Christie W. Gooden, MD, MPH
Transplant Surgery , Dialysis Access Specialist
About Me
Christie W. Gooden, M.D., MPH, is an abdominal transplant surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in the medical field. Well-known in the DFW area, she has transplanted both adults and children as well as educated various communities about transplant and kidney donation.
She also has a special interest in dialysis access surgery and has founded two dialysis access clinics in her career, both of which became regional referral centers.
She has presented at regional and national conferences, served on access advisory boards, and participated in clinical trials.
She also provides hands-on education for dialysis clinics in the region.
Clinical Interests
- Complex dialysis access
- Creation of AV fistulas and grafts
- Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter placement
- Access revisions including aneurysmorraphy
- HeRO grafts
Additional Credentials
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology:
Xavier University of Louisiana
Medical Doctorate and Masters of Public Health in Health Systems Management:
Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Residency: General Surgery:
University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center
, *First African-American woman to accomplish this, *NIH Scholar
Fellowship: Transplant Surgery:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
, *First African-American to accomplish this
Board Certifications
