Victor Prado

Biography

Dr. Victor E. Prado is a double-board certified transplant nephrologist providing care to patients at DHR Health’s Transplant Institute, the only kidney transplant facility of its kind serving patients throughout the RGV, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and surrounding communities.
Dr. Prado brings extensive experience to transplant nephrology and focuses on the comprehensive care of kidney patients before, during, and after kidney transplantation, working alongside DHR Health transplant surgeons and a multidisciplinary team at DHR Health.
A native of Lima, Peru and bilingual in English and Spanish, Dr. Prado graduated from medical school at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Peru. He completed his residency in internal medicine at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Illinois and went on to complete two fellowships in general nephrology and transplant nephrology at the University of California San Francisco.
As the only kidney transplant center serving the Rio Grande Valley, the DHR Health Transplant Institute plays a critical role in providing life-saving kidney transplant care close to patients.