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Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program

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Why referring physicians choose us

The Kidney Transplant Programs at NewYork-Presbyterian are the largest in the country, and the first in New York state. Our team of experts, including top physicians and surgeons from Columbia and Weill Cornell Medicine, are renowned leaders in treating adults and children with advanced renal failure or complex cases requiring transplantation. Our programs specialize in living kidney donor transplantation, expanding living donor kidney options to increase organ accessibility and reduce waitlist times. Discover more about our kidney team, the latest advancements in kidney disease and transplantation, and how to refer a patient below.

We perform the highest volume of kidney transplants in the region*

Founding member of the National Kidney Registry and among the nation’s most active paired kidney exchange centers

Offer living donor nephrectomy and renal transplantation to be performed robotically

*UNOS, 2025

Refer a patient for advanced kidney failure treatment

Partner with us if your patient is facing advanced or complex renal failure. Take one of the steps below, and a member of our team will contact you to discuss your case and the next steps. We accept most insurance plans and accommodate all languages. For convenience, you’ll find a list of our Columbia & Weill Cornell doctors below.

Call: 332-266-4513 (Columbia)

Call: 929-635-1009 (Weill Cornell)

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Department leadership

Darshana M. Dadhania, MD, MS
Darshana M. Dadhania, MD, MS

Weill Cornell Medicine
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program

Geoffrey K. Dube, MD
Geoffrey K. Dube, MD

Columbia
Medical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program

Hilda Elena Fernandez, MD
Hilda Elena Fernandez, MD

Columbia
Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program

Jason Hawksworth, MD
Jason Hawksworth, MD

Columbia
Chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Sandip Kapur, MD, F.A.C.S.
Sandip Kapur, MD, F.A.C.S.

Weill Cornell Medicine
Chief, Transplant Surgery
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs

Sumit Mohan, MD
Sumit Mohan, MD

Columbia
Medical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program

Joseph Del Pizzo, MD
Joseph Del Pizzo, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine
Director, Advanced Minimally Invasive Kidney Donor Program

Lloyd E. Ratner, MD
Lloyd E. Ratner, MD

Columbia
Surgical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplant

Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD
Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine
Chief, Nephrology and Hypertension

Transplant nephrologists

Abhinav Bhalla, M.B.B.S.
Abhinav Bhalla, M.B.B.S.

Weill Cornell Medicine

Jae Hyung Chang, MD
Jae Hyung Chang, MD

Columbia

David Jonathan Cohen, MD
David Jonathan Cohen, MD

Columbia

Russell J. Crew, MD
Russell J. Crew, MD

Columbia

John R. Lee, MD, MS
John R. Lee, MD, MS

Weill Cornell Medicine

Pablo C. Loarte-Campos, MD
Pablo C. Loarte-Campos, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Heather K. Morris, MD
Heather K. Morris, MD

Columbia

Vladimir Mushailov, MD
Vladimir Mushailov, MD

Columbia

Thangamani Muthukumar, MD, MS
Thangamani Muthukumar, MD, MS

Weill Cornell Medicine

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Stuart David Saal, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Thalia Salinas, MD
Thalia Salinas, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Deirdre Sawinski, MD
Deirdre Sawinski, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Transplant surgeons

Kofi Atiemo, MD
Kofi Atiemo, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Dustin Joseph Carpenter, MD
Dustin Joseph Carpenter, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Christopher Chandler, MD
Christopher Chandler, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, MD
Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Peter Liou, MD
Peter Liou, MD

Columbia

Nathaly P. Llore, MD
Nathaly P. Llore, MD

Columbia

Pedro R. Sandoval, MD
Pedro R. Sandoval, MD

Columbia

Joshua Weiner, MD
Joshua Weiner, MD

Columbia

Soo Youn Yi, MD
Soo Youn Yi, MD

Columbia

Services & specialties

Chronic & Advanced Kidney Disease

  • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Diabetes, Blood Pressure & Blood‑Flow–Related Kidney Disease

  • Diabetic Nephropathy
  • Hypertension-Related Kidney Disease
  • Renal Artery Stenosis

Immune‑Mediated & Inflammatory Kidney Diseases

  • Glomerular Diseases
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • IgA Vasculitis
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Genetic, Hereditary & Congenital Kidney Disorders

  • Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Alport's Syndrome
  • Congenital Kidney & Urinary Tract Anomalies
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