Nephrology & Renal Services

Kidney Transplantation

Saint Luke’s is a leader in kidney transplantation — performing the first kidney transplant in the Kansas City area in 1969, and the first laparoscopic, living kidney donation surgery in the region. Saint Luke’s offers some of the nation’s shortest wait times for kidney transplants.

Conditions We Treat

Saint Luke’s provides a full range of services for GI conditions, abdominal surgery, patients with liver disease, and those who require a liver or kidney transplant. Our physicians and surgeons are among the most experienced in the region. 

Treating Liver Disease

Saint Luke’s provides a full range of care for acute and chronic liver conditions—from prevention to transplantation.

Saint Luke’s comprehensive approach includes state-of-the-art imaging for screening and diagnosis; minimally invasive treatments; and full support through the evaluation, transplant, and post-transplant process.

Liver disease is complex and requires ongoing care. Saint Luke’s has a multidisciplinary team of fellowship- and subspecialty-trained specialists including:

• Hepatologists
• Nephrologists
• Transplant surgeons
• Transplant coordinators
• Living donor advocates
• Living donor coordinators
• Dieticians
• Pharmacists
• Financial coordinators
• Social workers

Our abdominal surgeons have experience treating a wide range of common, complex, and rare conditions of the pancreas, liver, bile duct, and gallbladder. Our team specializes in the Whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer and disorders.