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Christie W Gooden MD,MPH

Christie W. Gooden, MD,MPH

  • General Surgery
Position Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

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Christie W. Gooden, M.D., MPH., is an abdominal transplant surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in the medical field. Well-known in the DFW area, she has transplanted both adults and children as well as educated various communities about transplant and kidney donation.

She also has a special interest in dialysis access surgery and has founded two dialysis access clinics in her career, both became regional referral centers.

She has presented at regional and national conferences, served on access advisory boards and participated in clinical trials.

She also provides hands-on education for dialysis clinics in the region.

Clinical Interests

Complex dialysis access

Creation of AV fistulas and grafts

Lap peritoneal dialysis catheter placement

Access revisions including aneurysmorraphy

HeRO grafts

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology - Xavier University of Louisiana

Medical Doctorate and Masters of Public Health in Health Systems Management - Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Residency: General Surgery - University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center

*First African-American woman to accomplish this

*NIH Scholar

Fellowship: Transplant Surgery - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

*First African-American to accomplish this

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    Christie W. Gooden, M.D., MPH., is an abdominal transplant surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in the medical field. Well-known in the DFW area, she has transplanted both adults and children as well as educated various communities about transplant and kidney donation.

    She also has a special interest in dialysis access surgery and has founded two dialysis access clinics in her career, both became regional referral centers.

    She has presented at regional and national conferences, served on access advisory boards and participated in clinical trials.

    She also provides hands-on education for dialysis clinics in the region.

    Clinical Interests

    Complex dialysis access

    Creation of AV fistulas and grafts

    Lap peritoneal dialysis catheter placement

    Access revisions including aneurysmorraphy

    HeRO grafts

    Education

    Bachelor of Science in Biology - Xavier University of Louisiana

    Medical Doctorate and Masters of Public Health in Health Systems Management - Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

    Residency: General Surgery - University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center

    *First African-American woman to accomplish this

    *NIH Scholar

    Fellowship: Transplant Surgery - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    *First African-American to accomplish this

    Education

    College: Bachelor of Science in Biology - LA - Xavier University of Louisiana

    Medical School: Medical Doctorate and Masters of Public Health in Health Systems Management - New Orleans, LA - Tulane University Health Sciences Center

    Residency: General Surgery Residency - Birmingham, AL - University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center

    Fellowship: Transplant Surgery Fellowship - Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan

    Clinical Interests

    • Complex Dialysis Access
    • Creation of AV Fistulas and Grafts
    • Lap Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement
    • Access Revisions, including Aneurysmorraphy
    • HeRO Grafts

    Specialties
    • General Surgery (Board Certified)
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