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David Shaffer, M.D.
Chief, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
Professor of Surgery
Make an Appointment
(615) 936-0404
Practice Locations
Interests
Patient Care Emphasis: Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Vascular Access, Parathyroid Surgery
Other Clinical Interests: Organ Transplantation, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Dialysis
Specialties
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplant: Transplant
- Kidney Transplant: Transplant
Departments / Divisions
- Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant: Transplant Center
- Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: Section of Surgical Sciences
Board Certifications
- Board Certified - Surgery - The American Board of Surgery, 1989
Education
- Fellowship - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1989
- Residency - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1988
- Research Fellowship (Organ Transplantation) - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1986
- Residency - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1985
- Internship - Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1983
- M.D. Degree - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 1982