University of Iowa Health Care transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany recently performed the first robotic living donor ...

University of Iowa Health Care says a recent surgical milestone could expand access to life-saving kidney transplants across the state.Transplant surgeon Ramy E ...

UAB Division of Transplantation Professor and Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation, Michael Hanaway, M.D., has recently been featured on UAB MedCast. During the episode, Hanaway discusses ...

On Jan. 15, 2026, Michael Hanaway, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Muhammad Rabbani, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of ...

A Garland, Utah man was preparing to donate a kidney to his uncle when a routine exam revealed an unexpected twist—he needed kidney surgery himself. Justin Shelton's surgeon, Dr. Richard Matern, is ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Doctors at UAB are leading the Southeast in kidney transplant surgery. Nearly two weeks ago, UAB performed the first robotic kidney transplant in the region. The doctors who ...

Imagine the anxiety of a parent watching their child’s life hang in the balance, knowing their own body holds the key to saving them. Now imagine the relief of waking up the day after donating a ...

Patients who undergo single-port robotic prostate or kidney surgery tend to have less blood loss and postoperative pain and shorter hospital stays compared with patients undergoing multi-port robotic ...

Robotic and minimally invasive kidney cancer surgery may reduce pain, shorten recovery time and preserve kidney function, according to Dr. Armine Smith. Robotic and minimally invasive surgery for ...