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
Michael Hanaway, MD
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Bruce Julian, MD
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Thomas Kaleekal, MD
Critical Care Medicine, Transplant Pulmonology
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
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
The UAB Kidney Transplant Program is a leader in both living-donor and deceased-donor procedures. We’ve also taken a lead role in transplants between incompatible donor-recipient pairs and for those with HIV. Average wait times are down across all blood types, thanks to our streamlined evaluation process and efforts to make more donor kidneys available to patients. Our Pancreas Transplant Program is distinguished through pancreas-after-kidney and simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplants in suitable patients. Both programs are widely recognized for major advances in immunosuppression protocols, research, surgical techniques, organ access, and convenient telehealth services.
Clinical Trials
View all ongoing clinical trials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Featured Education
HIV-Positive Kidney TransplantationCME/CE0.25Minutes13Jayme Locke, MD, explains the process by which an HIV patient is able to receive a kidney transplant.ListenClose
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
