Transplant Digest

New Nephrology Ambulatory Clinic

Dr. Jeff Zaltzman

I am so very pleased to share with you, our transplant recipients some very exciting news. As of the new year, we will officially be welcoming our transplant patients to our brand new transplant clinic at 61 queen St east 8th floor. This has been a long time coming as we have long outgrown our current space.

Presently, our transplant staff are located on the 2nd floor, the 7th floor, and the 9th floor at 61 queen St east. With the new space, the entire transplant team including the pre- transplant coordinators, the living donor team, and the post-transplant nursing and administrative staff will be moving to the new transplant area. This will be a state-of-the-art clin-

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In this issue...

• New Nephrology Ambulatory Clinic

• 50 Year Transplant Anniversary

• From the Editor’s Desk

• First Decade of Transplants at St. Michael’s Hospital

• How can I be a Kidney Donor?

• A Tale of Two Transplants

• Emily Campbell and Tess Montada-Atin Win a Research Grant

• Nuts for Phosphorus

• Transplant Quiz

• An update on COVID-19 for kidney transplant recipients

• Potassium binders after transplant

• Post-Transplant Chat The Most Common Questions

• Kudos & Welcome, Thank you & Farewell

• Kidney Transplant Clinic Changes its BK PCR Bloodwork Routine