Nima Nassiri

Dr. Nima Nassiri is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He holds dual expertise in urology and transplant surgery, with a focus on both adult and pediatric kidney transplantation, renovascular surgery, robotic kidney transplantation, and urologic reconstructive surgery post-transplantation.

• Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering from University of California, Irvine; MD from UCLA School of Medicine.
• Training: Surgical residency in Urology at USC Keck School of Medicine (2021); fellowship in Kidney Transplantation at UCLA (2023).

Research Interests: Dr. Nassiri explores novel methods for bladder substitution via reconstructive transplantation and immunological tolerance in organ transplant recipients. He leads the Genitourinary Research in Transplantation (GRiT) Research Group.

Professional Affiliations: Member of the American Society for Transplant Surgeons, Urologic Society for Transplantation and Renal Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation, and American Urological Association.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Multiple Young Investigator Awards
  • USC Choi Family Excellence in Patient-Centered Care Award
  • John P. Stein Award
  • Inaugural John M. Barry Award (Urologic Society for Transplantation and Renal Surgery)