Dr. Richard J Knight M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
6550 Fannin St Suite 1601 Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Richard Knight is a transplant surgeon practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Knight specializes in organ transplants, and may perform surgeries involved with the transplant of organs such as the kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, heart, lungs, tracheal tissue and more. As a transplant surgeon, Dr. Knight performs long, complex surgeries that might take many hours to complete. Transplant surgeons remove the organ from the donor as well as transplant the organ in the recipient. Dr. Knight works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1983
Tulane University School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Treatments
- Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Vascular Disease
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