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Address
Methodist Transplant Institute Kidney and Pancreas Patient Care Center
8201 Ewing Halsell Dr Ste 200
San Antonio, TX 78229
About Tamer Shaker, MD
Biography
Tamer Shaker, MD is an abdominal organ (Kidney, Pancreas and Liver) transplant surgeon with Methodist Transplant Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
Helping others was not a foreign concept to Dr. Tamer Shaker. As the son of a pharmacist and an elementary school teacher it was engrained into him at a young age. And after shadowing a family friend who was a gastrointestinal physician, Dr. Shaker was drawn into the field of medicine.
He knew that he wanted to pursue a career in
Helping others was not a foreign concept to Dr. Tamer Shaker. As the son of a pharmacist and an elementary school teacher it was engrained into him at a young age. And after shadowing a family friend who was a gastrointestinal physician, Dr. Shaker was drawn into the field of medicine.
He knew that he wanted to pursue a career in
Care Philosophy
Dr. Tamer Shaker believes to truly be empathetic to the needs of his patients, he must put himself in their shoes. He tries to really take the time to find out more about his patients than a medical file can tell him, and he listens to their questions and concerns.
Procedures and Conditions Treated
- Blood Type Incompatible Program
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
- Kidney failure
- Kidney surgery
- Kidney Transplant
- Liver And Kidney Tumors
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Non-Directed Donor Kidney Transplant
- Other Cystic Kidney Conditions
- Paired Donation Kidney Transplant
- Positive Crossmatch Program
- Removal - Kidney - Laparoscopic
- Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplant
- Steroid-Free Immunosuppression
Specialties
- Transplant Surgery
Affiliations
- Methodist Hospital Specialty And Transplant
Clinic Website
Credentials and Education
University of Minnesota School of Medicine (Minneapolis, MN)
Medical School
Central Michigan University (Saginaw, MI)
Internship
Michigan State University/Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI)
Residency
Central Michigan University (Saginaw, MI)
Internship
University of Minnesota School of Medicine (Minneapolis, MN)
Medical School
Michigan State University/Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI)
Residency