Raja Kandaswamy, MD

Professor, General & Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery

Raja Kandaswamy

Contact Info

rk1@umn.edu

Office Phone 612-625-5151

Fax 612-624-7168

Office Address:
Transplantation
420 Delaware Street SE
Mayo Mail Code 195
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Administrative Assistant Name
Stephanie Taylor

Administrative Phone
612-625-5151

Administrative Email
taylo574@umn.edu

Administrative Fax Number
612-624-7168

Professor, General & Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery


Transplant Surgeon


M.D., Kilpauk Medical College, University of Madras, India

Residency, Howard University, Washington, DC

Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Summary

Expertise

  • Islet Transplant
  • Kidney Disease
  • Liver Transplant
  • Pancreas Transplant

Professional Associations

  • Director of Pancreas and Intestinal Transplant Program
  • Medical Director of Inpatient Transplant Unit
  • Director of Abdominal Transplant Fellowship

Research

Research Summary/Interests

Islet Transplantation and Immune Tolerance

Clinical

Specialties

  • Pancreas, liver, kidney and intestinal transplantationIslet transplantationLaparoscopic and robotic surgery

Board Certifications

  • Transplantation
  • General Surgery

Clinical Interests

Pancreas, liver, kidney transplantation; Islet transplantation; Laparoscopic and robotic surgery