Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation

Chief, Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, VUMC
Surgical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
Professor of Surgery

Dr. Shaffer received his undergraduate degree at Yale University and his medical degree at Columbia P & S. He completed his surgical internship at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and then his Residency in General Surgery followed by a Clinical and Research Fellowship in Transplantation at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Following completion of his transplant fellowship in 1988, Dr. Shaffer remained at the New England Deaconess Hospital (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) as Surgical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School until 2001, when he assumed his current position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Shaffer is certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His clinical practice encompasses all areas of kidney and pancreas transplantation and dialysis access. His clinical research interests include novel immunosuppression strategies to minimize risk and improve outcomes post-transplant.

Postgraduate Training

• Fellowship - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1989
• Residency - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1988
• Research Fellowship (Organ Transplantation) - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1986
• Residency - New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1985
• Internship - Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1983

Education

• M.D. Degree - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 1982

Interests

• Patient Care Emphasis: Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Vascular Access, Parathyroid Surgery
• Other Clinical Interests: Organ Transplantation, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Dialysis

Publications
Review some of Dr. Shaffer's abstracts on PubMed.

CV of Dr. Shaffer in PDF format.

Referrals

For referral to Dr. Shaffer, have your physician contact us:

Beverly Brown, Administrative Officer
Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
912 Oxford House
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37232-4750
Phone: (615) 936-0404
Fax: (615) 936-0409

Appointments with Dr. Shaffer

• Transplant Referrals: (615) 936-0695
• Vascular Access Appointments: (615) 322-2063