Thomas Pham

Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Sharing wonderful commentary from a prior kidney donor. Very inspiring to listen to. Reminds why we do what we do.

https://t.co/3xRvVQx130

[mary hawn @maryhawn]

This is an amazing recognition of the caliber and impact of @DelittoD science! 🤩

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Joined Victor Mapulanga, Emmanuel Liche at hospital do Rim in São Paulo to learn about how they do 1k transplants/yr in a limited resource setting. Will translate these skills to Zambia. Thank you Jose Medina, Wilson Aguiar and Guilherme Patavino for hosting us! @StanfordAbdTxp

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Congrats to Wasim Dar! Assisted the Zambia surgeons with kidney transplants and a lap lymphocele drainage. Essential to teach the transplant and everything that goes with it. Appreciate you doing it by yourself since the rest of the U.S team couldn’t make it!

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

Two teen kidney transplant recipients from @StanfordChildrens took center court at a Golden State Warriors game as “anthem buddies,” sharing their stories and shining a spotlight on the life-saving impact of organ donation.

🔗 Read the Full Story: https://t.co/Vyy0645OkO

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

Days after a life-saving kidney transplant at @StanfordChildrens, 9-year-old Deuce got the surprise of a lifetime—Super Bowl tickets from an anonymous donor.

🔗 Read the Full Story: https://t.co/p0yyw3hdmo

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

Applications are open for our Fellowship!

• Interviewing for 2 positions
• Applications accepted through 3/1/26
• ASTS-accredited for liver & kidney transplantation
• Faculty include 2 ASTS Mentorship Award recipients

🔗 Learn More & Apply: https://t.co/P32WRKPROx

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

💫🏆INSIDE @ASTSChimera 2026: The Stanford team had a strong showing at the ASTS Winter Symposium in Phoenix, AZ this weekend, with faculty recognized for leadership, mentorship, and national presentations.

🔗Read the full breakdown: https://t.co/mCXv8vkdPo

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Celebrating 30+ years of the Stanford abdominal transplant fellowship! Thank you everyone for attending! It was wonderful seeing everyone! @StanfordAbdTxp

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

From a single ACS-HOPE training visit to helping establish a kidney transplant program nearly 10,000 miles away—Dr. @ThomasPhamMD shares his journey helping change the reality of renal failure care in Zambia.

🔗: https://t.co/9XLz9bdiXJ

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

Our own Dr. Jenny Pan was interviewed on the podcast Whitecoats-Realtalk about kidney transplantation. @StanfordSurgery https://t.co/RrwfBkjGjm

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Congratulations to my friend, mentor and colleague, Stephan Busque, for being awarded the Francis Moore excellence in mentorship award by the ASTS! @StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordSurgery @ASTSChimera

[StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordAbdTxp]

@StanfordMed has performed its first robotic kidney transplant, the first of its kind in Northern California. The procedure was completed by Dr. @ThomasPhamMD and Dr. Stephan Busque.

Read more: https://t.co/ThhSt0CldW

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Honored to be working with Gazi Zibari, transplant surgeon, Hepatobiliary surgeon and master educator of the American college of surgeons. Here he is teaching a lap nephrectomy in Lusaka Zambia. @AmCollSurgeons @ASTSChimera @StanfordAbdTxp

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies https://t.co/AN5URIoWeb via @NYTimes

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Visit the links below to learn more about the development of a kidney transplant program in Zambia. Our multi disciplinary and multi institutional team is growing rapidly! @ASTSChimera @AmCollSurgeons @AST_info @IptaPedsTx

https://t.co/48LQbqhJbU

https://t.co/HwNDlycKOy

[Mohamed Eltemamy @moeltemamy]

(1/5) Proud of our team at @CleClinicUro for a major milestone: 100+ Robotic Kidney Transplants in 2025 alone (105 and counting!) 🚀
This reflects the unmatched support of our nursing staff and leadership. Truly a team effort. @ASTSChimera @AmCollSurgeons @amjtransplant

[Thomas Pham @ThomasPhamMD]

Congrats to the UTH kidney transplant team in Zambia! With the assistance from U.S visitors Amy Lu and Ken Woodside they have successfully completed another 3 living donor kidney transplants. More to come in December! @mohzambia @StanfordAbdTxp

[Stanford Surgery @StanfordSurgery]

Congratulations Dr. Naar!!! 🎉

[Sam Peak 🇺🇸💡 @SpeakSamuel]

USCIS confirms that the $100,000 H-1B fee can be avoided if the applicant enters on a different visa (e.g. F-1 visa for international students, L-1 visa for international companies) and then switches to H-1B inside the US. They can re-enter the US on their H-1B and not be fined.