Meet Our Organ Transplant Institute Team

Our Organ Transplant Experts

Transplant Surgery

Devin E. Eckhoff, MD, FACS

Devin E. Eckhoff, MD, FACS

Chief, Transplant Surgery

Vanessa L. Cowan, MD

Surgery

Amy R. Evenson, MD, MPH, FACS

Surgery

Anthony P. Monaco, MD, FACS, FRCS

Anthony P. Monaco, MD, FACS, FRCS

Surgery

Kristin E. Raven, MD, FACS

Surgery

Yael Vin, MD MPH

Yael Vin, MD MPH

Surgery

Transplant Nephrology

Martha Pavlakis, MD, FASN, FAST

Medical Director, Transplant Nephrology

Amtul Aala, MD

Amtul Aala, MD

Nephrology

Francesca Cardarelli, MD

Nephrology

Bradley Denker, MD

Clinical Chief, Nephrology 

Johannes Schlondorff, MD, PhD

Nephrology; Internal Medicine

Transplant Hepatology

Michael P. Curry, MD

Section Chief, Hepatology

Alan Bonder, MD

Alan Bonder, MD

Gastroenterology; Hepatology/Liver Disease

Maria-Andreea Catana, MD

Gastroenterology

Vilas R. Patwardhan, MD

Hepatology

Zachary P. Fricker, MD

Zachary P. Fricker, MD

Gastroenterology

Transplant Immunology

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Maria Koulmanda, PhD

Transplant Immunology

Leo E. Otterbein, PhD

Research Investigator

Transplant Infectious Disease

Carolyn D. Alonso, MD

Director, Transplant Infectious Disease

Barbra M. Blair, MD

Infectious Disease

Transplant Interventional Radiology

Muneeb Ahmed, MD

Muneeb Ahmed, MD, FSIR

Chief, Vascular & Interventional Radiology; Vice Chair of Interventional Services

Salomao Faintuch, MD

Salomao Faintuch, MD

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Ammar Sarwar, MD

Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Transplant Pathology - Clinical/HLA

Jeremy Ryan A. Pena, MD, PhD

Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics; Pathology

Dean Sylvaria, CHS (ABHI)

Pathology

Transplant Pathology - Anatomical

Imad Ahmad Nasser, MD

Director, Hepatobiliary Pathology

Tracy L. Challies, MD

Anatomic Pathology; Program Director, Selective Pathology Fellowship

Transplant Psychology

Juan Ramo-Ayes, PsyD

Juan Ramo-Ayes, PsyD

Psychology

James R. Rodrigue, PhD

Psychology

Transplant Nurse Coordinators

Melissa Ball, RN, BSN

Liver Transplant

Dana Bordenave, RN, BSN

Hepatobiliary Surgery

Tracy Brann, Transplant

Tracy Brann Darling, RN, BSN, CCTC 

Liver Transplant

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Jamie Davis, RN, BSN

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Stephanie Ferrara, MSN, RN, CCRN

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

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Sherry Griffin, RN, BS

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Denise Morin, RN, MSN, CCTC 

Living Donor Liver Transplant

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Rumalda Paniagua, RN, BS

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Louise Riemer, MS, APRN, BC, CNN, CCTC

Dialysis Access

Brenda Reed, RN, MSN, CCTC 

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Carli Scoville, RN-BC MSN

Carli Scoville, RN-BC MSN

Liver Transplant

Erin Sexton, RN, BSN, CCTC 

Liver Transplant

Jennifer Terry, RN, BSN

Liver Transplant

 Transplant Pharmacy

Katelyn Richards, PharmD, BCPS

Katelyn Richards, PharmD, BCPS

Kaitlyn Zheng, PharmD

Kaitlyn Zheng, PharmD

Transplant Nutrition

Kayla Monks, MS, RD, LDN

Kayla Monks, MS, RD, LDN

Transplant Social Work

Male Doc Silhouette

Craig Pressley, LICSW

Lead, Transplant Social Work

Female Doc Silhouette

Maureen Conneely, LICSW

Maureen Doherty, MSW LICSW 

Transplant Social Work

Kristen DeVoe, LICSW CCTSW

Kristen DeVoe, LICSW CCTSW

Living Donor Social Work; Transplant Social Work

Inpatient Transplant Unit

William Entwistle, RN

Nursing Director, Inpatient Transplant Unit

Lois Bartels, ACNP-BC

Inpatient Transplant Unit

Sandra Crawford-Zanger, ANP-BC

Inpatient Transplant Unit

Erica Gemellaro RN, BSN, CCTN

Erica Gemellaro RN, BSN, CCTN

Inpatient Transplant Unit