General Surgery and Transplant Services offered in Fort Worth

Transplant Surgery

Our transplant surgeons offer comprehensive pancreas, liver, and kidney disease care and organ transplant services. We offer the following transplant surgeries and procedures:

  • Kidney transplant
  • Living donor kidney transplant
  • Pancreas transplant

General Surgery

Our general surgery specialists offer advanced traditional and minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery options for a variety of colorectal and gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Conditions we treat include:

  • All types of hernias
    • Groin hernia
      • Inguinal hernia
      • Femoral hernia
    • Umbilical hernia
    • Ventral hernia, including incisional hernia repair for hernias caused by previous surgeries
  • Hernia Repair
  • Gallbladder and biliary tract disease
  • Gallbladder Removal
  • Dialysis Access Surgery
    • Peritoneal
    • AV Fistula
  • Kidney Resection
  • Kidney Removal
  • Kidney Donation

Candidates for minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery may also be eligible for robot-assisted surgery. The advanced vision, precision and control afforded to surgeons using robot technology may offer benefits to patients, including smaller incisions, less bleeding and scarring, and faster recovery time.

Kidney Transplant at Medical City Fort Worth

The comprehensive kidney transplant team at Medical City Fort Worth Transplant Institute is there to guide you through each step of the kidney transplant process from medical evaluations to prescriptions and more. The kidney transplant process consists of completing pre-transplant tests at either Medical City fort Worth or at a hospital or doctor's office of your choice. It is required that the following evaluations are done at Medical City Fort Worth.

  • Meeting with the transplant surgeon and transplant coordinator
  • Evaluation by the transplant social worker
  • Meeting with the transplant financial coordinator

After the testing and evaluations are complete, the transplant surgeon and the transplant team review the results and together they decide if a transplant is the correct choice of treatment.

For more information about the kidney transplant program and transplant services, visit Medical City Fort Worth