Swift Path to Kidney Transplant, After a Decade of Kidney Disease

Treatment TermsKidney diseaseKidney transplant Overview At age 27, Barb Lavalette learned she had a disease that, over time, could severely damage her kidney function. For more than a decade, she managed her kidney disease and built a life and family. Then her kidneys began to fail rapidly and she was placed on the transplant waitlist at Duke. Fortunately, her wait was shorter than most. Hero Image2019_barbaralavalette.jpg Preview Image Content Blocks CTA Header Learn More CTA ButtonKidney Transplant Patient Photo Featured Doctors Matthew J. Ellis, MD Bradley H. Collins, MD BodyDisplay in Announcement Section:  Archived Medically Reviewed DateTuesday, March 5, 2019 Reviewer Matthew Ellis, MDThumbnail Image: Pin to Top of WiFi Page: 
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