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Through this dynamic clinical alliance, kidney transplant procedures areperformed at Temple University Hospital, whereas all evaluation, pre- andpost-operative care is now provided "close to home" on the Crozer-ChesterMedical Center campus. Before this alliance, kidney transplant candidates wholive in Delaware County have had to obtain these services elsewhere.
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This new collaboration will be led by Vance Moss, M.D., a urologic surgeonat Crozer; and John A. Daller, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Surgery anddirector of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Program at Temple UniversityHospital. The team also includes: Andreas Karachristos, M.D., PhD., transplantsurgeon (Temple); Patricio Silva, M.D., medical director, Temple KidneyTransplant Program (Temple); Kevin Sperling, M.D., transplant nephrologist(Crozer); Serban Constantinescu, M.D., Ph.D., transplant nephrologist(Temple); Roy Marcus, M.D., transplant nephrologist (Crozer); Iris Lee, M.D.,transplant nephrologist (Temple); C. Nathan Okechukwu, M.D., transplantnephrologist (Crozer).
Daller, Karachristos and Moss will perform all kidney transplant surgeriesat Temple University Hospital and will also be available for surgical serviceson both health system campuses to meet the needs of kidney transplantpatients. Overall, as a result of this clinical alliance, patients will haveaccess to experienced surgeons, nephrologists, nurses, coordinators, socialworkers, financial coordinators, dieticians, endocrinologists, immunologists,and other physician specialists and key medical staff.
"This alliance is unique to the delivery of kidney care in the DelawareValley," says Joseph Saunders, president of Crozer-Chester Medical Center. "Byintegrating our resources to provide comprehensive, continuous care to abroader patient base, we are offering our patients the best of both worlds interms of convenience and quality care."
"This is the direction in which health care is leading -- regionalcollaboration," adds Joseph W. "Chip" Marshall, III, president and CEO ofTemple University Health System. "This move allows us to expand an alreadysuccessful program, and also allows Crozer to offer outstanding, uninterruptedcare to its patients without having to create a kidney transplant program.It's a win-win for everyone."
Marshall adds, "Ultimately, this alliance offers Delaware and ChesterCounty patients the option to stay in their own communities for ongoingtreatment, while receiving their surgery at Temple University Hospital by ourhighly-skilled surgical team."
"Crozer-Keystone Health System has enjoyed a longstanding academicrelationship with Temple. We are glad to expand upon that relationship throughthis unique program, which will benefit patients throughout the region," saysJoan Richards, Crozer-Keystone president and chief executive officer.
Nearly one in nine adults in the United States has chronic kidney disease.For patients with end-stage renal disease, there are three treatment optionsavailable today: live on dialysis; undergo a living-donor kidney transplant;or get on the organ-donor waiting list.
For more information about the program, call (610) 619-8420.
SOURCE Temple University Health System
