Kenneth L Brayman, MD
Kidney Transplant Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Kenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD, FACS, is the director of UVA Health's kidney, pancreas and islet transplant programs and the director of the Center for Cellular Therapy and Biologic Therapeutics. He's also the Nabi Professor of Transplantation.
Dr. Brayman received his medical and doctorate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and fellowships in transplantation surgery and surgical endoscopy at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He serves on numerous committees and is a member of professional and scientific societies including American Association of Kidney Patients, American Pancreatic Association and American Society of Transplant Physicians. Dr. Brayman is also a founding member of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association. He is widely published in scientific and professional journals on topics related to his research and clinical experience.
Dr. Brayman has over twenty years of experience as a principal investigator in basic and translational research and clinical trials. His research interests include transplant immunosuppression, chronic allograft nephropathy, solid organ transplantation in patients with HIV, islet cell transplantation, transplantation tolerance, gene therapy and xenotransplantation. He was responsible for developing and establishing the Islet Isolation GMP Facility at UVA, and he has overseen the allo- and auto-transplantation of islets in more than 20 recipients. The Islet Transplant Program, headed by Dr. Brayman, uses an FDA-approved Human Islet Isolation class 10,000 GMP Facility at UVA for the isolation of clinical-grade pancreatic islets for transplants and currently participates with the NIH-sponsored Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry (CITR).
Academic Information
- Department
- Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Transplant Surgery
- Research Interests
- Islet transplantation, transplantation tolerance, gene therapy, xenotransplantation, transplant immunosuppression, chronic allograft nephropathy, transplantation in patients with HIV
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Residency
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowships
- Harrison Department of Surgical Research School of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)
- Additional Specialties
- Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Highlights
Dr. Kenneth Brayman video profile
I'm Ken Brayman and I am the Director of the Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplant Programs at the University of Virginia Health System. We see patients that have end stage renal disease and also have diabetes. We evaluate patients that have progressive problems with their kidneys and also people who have problems with their glucose control. The wonderful thing about transplantation is that people have end stage organ disease and by virtue of a surgery and getting a new organ, they get a new lease on life and that's just an incredible thing to be participating in. The Transplant Center at the University of Virginia is clearly one of the best in the country. It's the only comprehensive Transplant Center in the state of Virginia. We pride ourselves on individualizing care and taking care of the individual. Not only the patient, but the whole family. I love coming in and meeting patients and learning about their stories. We do talk about medicine and the surgeries and so forth, but we also talk about life. We talk about what our purpose is, which is to help the patient navigate the particular journey that they're on to get better. In that way, it's a very warm environment and a warm relationship. I cherish the relationships that we have with our patients because they're just so unique. It basically makes caring for other people very fulfilling.
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