In the News
February 23, 2025
Daniel Weiner, MD, Nephrologist and Director of Dialysis Services at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about the Pope’s health concerns, which now reportedly include mild kidney failure.
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Announcements
February 12, 2025
Tufts Medical Center nephrologists Ronald Perrone, MD, and Craig Gordon, MD, MS are among an international group of PKD experts who authored the new guideline.
Patient Stories
September 30, 2024
Learn how one Tufts Medicine kidney transplant patient continues to make a difference as a volunteer services manager, highlighting the life-changing impact of compassionate care, specialized treatments and philanthropy.
In the News
September 5, 2024
Quotes by Andrew Levey, MD, Nephrologist and Chief Emeritus of the Division of Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center, and Lesley Inker, MD, Nephrologist and Director of the Kidney and Blood Pressure Center and the Kidney Function Evaluation Center at Tufts MC, in an article about the story behind the decision to remove race from a widely-used equation to estimate kidney function.
Patient Stories
July 2, 2024
Connor Anderson shares his journey from living kidney donor at Tufts Medical Center to Boston Marathon runner.
Patient Stories
February 1, 2024
John Previti was in pre-op on the day of his kidney transplant when he mentioned that he hoped his sister Denise D’Amelio would soon have a donor as well. Minutes later, in a twist that surprised everyone, John learned his sister was at the Medical Center to receive her kidney transplant that very day.
Press Releases
January 19, 2022
Local residents receiving care for heart failure, kidney failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at MelroseWakefield Hospital are receiving the highest levels of care in the region according to the latest hospital rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
Patient Stories
April 21, 2021
Ruby was diagnosed with late-stage neuroblastoma, a type of cancer found in the small glands on top of the kidneys, when she was three. She is now 7 and playing on her swing set.
Patient Stories
April 13, 2021
After hearing a news story about a young person who donated a kidney to someone in need, the idea of organ donation started swirling around in Jake’s head. Almost 10 years later, that idea turned into reality.
Press Releases
October 22, 2020
Tufts Medical Center announced today that it has become the first center in New England to use the drug Jelmyto (UroGen Pharma, Inc.) for treatment of upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC), a malignancy found in the kidney lining or the ureter, the thin tube connecting the bladder to the kidneys.
Patient Stories
July 20, 2019
Petra was referred to Tufts MC by her local PCP after they discovered a mass on her kidney. The Tufts MC team was able to get her back on her toes.
Announcements
June 27, 2019
Meeting with heart transplant recipient at Tufts MC brings comfort, closure for donor family.
Patient Stories
June 22, 2019
After learning of a chronic kidney disease, Colleen turned to the team at Tufts MC to find a kidney donor and found a match in her teammate and now life partner.
Patient Stories
February 2, 2019
There was only one thing that was more important to Bob than receiving a kidney transplant. Seeing his son graduate. Tufts Medical Center's Kidney Transplant team made both happen.