
The body takes nutrients from food and converts them to energy.
Kidney transplant services provide a second chance at life.
Kidney transplant services provide a second chance at life.
The National Kidney Foundation asserts that 100,000 people are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. Broward Health is pleased to announce that the South Florida Transplant Center at Broward Health Medical Center has been approved for kidney transplant by the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) and that the Center is now offering the full array of kidney transplant services, including living donation, deceased donor transplant, and combined liver-kidney transplants.
Patients diagnosed with end-stage renal disease and are on dialysis or are likely to need dialysis in the very near future can now be evaluated and treated by an experienced and personalized care team at the South Florida Transplant Center.
Patients with kidney disease referred to the South Florida Transplant Center will undergo extensive evaluation for transplant candidacy. After the pre-transplant evaluation is completed and they are deemed a suitable candidate, the patient will be activated on the waiting list. Patients could receive a kidney from a deceased donor or a living donor.
A deceased donor kidney comes from a donor who is no longer living, and the kidney was deemed appropriate for transplant. While waiting for a deceased donor, the patient can choose to receive a living donor kidney.
A living donor kidney comes from a healthy, living donor who has agreed to donate their kidney after an extensive evaluation. Patients can receive a kidney from a parent, family relative, friend, or other living donor. Although both types of transplants have excellent success rates, the living donor donation process can reduce wait times for a healthy kidney and give patients a chance for better long-term transplant outcomes.
Cystic kidney disease
End-stage renal disease
Glomerulonephritis
Interstitial nephritis
Recurrent kidney infections
Renal disease
Vesicoureteral reflux
Autoimmune disorders
Diabetes
Prolonged obstruction of the urinary tract
Recurrent kidney stones
Uncontrolled hypertension
Certain factors increase the risk that chronic kidney disease will progress to end-stage renal disease and dialysis dependence, including:
Factors within your control
Hereditary factors outside your control
The South Florida Transplant Center at Broward Health Medical Center offers expert care close to home. Our team’s dedicated inpatient unit provides care far exceeding national and local benchmarks in quality and patient survival.
Patients across all phases of their transplantation journey benefit from the latest technological advances and our unique team approach, which provides high-quality care and support services to our patients and their families.
For more information about the South Florida Transplant Center, please call our office, available 24 hours a day year-round, at 954.831.2763.
For more information about kidney transplant, call the Transplant Donor Desk, which is available 24 hours a day year-round, at 954.831.2763 or email Kidneytransplant@browardhealth.org.
El-Gazzaz, Galal, MD
General Surgery, Transplant Surgery
1600 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-355-4345
Donchev, Vladimir B., MD
General Surgery, Transplant Surgery
5651 NW 29th Street
Margate, FL 33063
754-220-8100
Franco, Edson S., MD
General Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
1508 SE 3rd Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-462-8714
Island, Eddie R., MD
Transplant Surgery
1801 NW 9th Avenue
Highland Prof Bldg Suite 5
Miami, FL 33136
305-355-5774
Maneckshana, Bejon, MD
Transplant Surgery
800 Fairway Drive
Suite 300
Deefield Beach, FL 33441
954-998-2418
Osman Mohamed, Hussein K., MD
General Surgery, Transplant Surgery
1625 SE 3rd Avenue
Suite 721
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-831-2763
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