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Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-1 out of 1 doctors available Last Name Initial: I Naim S. Issa, M.D. Nephrologist Transplant Nephrologist Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Pancreas transplant, Kidney transplant, Living donor kidney transplant, Kidney donation, Transplant disorder, Kidney fa...ilure Show more areas of focus for Naim S. Issa, M.D. ResearchMayo Clinic doctors and surgeons research kidney transplantation, presenting their work at national and international meetings. The Mayo Clinic Transplant Center supports many studies for kidney transplant research. Read more about kidney transplant research in the Transplant Research Center. Kidney transplant research at Mayo Clinic Doctors at Mayo Clinic research kidney transplant innovations to improve care. 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Burcin M.D. Florida By Mayo Clinic Staff Kidney transplant care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment AboutCare at Mayo Clinic March 28, 2024 Print Show references Roberts IS. Kidney diseases. In: Underwood's Pathology: A Clinical Approach. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 28, 2019. Kidney. UNOS Transplant Living. https://transplantliving.org/kidney/. Accessed August 13, 2021. Feehally J, et al., eds. Kidney transplantation surgery. In: Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Aug. 16, 2021. Matching donors and recipients. Health Resources & Services Administration. https://www.organdonor.gov/about/process/matching.html. Accessed April 28, 2019. Yu ASL, et al., eds. Clinical management of the adult kidney transplant recipient. In: Brenner & Rector's The Kidney. 11th ed. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Aug. 16, 2021. Klein CL, et al. 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