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Kelley M. Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI)

Associate Professor and HLA Laboratory Director
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Kelley Hitchman holds a PhD in Immunobiology and is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and The Alvarez Transplant Center, at the University of Texas in San Antonio. She is the Section Chief, Director and Clinical Consulting Scientist of the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory at University Health in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Hitchman was named to the Emeterio and Teresa Flores Family Endowed Professorship in 2023. She also serves on the OPTN Board of Directors, the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Board, and the Board of the Texas Transplantation Society. She has chaired and served on multiple OPTN and ASHI Committees.

Dr. Hitchman is a published research and clinical scientist and is co-host of the monthly ASHI Podcast, “Coffee & Compatibility”. She is a passionate living donation advocate and educator (having become a non-directed living kidney donor in 2021), supporting many initiatives to dispel myths surrounding the post-donation quality of life for living kidney donors.

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