
Kelly Birdwell MD
Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
Associate Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2005 - 2009
University of ColoradoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2006 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2004 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Clinical Trials
- Reduced Calorie Diet Intervention in Kidney Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Longitudinal Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Trajectories and Clinical Outcome in Kidney Transplantation Patients.Katarina Zeder, Suman Kundu, Edward D Siew, Jeffrey S Annis, Laurel Y Lee
Chest. 2025-11-01 - Evaluation of Effective Half-Life and Its Impact on Time to Steady State for Oral MeltDose Tacrolimus (LCPT) in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients.Jeremiah D Momper, Raman Venkataramanan, Arin S Jantz, Diane M Cibrik, Kelly Birdwell
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 2025-02-01 - Medical and Surgical Weight Loss as a Pathway to Renal Transplant Listing.Jason M Samuels, Jason M. Samuels, Wayne English, Kelly A Birdwell, Irene D Feurer
The American Surgeon. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Polygenic Risk Score as a Determinant of Risk of Non‐Melanoma Skin Cancer in a European‐Descent Renal Transplant CohortKelly Birdwell, MD, American journal of transplantation
Press Mentions
COVID-19 Vaccine Recommended, Not Required for Transplant CandidatesFebruary 3rd, 2021
Committees
- Author, Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium 2015 - Present
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