Biographical summary
Dr. Kukla specializes in treating patients with chronic kidney disease as well as kidney and pancreas transplantation. She trained at the University of Wisconsin Transplant Program in 2006 and worked at the University of Minnesota for about 10 years before joining the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Dr. Kukla's special interest is helping patients with advanced kidney disease, and other comorbidities, like obesity, diabetes and hypertension. When advanced kidney failure develops, patients may require kidney or kidney and pancreas transplantation to treat their renal failure and diabetes. Dr. Kukla works closely with endocrinologist and transplant surgeon to identify patients who benefit from kidney transplant as well as follows these patients to help them to stay healthy post-transplant.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Kidney transplantation
- Pancreas transplantation
- Long term outcomes of kidney transplant recipients
- Transition of adolescent kidney transplant recipients to adult nephrology
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2007
Fellow - Nephrology University of Wisconsin
- 2006
Fellow - Nephrology University of Missouri
- 2003
Clinical ResidencyIllinois Masonic Medical Center
- 1998
Clinical ResidencySilesian Medical School
- 1996
MDJagiellonian University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2005
NephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2023
Top 10% of papers published in Clinical Transplantation (2023) Editors of Clinical Transplantation
- 2013
2013 Poster of DistinctionAmerican Transplant Congress
- 2012
2012 Poster of DistinctionAmerican Transplant Congress
- 1996
Award of Achievement Jagiellonian University Medical School
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Facilitator / MemberNephrology Education Committee
- 2020 - present
DirectorTransplant Metabolic Program
- 2017 - present
Co-DirectorPancreas Transplant Program
- 2016 - present
MemberKidney Pancreas Transplant Commitee
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2016 - present
MemberThe Transplantation Society
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Nephrology
- 2016 - present
Associated MemberInternational Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
- 2014 - 2015
ReviewerUniversity of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- 2009 - 2016
Board MemberData and Safety Monitoring Board for Islet Transplantation
- 2009 - 2016
Committee MemberSolid Organ Transplant Quality Steering Committee
- 2008 - 2016
InterviewerInternal Medicine Residency Program, Nephrology Fellowship and Transplant Fellowship
Publications
Research activities