How to Refer a Patient
There are multiple ways to refer patients to the UAB Medicine Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program:
- Refer Online: Learn more and sign up for our new referral portal here.
- Referral Form: Complete this online referral form or download a printable PDF version.
- Transplant App: Download the UAB Medicine Transplant app.
- For Urgent Referrals: Please call UAB MIST (Medical Information Service via Telephone) at 1-800-UAB-MIST (1-800-822-6478) or email mist@uabmc.edu. UAB MIST is a toll-free, 24-hour service that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Medicine specialists.
Please call us at (205) 975-9200 with any questions.
Care Providers
Gaurav Agarwal, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Faris Ahmed, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Douglas Anderson, MD
Transplant Surgery
Robert Cannon, MD
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Navya Eleti, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Michael Hanaway, MD
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Marcos Pozo Jatem, MD
General Surgery
Clifton Kew, II, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Vineeta Kumar, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Jayme Locke, MD, MPH
Director of the Division of Transplantation
Shikha Mehta, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Song Ong, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Paige Porrett, MD, PhD
Transplant Surgery
Muhammad Rabbani, MD
Transplant Surgery
Saulat Sheikh, MD
Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Sudhir Thaduri, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Graham Towns, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Carlton Young, MD
Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery
Program Highlights
UAB is one of the most active renal transplant centers in the southeast, for both living- donor and deceased-donor procedures, and we are a national leader in kidney transplants for African Americans. We performed our first kidney transplant in 1968, and that number now exceeds 11,425. Our program is widely recognized for major advances in immunosuppression protocols, research, technology, and surgical techniques. Over the past 30 years, UAB has performed some 420 kidney/pancreas and pancreas-only transplants. We are a leader in caring for patients with serious complications related to insulin-dependent diabetes, so we will evaluate potential transplant candidates with type 2 diabetes who are insulin-dependent, in addition to those with type 1.
Clinical Trials
View all ongoing clinical trials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Featured Education
Overview of Kidney Transplantation ProgramCME/CE0.00Minutes2The UAB transplant program’s primary goal is help patients get transplanted as quickly as possible. Through our expanded programs, patients are offered several transplant options such as living-donor kidney transplant, paired-kidney exchange, and incompatible kidney and desensitization.WatchClose
