Trey Richardson, MD

Transplant Nephrology

Accepting New Patients

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

Adults
Geriatrics

Languages

English

About Trey Richardson

Biography

Dr. Richardson is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and specializes in the care of patients with chronic kidney disease who are being evaluated for, or have received, a kidney transplant. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and his MD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His internal medicine residency, general nephrology fellowship, and transplant nephrology fellowship were completed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. His particular interests include medical education, quality and process improvement, expanding access to kidney transplantation, and preventing cardiovascular disease in kidney transplant recipients.

A native of Alabama, Dr. Richardson enjoys spending time with his family, the outdoors, reading, and rooting for the Crimson Tide.

Faculty Appointment

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Expanding access to kidney transplantation and preventing cardiovascular disease in kidney transplant recipients

Publications

• Hinojosa, S., Reasoner, K., Richardson, T., Gakhokidze, L., Ice, A., Rahman, M., LaRue, R.W., Schaefer, H. and Langone, A. (2025), Disseminated Histoplasmosis Manifesting as Oral Lesions in a Kidney Transplant Patient. Transpl Infect Dis e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.70018
• Richardson T, Gardner M, Salani M. Cardiovascular Disease and Dialysis: A Review of the Underlying Mechanisms, Methods of Risk Stratification, and Impact of Dialysis Modality Selection on Cardiovascular Outcomes. Kidney and Dialysis. 2025; 5(1):5. https://doi.org/10.3390/kidneydial5010005
• Leong R, Richardson T, LaRue R, Concepcion BP. Mystery lung mass in a kidney transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 Aug;26(4):e14353. doi: 10.1111/tid.14353. Epub 2024 Jul 27. PMID: 39072883.
• Birkelo, B.C., Brittain, E., Guide, A. et al. Heart failure subtype after acute kidney injury. BMC Nephrol 25, 167 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03602-1
• Trey Richardson, Stella Aslibekyan, and Ambika P. Ashraf (2018) CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SEQUELAE OF SEVERE HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA IN PEDIATRICS. Endocrine Practice: September 2018, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 789-795.

Locations

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Clinic at UAB Hospital
Accepting New Patients
- 619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Phone: 205-975-9200