Access to Care & Disparities

Transplant research, led by Joel Adler, M.D., MPH, is devoted to enhancing access to transplantation by ameliorating disparities, incentivizing more efficient utilization of organs and improving the healthcare system of transplantation to ensure a fair and equitable process for all.

This work has focused on the use of telehealth for patients with end stage kidney disease for patients who live in rural areas, developing better ways to measure individual hospital performance in deceased organ donation and understanding the relationship between dialysis facility quality and eventual registration on the kidney transplant waiting list.