Our Team: Transplant Nephrologists
The experienced transplant nephrologists at California Pacific Medical Center provide personal care with a focus on managing the entire transplant process to an excellent outcome. The program's long history of success is a reflection of their expertise. Our philosophy is that transplantation is not an isolated surgical procedure, but part of the continuum of medical care in the treatment of patients with end-stage renal disease.
Lawrence Bohannon, MD is a transplant nephrologist and has worked with California Pacific's Kidney Transplant Team since 1985. He received his training at Howard University, University of Texas and the University of Oregon. He has served on the Kidney-Pancreas Committee of UNOS.
Steven Katznelson, MD serves as Vice Chairman of California Pacific's Department of Transplant and Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program. Prior to joining our team, he was Medical Director of the Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Program at UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Katznelson received his training at UCLA and UCSF.
Parul Patel, MD is a transplant nephrologist. He completed his fellowship in kidney transplantation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Prior to that position, he served as a general nephrologist on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel completed his medical school training and was trained as a medical resident and nephrology fellow at Baylor College of Medicine.
V. Ram Peddi, MD, joined the Kidney Transplant Program in 2003 and serves as Director of the Kidney Transplant Research Program. Previously, he was Medical Director of the Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplant Programs at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Dr. Peddi received his nephrology and transplant training in Cincinnati and his medical training in the United Kingdom and India.
Vasyl Warvariv, MD has practiced transplant nephrology at California Pacific Medical Center since 1987. He received his training at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the University of Pittsburgh and UCSF. Dr. Warvariv speaks both Russian and Ukranian.