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Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-1 out of 1 doctors available Location: Jacksonville, FL Last Name Initial: O Katherine Oshel, M.D. Transplant Nephrologist Jacksonville, FL Areas of focus: Pancreas transplant, Kidney transplant, Post-transplant long-term care, Pre-transplant evaluation, Immunosuppressive dr...ug therapy, Chronic kidney disease, End-stage renal disease, Diabetic nephropathy, Polycystic kidney disease, Acute kidney inury, Kidney injury Show more areas of focus for Katherine Oshel, M.D. ResearchMayo Clinic doctors and surgeons research kidney transplantation, presenting their work at national and international meetings. The Mayo Clinic Transplant Center supports many studies for kidney transplant research. Read more about kidney transplant research in the Transplant Research Center. Kidney transplant research at Mayo Clinic Doctors at Mayo Clinic research kidney transplant innovations to improve care. PublicationsSee a list of publications about kidney transplant by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • Minnesota Amer, Hatem M.D. Minnesota Chow, George K. M.D. Minnesota Cosio, Fernando G. M.D. Minnesota Cramer, Carl H. II M.D. Minnesota Harris, Peter C. Ph.D. Minnesota Heimbach, Julie K. M.D. Minnesota Kudva, Yogish C. M.B.B.S. Minnesota Larson, Timothy S. M.D. Minnesota Nyberg, Scott L. M.D., Ph.D. Minnesota Prieto, Mikel M.D. Minnesota Stegall, Mark D. M.D. Minnesota Taler, Sandra J. M.D. Minnesota By Mayo Clinic Staff Kidney transplant care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment AboutCare at Mayo Clinic Sept. 05, 2025 Print Show references Kidney transplant. 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