Positions

Faculty

Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Clinic)

6620 Main St., Suite 1450
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-1400

Education

Fellowship at University of Wisconsin

Madison, WI

Transplantation Surgery

Residency at Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

General Surgery

MD from Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

BS from Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

Biology

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Transplant Accreditation and Certification Council

Professional Interests

• Minimally invasive living kidney donation
• Kidney and liver transplantation

Professional Statement

Dr. Vidya Fleetwood, a liver, kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon, in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation, earned her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her general surgery residency on the research track at Rush University Medical Center, where she began transplant-related research on normothermic perfusion and autoimmune liver disease. She went on to complete a two-year abdominal transplantation fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, receiving advanced training in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, as well as living donor nephrectomy.

Dr. Fleetwood has a particular focus on living donor kidney transplantation and expanding access to kidney transplants. Her research and clinical work have centered on optimizing outcomes in older recipients, increasing use of extended criteria donors and reducing barriers to living donor exchange. She has published extensively on donor safety, autonomy and post-donation outcomes and continues to explore ways to improve quality and access in transplantation.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Fleetwood VA, Lam NN, Lentine KL "Long-Term Risks of Living Kidney Donation: State of the Evidence and Strategies to Resolve Knowledge Gaps." Annu Rev Med.; Pubmed PMID: 39869429
• Fleetwood VA, Lentine KL "Multifaceted innovations needed to advance transplant nephrology." Nat Rev Nephrol.; Pubmed PMID: 39775050
• Fleetwood VA, Lentine KL "Unlocking the benefits of transplantation with kidneys from older donors." Nat Rev Nephrol.; Pubmed PMID: 38890547
• Kute VB, Fleetwood VA, Chauhan S, Meshram HS, Caliskan Y, Varma C, Yazıcı H, Oto ÖA, Lentine KL "Kidney paired donation in developing countries: A global perspective." Curr Transplant Rep.; Pubmed PMID: 37720696

Memberships

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

American Society of Transplantation

American College of Surgeons