Residency and regenerative medicine for kidneys

[ymdy]

So, I have a background in bioengineering. I really want to do regenerative medicine, and I was trying to pick an area. I recently decided on kidneys for various reasons, but I am not sure what I should do my residency on to get there. Any ideas?

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[K31]

Nephrology or urology would be the obvious choices.

The kidney is a tough organ from a regenerative medicine standpoint (much more structurally complex than a liver or heart, for example), but Anthony Atala at Wake Forest is doing some very cool stuff.

 

[SlickNickMD]

Transplant surgery? or you could just do research and help establish a new field of medicine?

 

[ymdy]

Thanks for the advice. I did read about his work before, and I am planning on doing some more research before I commit to an area. Also, I am pretty sure transplant surgery is not what I want to get into.