--- title: "V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST | Sutter Health" url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Research](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research) / 3. [Investigators](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators) / 4. V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST ![V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST](https://dyn.mktgcdn.com/p/fBmEX4aMzI2Qf8CMD_ahQbE1ay-Dpy93NtQJFULL9hc/fit=crop,gravity=auto,dpr=2,width=240,height=240) # V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST Investigator [View profile](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-vram-peddi-1046244303) Dr. Peddi is a transplant nephrologist and nationally recognized leader in transplant clinical research. He is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He is a member of CMPC's Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, whose physicians perform approximately 200 kidney transplants annually and are pioneers in kidney paired donation. Dr. Peddi has chaired scientific sessions worldwide on current challenges and new directions in transplant medicine and research. He is a principal investigator of clinical trials assessing novel means to prevent acute transplant rejection and improve graft success in kidney transplant patients 2340 Clay Street Floor 4 San Francisco, CA 94115 ## Clinical trials - Clinical trial ### [Kidney Transplant Patients EFC18554 FREXERA](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/clinical-trials/kidney-transplant-patients-efc18554-frexera-2090973869) A Seamless Phase 2/3 Randomized, Open-label Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Frexalimab Versus Tacrolimus in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients **Status:** Coming Soon - Clinical trial ### [Microvascular Inflammation in Transplanted Kidney TRANSPIRE](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/clinical-trials/microvascular-inflammation-in-transplanted-kidney-transpire-2048783395) A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Randomized Phase 2 Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Felzartamab in Recipients of Kidney Transplants With Late Isolated Microvascular Inflammation (MVI) **Status:** Open to Enrollment ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MedicalOrganization","name":"Sutter Health","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/#medicalorganization","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org","logo":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/static/images/sutter-health-logo.svg","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"2200 River Plaza Drive","addressLocality":"Sacramento","addressRegion":"CA","postalCode":"95833","addressCountry":"US"},"areaServed":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"California"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/SutterHealth","https://www.instagram.com/sutterhealth/","https://x.com/SutterHealth","https://www.youtube.com/sutterhealth","https://www.linkedin.com/company/sutter-health","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter_Health"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Research","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Investigators","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST"}]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194#profilepage","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194","name":"V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST","dateModified":"2026-06-09","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194#breadcrumblist"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://a.mktgcdn.com/p/fBmEX4aMzI2Qf8CMD_ahQbE1ay-Dpy93NtQJFULL9hc/480x480.jpg","width":480,"height":480},"mainEntity":{"@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194"}} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/v-ram-peddi-md-fasn-fast-1049681194","name":"V Ram Peddi, M.D., FASN, FAST","givenName":"V","additionalName":"Ram","familyName":"Peddi","honorificSuffix":"M.D., FASN, FAST","description":"Dr. Peddi is a transplant nephrologist and nationally recognized leader in transplant clinical research. 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