DhirenKumarMDTransplant Nephrology

Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, VA Comm Univ, Med Coll of VA Sch of Med

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Office
1250 E Marshall St
Im: Nephrology Transplant
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-4104

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Nephrology, 2011 - 2013
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2002
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Transplant Nephrology

PubMed

Costimulation blockade: the next generation.
Idris Yakubu, Irfan Moinuddin, Andrew Brown, Sara Sterling, Pawan Sinhmar
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2025-04-01
The case for value-based care in kidney transplantation: insights into geography, growth, and financial models.
Amber B Paulus, Dhiren Kumar, Vasco M Pontinha
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2025-04-01
Belatacept Versus Tacrolimus for Kidney Transplant Recipients of Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury: Glass Half-Full?
Dhiren Kumar, Idris Yakubu, Gaurav Gupta
Transplantation. 2025-04-01

Journal Articles

Belatacept Rescue for Delayed Kidney Allograft Function in a Patient with Previous Combined Heart Liver Transplant
Richard H Cooke, Gaurav Gupta, Dhiren Kumar, American journal of transplantation
Antibody Mediated Rejection Due to De-Novo DSA Causing Venous Thrombosis of Pancreas Allograft – A Case Report
Gaurav Gupta, Anne King, Melissa Contos, Adrian Cotterell, Pamela Kimball, Kunal Yadav, Dhiren Kumar, Marlon Levy, Laura Warmke, ScienceDirect