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Kenneth A Newell Emory Faculty
Kenneth A Newell Emory Faculty

Kenneth A Newell, MD

Surgery, Transplant Surgery

4.7 - 27 Ratings

Emory Transplant Center

1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg B, Fl 6, Atlanta, GA 30322 +4 More Locations
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About

Dr. Newell came to Emory from the University of Chicago, where he had been serving as director of kidney and pancreas transplantation. Prior to joining the faculty of UChicago, he earned his PhD in immunology and completed an abdominal transplantation fellowship at the institution. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed his general surgery residency at Loyola Medical Center in Illinois.
Dr. Newell served as director of Emory's living donor kidney transplant program from 2003-2014 and established Emory's unrelated paired donor kidney exchange program in 2007. His various research pursuits have included optimizing belatacept as an immunosuppressant in renal transplantation, identification and mechanistic investigations of tolerant kidney transplant patients, and the development of transplant strategies uniquely responsive to the needs of children
Dr. Newell served as president of the American Society of Transplantation from 2014-2015, was an at large member of the OPTN/UNOS Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplant (VCA) Committee from 2013-2016, and chaired the Mechanistic Studies Subcommittee of the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation program of the NIH.

Languages

  • English

Emory Affiliation

  • Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
  • Emory Healthcare Network
  • Emory Physician Group Practice

Academic Title

  • Professor

Academic Profile

Year Started Practicing

  • 1989

Locations

Emory Transplant Center

1365 Clifton Road Northeast
Bldg B, Fl 6
Atlanta, GA 30322

855-366-7989 Get Directions
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Emory Transplant Center Acworth

4791 South Main Street
Acworth, GA 30101

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Emory Transplant Center at Dublin

200 Fairview Park Drive
Dublin, GA 31021

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Emory Transplant Center at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Fl 3, Ste 350
Atlanta, GA 30342

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Emory Transplant Center at Savannah

5353 Reynolds Street
Ste 212
Savannah, GA 31405

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7 out of 5 overall rating 27 ratings

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

4.7 Provider showed concern
4.7 Provider explained things clearly
4.7 Provider discussed treatment options
4.7 Provider included you in decisions
4.8 Likelihood of recommending this provider
5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-15

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-24

I will always recommend Emory to everyone

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-19

Very good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-01

Dr. Newell did an excellent job of explaining why I was experiencing a few things like blood in the urine and shakiness.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-17

I had no issues.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-25

GOOD

Credentials

Education

  • Fellowship: The University of Chicago Medicine, Transplant Surgery, 1994
  • Professional Education: University of Chicago, PhD, 1992
  • Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Surgery, 1989
  • Internship: Loyola University Medical Center, Surgery, 1985
  • Medical Education: University of Michigan Medical School, MD, 1984

Board Certifications

  • Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery, 1990

Awards

  • Atlanta's Top Doctors, Atlanta Magazine, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019
    Inaugural Inducted Faculty, American Society of Transplantation, 2015
    Selected for the Emory University School of Medicine Dean's Celebration of Faculty Excellence, 2014
    Featured Basic Scientist, American Society of Transplantation Newsletter, January/February 2004
    Guide to America's Top Surgeons, 2002 Edition, 2004 Edition
    Guide to America's Top Physicians, 2003 Edition
    Castle Connolly's America's Top Doctors, 2001-2017
    American Society of Transplant Surgeons Mid-Level Faculty Research Award, 2001
    Chicago Magazine, Top Physicians, 2000
    American Society of Transplant Surgeons/Roche Laboratories Presidential Travel Award, 1999
    Outstanding Faculty Presentation, Charles Huggins Research Conference, 1997
    John L. Keeley Surgical Fellowship, 1988

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Immunologists
    American College of Surgeons
    American Society of Transplant Surgeons
    American Society of Transplantation
    Society of University Surgeons
    The Transplantation Society