Kelley Hitchman

Dr. Kelley Hitchman holds a PhD in Immunobiology and is a Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and The Alvarez Transplant Center, at the University of Texas in San Antonio. She is the Section Chief, Director and Clinical Consulting Scientist of the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory at University Health in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Hitchman has been honored to serve on several transplant-related Boards of Directors in the United States and has chaired and volunteered on multiple transplant community committees. She is the current President of both the Texas Transplantation Society and the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Dr. Hitchman is a published research and clinical scientist and is co-host of the monthly ASHI Podcast, “Coffee & Compatibility”. Dr. Hitchman became a non-directed kidney donor in 2021 and since has become a passionate living donation advocate and educator, supporting many initiatives to dispel myths