DCN Center News

Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can eventually lead to dialysis or the need for kidney transplantation. Identifying the cause of inherited kidney disease is the first step in identifying a treatment.

During the 2022 calendar year, 262 patients received kidney and/or pancreas transplants at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, which ties the highest annual total, first achieved in 2020.

In U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is nationally recognized as High Performing in aortic valve surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, prostate cancer surgery and stroke.

During the 2020 calendar year, 262 patients received kidney and/or pancreas transplants at Wake Forest Baptist Health, which is the highest annual total in the 50-year history of Wake Forest Baptist’s Abdominal Organ Transplant Program.