Transplant Recipient Information

Your Transplant Team

You will have a team of healthcare professionals (called the post-transplant team) to help you care for your transplant. You are an important member of the team. Your main contact is the transplant coordinator who will answer your questions and help support you after your transplant. The transplant nephrologist (kidney doctor) is the main doctor who will care for you after your transplant.

Your post-transplant team is made up of the following people:

you and your support people (friends and family members)
transplant coordinator
transplant pharmacist
transplant nephrologist
transplant social worker
transplant surgeon (doctor who did the transplant surgery)
transplant unit clerk
dietician
family doctor

Current as of: July 25, 2019

Author: Kidney Health Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services

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