RenalTransplant near Richmond, VA

Care Philosophy: I believe in taking a collaborative approach to help patients achieve their goals, no matter what conditions we are dealing with. As a physician at Virginia Urology, I am privileged to work alongside some of the best urologists, nurses, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists anywhere. I'm proud that my patients have access to all our expertise, not just my own. My most important collaborator, however, is the patient.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Tran joined The Urology Group in 2017. She strives to provide her patients with the best possible urologic outcome through a combination of technical excellence, clinical acumen, and compassionate care. Her special interests are in minimally invasive surgery and urologic oncology. She specializes in da Vinci robotic surgery as well as open surgical techniques for the treatment of prostate, bladder, kidney, ureteral, and adrenal cancers. She also has expertise in complex urinary reconstruction, ureteral reconstruction, and pelvic organ prolapse surgery. She is adept in the medical and surgical management of benign urologic issues including stone disease, male and female urinary incontinence, prostate enlargement, and erectile dysfunction.

Biography: Richard G. Rento II, MD, grew up in northern New Jersey before receiving his Bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1982. He earned his medical degree in 1986 from the Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine (Hanover, NH and Providence, RI). Dr. Rento did his general surgery and urology training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, at the McGaw Medical Center where, in addition to his clinical training, he spent a year as a research fellow in 1991 and was Chief Resident in 1992. For the past 25 years, Dr. Rento has been in private practice in southeastern Virginia where he served as Medical Director of Urologic Oncology at Riverside Cancer Care Center. Consistently, for the past fifteen years, including 2017, he has been listed as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Hampton Roads. In 2013, he was on the cover of Hampton Roads Magazine and voted the ``Top Urologist`` by his peers. He was a founding member of the Hampton Roads Prostate Health Forum dedicated to raising awareness and providing prostate cancer education in the community. Dr. Rento is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also an active member of the American Urologic Association. Dr. Rento has returned to the NY/NJ metropolitan area with medical staff privileges at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, and Nyack Hospital. He has a special interest in minimally invasive procedures, including laparoscopic and robotic surgery of the prostate, kidney, bladder, and adrenal glands while remaining involved in the diagnosis and treatment of all adult urologic disorders.

Biography: Amanda Bailey, DO, FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon with Richmond Surgical Associates in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Bailey earned her medical degree at Nova Southeastern University of College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and completed her residency training in general surgery with West Virginia University where she served as chief resident. Following her residency, she completed a fellowship in multi-organ transplant with University of Cincinnati. She was an assistant professor of Transplant Surgery at University of Cincinnati performing liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. She also received her Master of Science in Medical Technology from University of South Florida. Dr. Bailey is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgery. She is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital. She has more than a decade of experience and has been honored with many awards related to her practice. She specializes in transplant surgery for deceased and living donor kidney transplants, living donor nephrectomy, and multi-organ procurements. She trained alongside transplant nephrologists and pharmacy experts to gain specialized expertise to care for transplant patients. Dr. Bailey also serves on the Operations and Safety Committee with the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) which advocates to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of organ donation and transplantation. In her spare time, she enjoys time with her family, music and reading books.