Two studies from Associate Professor of Surgery Jayme Locke, M.D., on HIV-positive kidney transplantation were recently published in Annals of Surgery, as well as the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Jayme LockeLocke’s study in Annals of Surgery, “Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplantation in HIV-infected Patients,” found that, for HIV-infected patients with end-stage renal disease, kidney transplant was associated with a significant survival benefit compared with remaining on dialysis.

However, Locke’s CJASN study, “Access to Kidney Transplantation among HIV-Infected Waitlist Candidates,” reported that HIV-infected individuals with kidney failure are less likely to receive a kidney transplant — especially from living donors — than their uninfected counterparts. Read more about this study on UAB News.