When do you deem it reasonable to transition outpatient management of a kidney transplant patient to general nephrology?  

Many transplant centers have different views on when to transition patients. In our program, we transition patients after a year post-transplant and alternate visits between the transplant center and the referring nephrologist until year 3 when we ask the patient to see their nephrologist quarterly ...

I agree with Dr. @Pastan on many points. A couple of my own observations:  Some transplant centers which have close-knit relationships with a particular general nephrology group (many who have transplant-trained nephrologists on staff) start transitioning post-patients back at 3 months with ...

Transfer after a year...

At University of Washington, patients are transferred after 6 months with longer care for those required. We feel confident as general nephrologist to take care of such patients and that we can reach transplant team if needed.