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RENAL TRANSPLANT MANAGEMENT
Kidney Specialists of Minnesota Transplant Clinic provides individualized, expert, post-transplant care. KSM recognized that transplant patients have unique needs and established the Transplant Clinic to address these special needs. Our specialists recognize that immunosuppression post transplant may lead to threatening if not recognized early and treated.
All patients followed pre-transplant by a KSM Nephrologist will transfer care to the Transplant Clinic after their transplant. The Transplant Clinic staff see patients immediately after discharge from the hospital, monitoring very closely the first two months and then gradually less frequently. The clinic continues to follow at intervals for as long as you have your transplant. The transplant clinic follows patients transplanted at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Fairview University Hospital, Hennepin County Medical Center as well as patients who transfer here from other centers out of the immediate area. The Transplant Clinic stays in contact with the transplant hospital, providing them updates of your clinic visits and lab work.
The goal of the Transplant Clinic is to keep patients healthy and to return the patient to the most “normal” lifestyle possible. This is accomplished by close monitoring and educating regarding medications and possible complications.
The Transplant Clinic consists of health care providers who are experts in this very specialized area. This team includes Transplant Surgeons, Nephrologists, our Nurse Practitioner, our Transplant Coordinator, Nursing staff, and secretarial support staff.