmonology
The following Cleveland Clinic Transplant Center doctors and staff specialize in Kidney Transplant:
Kidney Transplant Program Leadership
- Surgical Director: Alvin Wee, MD
- Medical Director: Emilio Poggio, MD
- Clinical Nurse Manager: Tracy Evans-Walker, RN, MSN, CNP, CCTC
Physicians
Kidney Transplant Program Surgeons
Alvin Wee, MD
Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation Program
David Goldfarb, MD
Staff
Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, MD
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Surgeons
Georges-Pascal Haber, MD, PhD
Department Chair
Jihad Kaouk, MD
Director, Center for Robotic and Image Guided Surgery
Kidney Transplant Program Physicians
Emilio Poggio, MD
Medical Director
Richard Fatica, MD
Department Vice Chair
Saul Nurko, MD
Staff
Ziad Zaky, MD
Staff
Charleston Area Medical Center Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic Florida Surgeons
Nicolas Muruve, MD
Staff
