Manish Gupta, MD, Appointed Surgical Director of Kidney Transplant at UPMC Harrisburg
February 20, 2025
UPMC is proud to announce Manish Gupta, MD, now serves as the surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC Harrisburg as of January 2025.
Dr. Gupta is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency and transplant surgery research fellowship at Penn State University’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, followed by his clinical fellowship for abdominal multi-organ transplant surgery at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Gupta joined the UPMC Harrisburg team in 2022. His clinical interests include kidney transplant, dialysis and vascular access, as well as endocrine and general surgery. Dr. Gupta will utilize his extensive experience to continue UPMC’s legacy of providing life-saving transplant care to patients with end-stage kidney disease.
Kidney Transplant Innovation at UPMC
As a nationally recognized kidney transplant center, we pride ourselves on our carefully structured protocol and kidney transplant waiting list times. Our team brings decades of experience in both deceased donor and living donor transplants. We also offer donor exchange options, which provide patients with a shorter wait for an organ to become available.
The significant expansion of UPMC’s exclusively laparoscopic (minimally invasive) living donor program provides another option for patients awaiting transplant. Our surgeons have access to advanced technologies and robotic systems to assist with transplant surgery, such as the multiport robotic surgery system, da Vinci Xi® by Intuitive.
The Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC Harrisburg was the first program in central Pennsylvania to use this robotic system on a living donor. Using a robotic system instead of traditional surgical techniques or open surgery allows surgeons to perform minimally invasive living donor surgical procedures with increased precision, less tissue damage, and better visualization, providing easier access to areas that are hard to reach.
Partnering to Provide Comprehensive Care
Our experts take a multidisciplinary approach to treating kidney disease. At UPMC Harrisburg, we offer the full scope of kidney disease diagnosis, treatment, and management. This approach allows us to provide exceptional care to patients along the entire of spectrum of kidney diseases. Our team also includes you – the referring physician. We will work with you and your team to ensure a seamless referral process and will collaborate with you to develop an individualized treatment plan that best fits the unique needs of your patient.
To refer a patient, or for more information, please call 717-231-8700 or email transplanthbg@upmc.edu.
