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Surgery, Transplant
Department Affiliation:
Urology
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:
G59082
Languages:
Spanish, German
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Preferred Name: H. Albin Gritsch, M.D.

HS Clinical Professor of Urology. John Jergens Chair in Kidney Transplantation. Dr. Gritsch trained at UCLA and Harvard and specializes in the urologic care of patients with renal failure. He is the Surgical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program which has maintained 3-year graft survival rates which are excellent for over 25 years (Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients - SRTR). The program is in the top five for transplant volume and is also the largest living donor exchange program in the nation. He has expertise in the transplantation of adult and pediatric patients with complex urinary reconstruction. His research interest is in the development of new ways to facilitate rapid recovery from renal transplant and kidney donation operations.

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies:

  • American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow American Medical Association
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  • American Urological Association
  • AUA/ABU Exam committee member 2003 – 07
  • Office of Education, Core Committee 2016 –
  • Association for Academic Surgery Editorial Board
  • Transplantation 2008 International Xenotransplantatio Association
  • Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
  • Transplantation Society
  • Transplant Recipients International
  • Advisory Board Member Urologic Society for Transplantation and Renal Surgery President 2010
  • United Network for Organ Sharing, Member At-Large Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Committee, 03-07 Region 5 representative Pediatric Transplant Committee, 05-07 Region 5 representative Kidney Transplant Committee, 07-09
Links
uclahealth.org/urology
Primary Office
Westwood Urology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 665
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone
(310) 794-7700
Medical Board Certifications
Urology, American Board of Urology, 1996
Fellowship
Renal and Pancreas Transplantation, UPMC Presbyterian, 1993-1994
Fellowship 2
Transplant Immunology, Harvard Medical School, 1991-1993
Residency
Urology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1987-1991
Internship
General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1986-1987
Internship2
Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1985-1986
Degree
Georgetown University School of Medicine, MD, 1985
Interests
  • Kidney Transplant

    Kidney Transplant

    A kidney transplant is a surgery done to replace a diseased or injured kidney with a healthy kidney from a donor. The kidney may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor.
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  • Nephrectomy (Donor)
  • Renal Arterial Stenosis

    Renal Vascular Disease

    Renal vascular disease affects the blood flow into and out of the kidneys. It may cause kidney damage, kidney failure, and high blood pressure. In time, renal vascular disease can lead to kidney failure. This may call for dialysis or a kidney transplant. 
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Publications
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Awards
  • American College of Surgeons, Faculty Research Fellowship 1997-1999
  • American Foundation of Urologic Disease Research Scholar, 1991 - 1993
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Medical Education

Kidney Transplant for Polycystic Kidney Disease
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