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Renal Transplant — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Renal Transplant reads, and what each title is for.

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7Titles listed
2Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Renal Transplant at a glance

Donor and recipient kidney transplant surgery, immunosuppression and graft follow-up.

DisciplineUrology and Transplant
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromMCh/DNB/DrNB Urology, or MS/DNB General Surgery, with three years of experience at an approved renal transplant centre
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Renal Transplant

Morris and Knechtle is the read-through reference and Danovitch is the practical handbook kept on the transplant ward and in clinic. Immunosuppression and recipient workup are argued from the KDIGO documents, and every protocol or indication biopsy is reported against the Banff classification, so fellows need both the current Banff meeting report and a biopsy pathology atlas.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practicecore readingStuart J. Knechtle, Lorna P. Marson, Peter J. Morris (eds.) · Elsevier · 9th edition (2025)The definitive read-through reference covering immunobiology, donor and recipient surgery, and long-term recipient care.
  2. Handbook of Kidney Transplantationcore readingGabriel M. Danovitch (ed.) · Wolters Kluwer · 7th editionThe practical ward and clinic handbook for immunosuppression protocols, rejection management and follow-up.
  3. KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Candidates for Kidney TransplantationreferenceKidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) · KDIGO / Transplantation · 2020 editionThe mandatory document for recipient workup, candidacy decisions and pre-transplant risk assessment.
  4. KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant RecipientsreferenceKidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) · KDIGO / American Journal of Transplantation · 2009 editionStill the reference standard for maintenance immunosuppression, monitoring and post-transplant complication care.
  5. The Banff Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology (Banff Kidney Meeting Reports)referenceBanff Working Group / Banff Foundation for Allograft Pathology · American Journal of Transplantation · Banff 2022 and Banff 2024 kidney meeting reports editionThe classification every protocol and indication allograft biopsy is reported against in the joint clinico-pathology meeting.
  6. Diagnostic Pathology: Kidney DiseasesreferenceRobert B. Colvin, Anthony Chang, Lynn D. Cornell · Elsevier · 4th edition (2023)Illustrated biopsy atlas used to read allograft histology, rejection patterns and recurrent disease.
  7. AST Infectious Diseases Guidelines, 4th EditionreferenceAmerican Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice · Clinical Transplantation · 4th edition (2019)The working reference for CMV, BK, tuberculosis and fungal prophylaxis and treatment in transplant recipients.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Renal Transplant — questions

Which books do FNB Renal Transplant fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 2 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Renal Transplant?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Renal Transplant from?

MCh/DNB/DrNB Urology, or MS/DNB General Surgery, with three years of experience at an approved renal transplant centre

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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