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Transplant
Kidney
BAPTIST HEALTH Transplant Institute
9500 Kanis Road, Suite 310
Little Rock, AR 72205
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Closed on recognized holidays).
501-202-1500, option 1
800-768-8003 toll-free,
501-202-1357 fax
After-hours telephone number to page the doctor for an Emergency
Only: 501-663-8400.
The The Baptist Health Kidney Transplant Program began in 1989
and has now completed over 800 kidney transplants. Our team
is dedicated to providing evaluation for transplant candidacy and
post-transplant care in a patient-focused manner within a Christian
environment.
Our goal is to rehabilitate you so that your quality of life is
much better than what you currently have. We are using an innovative
technique called laparoscopic donor nephrectomy for most of our
donors, and our survival rates compare favorably to national rates.
This technique reduces the recovery time and stress for our donors.
YOUR TRANSPLANT TEAM DIRECTORY . . .
Director: Dr. Scott Young
Surgical Director & Surgeon: Dr. John Dunn
Transplant Surgeon: Dr. Everett Tucker
Transplant Manager: Bradley Shaw MDiv, MS, LPC
Secretary: Debra Carman
Social Worker: Mary Wilson, LCSW
Pharmacist: Jennifer Day
Pre-Transplant Nurse Coordinators: Joani Mott, RN, CCTC;
Brenda Singley, RN
Post-Transplant Nurse Coordinator: April Goodnight, RN, CCTC
Quality Analyst/Data Coordinator: Julie Bergfeld
Dietician: Robin Reynolds, RD
Financial Coordinators: Melissa Wyles, Yvonne Vaughn
Vice-President: Erin Propst
EVALUATION PROCESS . . .
Your nephrologist (or the nurse) will refer you to our office for
screening and appointment. You can call us toll-free at 800-768-8003
or our local number 501-202-1500. Once your information has been
reviewed, we will call you to set up your appointment with us. Please
make sure your nephrologist office has your current personal and
insurance information. We will meet with you and review your specific
work-up requirements. As soon as you complete those and have received
final approval - you can be listed on the national wait list, or
we can schedule surgery if you have an approved live donor.
DONOR EVALUATION . . .
If you are interested in being a donor to someone that you know
very well, please call us and we will talk to you about your medical
candidacy and work-up requirements specific to yourself.
Medicare allows us to pay for the donor work-up that we require
(We cannot pay for travel, lodging, meals, and time-off work, etc.).
RELATED LINKS . . .
ARORA (Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency) www.arora.org
UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) www.unos.org
NKF (National Kidney Foundation) www.kidney.org
Transplant Living www.transplantliving.org
