Best Renal Transplant Doctors in Richmond, VA

This physician is accepting telehealth visits. Clifford Smith, MD, FACS, received his undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, and his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Smith completed his Surgical Internship and Surgical Residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, respectively. After serving for several years in the United States Navy, he completed his Fellowship in Minimally-Invasive Surgery at Greenville Hospital University of South Carolina in Greenville, South Carolina.Dr. Smith brings more than 12 years of surgical experience to Richmond Surgical. He served as the Department Head of General Surgery at Naval Hospital Okinawa in Japan, was deployed to Iraq from October of 2005 to March of 2006 when he was stationed at Naval Hospital Pensacola in Florida, was the Director of Surgical Services at Naval Hospital Sigonella in Italy, was the General Surgeon at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, and finally served as a General Surgeon at Naval Hospital Portsmouth, in Virginia, during which time he was deployed to Afghanistan from February to September of 2013. He recently retired from the United States Navy after 21 years of service.Dr. Smith is board-certified in General Surgery, is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Hernia Society, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. During his career with the United States Navy, he earned two Meritorious Service Medals, four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal along with personal and unit awards.Dr. Smith is highly familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of multiple disease states and health concerns, with a strong interest in the surgical treatment of heartburn and reflux disease (GERD). He brings with him a special interest in minimally-invasive surgical procedures, and in particular a new minimally-invasive approach to the treatment of GERD, called Linx. He is driven to establish a strong rapport with his colleagues, patients, and their loved ones through clear and effective communication. He is welcoming new patients and referrals.He has relocated to Richmond with his loving family - wife Denise and their two children Clifford Jr. and Madelynn.

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Dr. Jason Szobota, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Mechanicsville, VA. He is 48 years old. Dr. Jason Szobota, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Dr. Amy Rose, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in North Chesterfield, VA. She is 57 years old and has been practicing for 35 years. Dr. Amy Rose, MD is affiliated with Johnston-Willis Hospital and Chippenham Hospital.

I believe in taking a collaborative approach to help patients achieve their goals, no matter what conditions we are dealing with. As a physician at Virginia Urology, I am privileged to work alongside some of the best urologists, nurses, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists anywhere. I'm proud that my patients have access to all our expertise, not just my own. My most important collaborator, however, is the patient.

Dr. Blake Moore, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Richmond, VA. He is 48 years old and has been practicing for 18 years. Dr. Blake Moore, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Johnston-Willis Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital, Chippenham Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Dr. Cameron Barnes, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Mechanicsville, VA. He is 53 years old and has been practicing for 27 years. Dr. Cameron Barnes, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Dr. Monahan is a member of the American Urological Association, Mid Atlantic Sectional of the AUA, Richmond Academy of Medicine, Medical Society of Virginia and Society for Endourology. He served as the Vice Chairman, for the City of Richmond's Advisory Board of Health. He is currently the Vice President for the Richmond Academy of Medicine and also served as the Legislative Committee Chair. He was Vice Chief of Surgery, Vice Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff at the St. Francis Medical Center.

Dr. David Miller, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Mechanicsville, VA. He is 59 years old and has been practicing for 33 years. Dr. David Miller, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Ralph Layman, MD, FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon with Richmond Surgical Associates and serves as the director of Trauma Surgery and Kidney Transplant at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Layman earned his medical degree at The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. From there, Dr. Layman completed his internship and residency training in General Surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he served as chief resident his senior year and spent year as a research fellow in immunology. While in residency he also trained abroad, at the University of Limerick, completing a colorectal fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. He then completed his abdominal organ transplant and hepatobiliary fellowship at The University of Pittsburgh's Starzl Transplant Institute. He received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Biology and Chemistry from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.Dr. Layman is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Society of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Layman is a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps. In more than 20 years of military service as a trauma surgeon, he has completed multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eastern Europe. Dr. Layman brings with him more than two decades of experience and expertise. He specializes in trauma care, general surgery, transplant surgery, and vascular surgery. He has a keen interest in hepatobiliary oncology and minimally invasive robotic surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Society of Vascular Ultrasound, Western Trauma Association, Eastern Association of Surgical Trauma and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.Outside of work, Dr. Layman would likely be found walking or riding his bicycle around the Fan. Dr. Layman enjoys spending time with his family and friends enjoying many of his favorite local hangouts in Richmond and walking his dogs

Dr. William Morgan, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Richmond, VA. He is 68 years old and has been practicing for 42 years. Dr. William Morgan, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Dr. Blake Moore, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Richmond, VA. He is 48 years old and has been practicing for 18 years. Dr. Blake Moore, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Johnston-Willis Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital, Chippenham Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Dr. Monahan is a member of the American Urological Association, Mid Atlantic Sectional of the AUA, Richmond Academy of Medicine, Medical Society of Virginia and Society for Endourology. He served as the Vice Chairman, for the City of Richmond's Advisory Board of Health. He is currently the Vice President for the Richmond Academy of Medicine and also served as the Legislative Committee Chair. He was Vice Chief of Surgery, Vice Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff at the St. Francis Medical Center.

Dr. Charlie Jung, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Richmond, VA. He is 49 years old and has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Charlie Jung, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

I am striving for overall excellence in patient care, results, and satisfaction! My current interests are primarily Robotic Surgery which is Minimally Invasive Surgery to include diseases of the prostate, bladder, ureteral, adrenal, kidney and more.

Kenneth Brown, MD, FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon with Richmond Surgical Associates in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Brown earned his medical degree at University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he also enjoyed a one-year research fellowship. He then went on to complete his residency training in general surgery and fellowship training in transplant surgery at the Medical College of Virginia, now VCU Health, where he served as chief resident. He also received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Bachelor of Science in Biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Dr. Brown is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital and the Virginia Transplant Center. He has more than three decades of medical expertise specializing in general surgery, transplant surgery, and vascular surgery. He utilizes a wide breadth of practice helping his patients with both simple and complex problems and those in between. He enjoys problem solving and practices patient-focused solutions employing the best platforms including advanced laparoscopic techniques and the da Vinci robot. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Richmond Academy of Medicine, and Medical Society of Virginia. During his tenure at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, he has served in leadership roles and was elected and served as the chief of Staff and a trustee of the Richmond Academy of Medicine.Outside of work, Dr. Brown enjoys singing in the shower, exercising riding his ElliptiGO and honing his cooking skills and feeding whoever is willing to eat.

Dr. Macey values evidence based medicine and aims to incorporate an approach centered on shared decision making between the physician and patient.

Ralph Layman, MD, FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon with Richmond Surgical Associates and serves as the director of Trauma Surgery and Kidney Transplant at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Layman earned his medical degree at The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. From there, Dr. Layman completed his internship and residency training in General Surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he served as chief resident his senior year and spent year as a research fellow in immunology. While in residency he also trained abroad, at the University of Limerick, completing a colorectal fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. He then completed his abdominal organ transplant and hepatobiliary fellowship at The University of Pittsburgh's Starzl Transplant Institute. He received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Biology and Chemistry from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.Dr. Layman is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Society of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Layman is a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps. In more than 20 years of military service as a trauma surgeon, he has completed multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eastern Europe. Dr. Layman brings with him more than two decades of experience and expertise. He specializes in trauma care, general surgery, transplant surgery, and vascular surgery. He has a keen interest in hepatobiliary oncology and minimally invasive robotic surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Society of Vascular Ultrasound, Western Trauma Association, Eastern Association of Surgical Trauma and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.Outside of work, Dr. Layman would likely be found walking or riding his bicycle around the Fan. Dr. Layman enjoys spending time with his family and friends enjoying many of his favorite local hangouts in Richmond and walking his dogs

I believe in taking a collaborative approach to help patients achieve their goals, no matter what conditions we are dealing with. As a physician at Virginia Urology, I am privileged to work alongside some of the best urologists, nurses, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists anywhere. I'm proud that my patients have access to all our expertise, not just my own. My most important collaborator, however, is the patient.

Richard G. Rento II, MD, grew up in northern New Jersey before receiving his Bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1982. He earned his medical degree in 1986 from the Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine (Hanover, NH and Providence, RI). Dr. Rento did his general surgery and urology training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, at the McGaw Medical Center where, in addition to his clinical training, he spent a year as a research fellow in 1991 and was Chief Resident in 1992. For the past 25 years, Dr. Rento has been in private practice in southeastern Virginia where he served as Medical Director of Urologic Oncology at Riverside Cancer Care Center. Consistently, for the past fifteen years, including 2017, he has been listed as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Hampton Roads. In 2013, he was on the cover of Hampton Roads Magazine and voted the ``Top Urologist`` by his peers. He was a founding member of the Hampton Roads Prostate Health Forum dedicated to raising awareness and providing prostate cancer education in the community. Dr. Rento is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also an active member of the American Urologic Association. Dr. Rento has returned to the NY/NJ metropolitan area with medical staff privileges at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, and Nyack Hospital. He has a special interest in minimally invasive procedures, including laparoscopic and robotic surgery of the prostate, kidney, bladder, and adrenal glands while remaining involved in the diagnosis and treatment of all adult urologic disorders.

Amanda Bailey, DO, FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon with Richmond Surgical Associates in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Bailey earned her medical degree at Nova Southeastern University of College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and completed her residency training in general surgery with West Virginia University where she served as chief resident. Following her residency, she completed a fellowship in multi-organ transplant with University of Cincinnati. She was an assistant professor of Transplant Surgery at University of Cincinnati performing liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. She also received her Master of Science in Medical Technology from University of South Florida. Dr. Bailey is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgery. She is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital. She has more than a decade of experience and has been honored with many awards related to her practice. She specializes in transplant surgery for deceased and living donor kidney transplants, living donor nephrectomy, and multi-organ procurements. She trained alongside transplant nephrologists and pharmacy experts to gain specialized expertise to care for transplant patients. Dr. Bailey also serves on the Operations and Safety Committee with the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) which advocates to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of organ donation and transplantation. In her spare time, she enjoys time with her family, music and reading books.