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Faculty Members within The Transplant Program
The Department of Urology at UCLA is one of the oldest, most progressive and comprehensive urology programs in the country. Our renowned faculty members work side by side with research scientists in the quest for new cures and treatments for prostate, kidney and bladder cancer; pelvic floor disorders; incontinence; genitourinary tract conditions; as well as male and female sexual dysfunction. Our fellowship programs for specialists in urology are the models used by many medical schools and our graduates are now managing urology fellowship programs around the globe.
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H. Albin Gritsch, MD Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation Program at UCLA. The program performs both deceased and living donor transplants. His basic research interest is in the development of new ways of monitoring the immune system after transplant to reduce the risk of rejection and the complications of the immune suppressing drugs.
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J. Thomas Rosenthal, MD A specialist in renal transplantation, Dr. Rosenthal received NIH funding for participation in the first NIH sponsored clinical trials in transplantation. Dr. Rosenthal now serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the UCLA Hospital System and is Associate Vice Chancellor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
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Jennifer Sandra Singer, MD Clinical interests include adult and pediatric renal transplantation and end-stage renal disease. Special interests and training in congenital urologic anomalies. Her research interests include the use of transplant immunosuppression and the molecular aspects of chronic allograft rejection. Special interest in urinary tract dysfunction in pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease.
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