Sandra Garcia-Aroz

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Sandra Garcia-Aroz is a pioneering transplant surgeon whose research focuses on expanding the frontiers of kidney transplantation to previously ineligible patient populations. Her major contributions center on two innovative areas: robotic kidney transplantation for morbidly obese patients and combined living donor kidney-parathyroid allotransplantation. In her landmark 2016 study on robotic kidney transplantation for recipients with BMI of 40 kg/m² or greater (70 citations), she demonstrated that minimally invasive techniques could safely overcome obesity as a traditional barrier to transplantation, addressing the growing challenge of obesity among renal failure patients. Her equally groundbreaking work on simultaneous living donor kidney and parathyroid allotransplantation (21 citations) introduced a novel approach for patients with congenital hypoparathyroidism who develop renal failure, leveraging existing immunosuppression to provide permanent parathyroid replacement therapy. This dual-organ strategy represents a paradigm shift for managing complex endocrine and renal failure patients. Garcia-Aroz’s work has directly expanded transplant eligibility criteria and improved outcomes for historically underserved populations, establishing her as a leader in surgical innovation at the intersection of transplantation and metabolic disease.