Kassem Safa, MD is an associate transplant nephrologist at the Transplant Center at Massachusetts General Hospital since 2015 and an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as the Kidney Transplant Program Associate Director for Living Donation.
Dr Safa received his medical degree from the Lebanese University School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency at the Saint Raphael Campus of the Yale New Haven Hospital. He trained in nephrology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital joint fellowship program. He completed transplant nephrology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr Safa is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation and is a recipient of several teaching awards during residency, fellowship, as well as a faculty member. He has written numerous articles and book chapters; his interests include clinical transplantation, living donor kidney transplantation, and the effect of dietary habits on the immune system.
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Mass General Renal Associates
165 Cambridge Street
Suite 302
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5050
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The doctor was friendly, knowledgeable, and answered my questions. He made me feel confident about my upcoming surgery.
Very knowledgeable about my specific case and the larger program. Listened carefully and addressed all concerns.
I do honor and respect Dr. Safa as my provider that took over for Dr. [redacted]. My issues are very important and I feel that Dr. Safa has literally picked up the baton from Dr. [redacted] and the urgency and carefulness in getting to my correct overall health. And I'm very happy with that situation as well as Dr. Safa. I'm happy. I appreciate ... Read More
Dr. Safa really listens to my concerns. I can count on him to make changes in my medicine if I am having side effects or give me advice about dietary changes that might help. He does every thing he can to make sure I am thriving.
Dr. Safa is a wonderful doctor. I've had him since I had my kidney transplant in 2017. I'm always able to reach someone in his office or him. I feel welcome and he does a wonderful, wonderful job.
The coordination between Dr. Safa and my other specialists has been fantastic. He's right on top of everything and is fully cognizant of all of my treatments for heart attacks, cancer, etc. Thank you so much.
Excellent and professional in every respect.
Always responds quikly to any concerns i have.
Hi, Dr. Safa is exceptional, absolutely exceptional. In fact, when I was called to get a transplant and the kidney was there for me, I came in and I asked for Dr. Safa and I was on the schedule for somebody else, but I wanted Dr. Safa. I had met him, I connected with him and I really respect him. He is thorough and efficient and I highly recommend ... Read More
My care by Dr. Safa and all of the Transplant staff has always been caring, informative and helpful