Nephrology and kidney transplantation
Nephrology and Kidney TransplantationMaking transplants more accessible
We continue to acquire many difficult-to-transplant kidneys that other centers lack the expertise to use, and utilize them to save and extend lives. Transplant surgeon Christoph Troppmann, M.D., is currently working to increase our deceased donor program, which now also includes one of the largest pediatric donor programs nationally.
Nationally ranked
Our pediatric nephrology program ranked 33rd nationally in the 2019–2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals survey.
Unique dialysis service provides bridge to transplant
To better serve children waiting for a kidney, our program continues to be the region’s only outpatient peritoneal dialysis service for patients under 10 years of age.
“I am so thankful for all of the nurses and doctors at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. They took care of Braylin like she was their own. Without them, it would have been impossible. They were my support system.”– Megan McMullen, on her daughters' successful kidney transplant after contracting E. coli at three-years-old.
