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Kidney Transplant Management

A Guide to Evaluation and Comorbidities

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  • Provides an overview of the essential aspects of transplant nephrology

  • Features chapters dedicated to patient evaluation and post kidney transplant complications

  • Concise and practical

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

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About this book

This concise book provides an overview of the essential aspects of transplant nephrology. Chapters cover patient evaluation, treatment options, complications and post kidney transplant approaches to various common chronic diseases.  The importance of proper immunosuppressants adjustment to improve the graft half-life and overall patient quality of life are also highlighted. Up to date and practical, this book gives nephrologists and providers that treat kidney transplant patients a succinct resource on management.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA

    Sandesh Parajuli, Fahad Aziz

About the editors

Sandesh Parajuli is a transplant nephrologist who provides care for kidney and pancreas transplant recipients. Dr. Parajuli joins the University of Wisconsin from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, where he completed a fellowship in renal transplant. Before that, he was at the University of Rochester, New York for nephrology fellowship and at the Interfaith Medical Center, New York for his internship and residency. He is an active member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Parajuli’s clinical specialties include the evaluation and management of advanced kidney disease, including the management of kidney transplant candidates and recipients. His research interest includes post-transplant infections, immunology and rejection. He has a strong interest in medical education and plays an active role in teaching fellows, residents and medical students. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Wisconsin.


Fahad Aziz is a transplant nephrologist who provides care for kidney and pancreas transplant recipients. Dr. Aziz joined the University of Wisconsin, after finishing his transplant fellowship at the same institution. He did his internal medicine internship and residency from Jersey City medical center affiliated with Mount Sinai school of medicine. He finished his general nephrology fellowship from University of Missouri. He is an active member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation.  Dr. Aziz’s clinical specialties include the evaluation and management of advanced kidney disease, including the management of kidney transplant candidates and recipients. His research interest includes post-transplant cardiovascular disorders, post-transplant hypertension, immunology and rejection. He has a strong interest in medical education and plays an active role in teaching fellows, residents and medical students. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Wisconsin.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Kidney Transplant Management

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Evaluation and Comorbidities

  • Editors: Sandesh Parajuli, Fahad Aziz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00132-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00131-5Published: 08 November 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00132-2Published: 30 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 201

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nephrology, Transplant Surgery

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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