Nikolaos Karydis

Nikolaos Karydis
NationalityGreek
OccupationTransplant Surgeon
Notable workTransplantation for HIV positive people

Nikolaos Karydis is a transplant surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust[1] and was the first to perform a kidney transplant using an organ from an HIV positive donor.[2][3][4] The discovery that HIV-infected organs can be used in patients with a similar HIV type significantly improves the medical opportunities for patients with HIV associated nephropathy.

References

  1. ^ Trust, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation. "Karydis, Nikolaos – consultant transplant surgeon". www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk.
  2. ^ Staff and agencies (5 May 2016). "HIV-positive patients get organs from donors with HIV in UK transplant first". the Guardian.
  3. ^ Gregory, Andrew (4 May 2016). "HIV organs used in NHS transplant for first time ever".
  4. ^ Nolan, E., Karydis, N., Drage, M. & Hilton, R. First UK case report of kidney transplantation from an HIV-infected deceased donor to two HIV-infected recipients. Clinical kidney journal 11, 289-291, doi:10.1093/ckj/sfx109 (2018).


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