Overview of the kidney transplant process at Mayo Clinic

Name: Overview of the kidney transplant process at Mayo Clinic
Uploaded: 2015-01-22T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Mayo Clinic kidney transplant surgeon Patrick G. Dean, M.D., discusses the basics of kidney transplantation.

Patrick G. Dean, M.D., a transplant surgeon at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses the basics of kidney transplantation.

Dr. Dean discusses the advantages of living donor kidney transplantation, provides an overview of the kidney transplant operation, and explains what patients can do to be in the best condition possible for surgery.

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January 22, 2015

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