Kenneth Chavin, MD, MBA, PhD, FACS

There are no words strong enough, wide enough, or deep enough to fully hold what my surgeon at Temple has done for me ~ but I will try.I came to him carrying years of invisible pain, complex anatomy, and the emotional residue of countless dismissals. My body was collapsing under the weight of a condition few understood, and my spirit was not far behind. Then I met him ~ a surgeon whose calm held more healing than any scalpel, and whose presence steadied my entire nervous system before we even made it to the operating room.He didn't see a "complicated patient." He saw me.At my final pre-op appointment, he sat across from me and wore confidence like armor ~ but never ego. That alone began to unravel years of medical trauma. I left that room with something I hadn't felt in a very long time: faith. Not blind hope, but faith rooted in the sense that I was finally in the right hands.On [...] And in those eight hours, he gave me my life back.When I woke up, I was sore, stitched, and full of gratitude. I later learned that my surgeon saw what so many others hadn't: [...] watched my kidney perk back up like it had just been waiting for someone to believe in it.That kidney didn't just get reimplanted ~ it got redeemed.My pain is no longer screaming. My body is slowly learning to trust itself again. And every time I take a deep breath or feel hunger return, I whisper thank you.Thank you for choosing a field where precision matters, and where compassion often matters even more.Thank you for listening, seeing, and acting with conviction.Thank you for making me feel human, not just clinical.Thank you for letting your work be the vessel through which I finally begin to heal.Thank you for restoring my faith in both my body and healthcare.Day 3 post-op, and I already feel the tiniest flickers of myself returning ~ the version of me who dances, who dreams, and who believes again.We've got a long road of recovery ahead. But I'll walk it with pride, carrying your brilliance and kindness in my chest like a second heartbeat. I promise to pay this gift forward ~ as a patient, [...] To the entire Temple Transplant Team & especially Dr. Chavin & [...] - thank you for giving me a second chance at this beautiful life.This experience was life-changing. I will use it to do good, to spread awareness [...] ~ because of you. [...] You rearranged my future.With deepest gratitude, Forever your grateful patient, [...]

[...] Dr Chavin was very informative during this appointment

I will recommend all the staff, nurses & Doctors.