Totally Transplant
A podcast addressing all things Solid organ transplant. Dr. Samra, a transplant nephrologist, discusses all things and answers questions sent in by listeners.
Episodes
16 episodes
Interview with Monica Fox, a two time Kidney transplant Recipient
They discuss Monica's Transplant journey.There are 37 million people in the US with chronic kidney disease and 80% do not not know it. Monica discusses her journey as a two-time kidney transplant recipient.
Cardiac Assessment and workup pre transplantation with Dr. Mallika Gupta
They talk about outcomes for patients with End Stage kidney disease and how much better they do after a kidney transplant as opposed to being on dialysis. Their physiologic milieu improves. They then discuss how exhaustiv...
Dr. Mona Doshi discusses the importance of advocacy in Transplantation
Join us as we talk about how advocacy can look like within Transplantation. Dr. Doshi shares a step by step how to.
Talking with Ashley Cardenas about Transplantation Access
Join us as we discuss all things related to Transplant access. The importance of prevention of disease, advocacy and what that looks like in real life. How important knowing our local region and state is. https://www.orga...
A Real life experience on being a Kidney Donor
Enjoy this real life journey into being a Kidney donor with Colleen Echteroff. We go over the work-up she had done in order to be considered a candidate to donate a kidney.The music she went to sleep to (anesthesia...
Dr. Alicia Lichvar- How we trick our body- all faces of Immunosuppression
Dr. Samra interviews Dr. Lichvar, a Transplant Pharmacist at the University of Irvine, California. She shares excellent analogies as they review Immunosuppression. She describes the body as a garden we need to get ready before we implant the or...
Dr. Sam Krishnamoorthy and Living Kidney Donation
In this episode Dr. Samra interviews Dr. Krishnamoorthy, a Transplant Nephrologist, the Medical Director of the Living Kidney donor at the Uiversity of Chicago. She shares what got her interested in Transplantation during Residency and Fellowsh...
The Evolution of Organ Transplantation with Linda Ohler
Dr. Samra sits down with Linda Ohler. Having had an illustrious career which started in the 1960s, and she doesnt show any sign of slowing down. Linda is currently working on another book. She is a nurse, a leader, an author, a mentor and a lif...
What to know about Kidney Transplantation from a Tranplant Surgeon who is also a Kidney Transplant Recipient- Dr. Silke Niederhaus
Dr. Samra sits down with Dr. Niederhaus who is not only a Transplant Surgeon but a two time Kidney Transplant Recipient. She shares important tips with patients along with the most unique perspective from both sides of Transplantation, care del...
Living Donation with Dr. Gabriel Danovitch
Dr. Samra sits down with Dr. Danovitch. They talk about the importance of slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease by using medications such as SGLT2 i and GLP-1 RA. They identify and recognize how hard it is to wait and t...
Dr. Uttam Reddy
Dr. Reddy shares his journey into the field of Transplantation including the mentors he met. He highlights his journey over the last 11 years to grow the Transplant team and the transplant program. His north star being patient care and educatin...
The multi-faceted Journey to Transplantation with Dr. Beje Thomas
Dr. Samra sits down with Dr. Beje Thomas, the Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation program at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital . They discuss, how the team at Froedtert has been able to gro...
UNOS and understanding the modernization of the OPTN with Devin Holland
Dr. Samra sits down with Devin Holland, the Business Development Lead at UNOS, the United Network of Organ Sharing. In their conversation they highlight the modernization of the OPTN(Organ Procurement and Transpantation Networ...
Access to Transplantation with Andrea Tietjen
In this episode, our guest is Andrea Tietjen. She is the Assistant Vice President of Transplant Adminstrative Services. She has worked with this dynamic team since 1999. Hear about how she entered Transplant. https://www.rwjbh.org/c...
Clinical Informatics, Data and Transplant Medicine
Dr. Payas Vasanth, a Transplant Nephrologist at Emory University, shares how her personal journey navigating chronic disease and how that has made her a better physician.She discussed how important Clinical informatics is in practicing T...
Improving access to Transplantation and Adolescent to Adult Transition Clinics with Dr. Basu
Enjoy this converation between Dr. Basu and Dr. Samra. They discuss what ignited their interest in Transplant Nephrology and their path since. How much they enjoy practicing Transplant Nephrology and making a meaningful difference in patients l...