Our Team
Transplant Nephrologists
Sajid Ansari, MD
Kimberly Czech, MD (Pediatric)
Walaa Dabbas, MD
Zahraa Hajjiri, MD
Prerna Kumar, MD
Ruchi Naik, MD
Ignatius Tang, MD
Transplant Hepatology Team
Wadih Chacra, MD
Heidi Kolodziejczyk, ANP-BC
Lisa Landers, DNP, APN-BC
Adam Mikolaiczyk, MD
Transplant Surgery Team
Abraham Al Dasoqi, ACNP-BC RN
Jorge Alvarez Almario, MD
Yejide Awolola, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Stephen Bartlett, MD
Enrico Benedetti, MD, FACS
Meredith Burbank, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Pierpaolo Di Cocco, MD
Ivo Tzvetanov, MD
Pre-Kidney Transplant Coordinators
Vanessa Wright Cammon, MSN, RN
Alexandra Kastelz, MSN, RN
Lor Lawson, BSN, RN
Karen Lostaunau, MSN, RN
Elizabeth Marras
Cynthia Meza, BSN, RN
Anita Pakrasi, BSN, RN
Amy Regacho, BSN, RN
Brandy Perry, Administrative Aide
Transplant Access Coordinator
Karrel Bernardo, MSN, RN
Kidney and Pancreas Coordinator
Lori Gardner, BSN, RN
Waitlist Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Joje Lanzar, BSN, RN
Vanessa Miller, BSN, RN
Adriana Valencia, Administrative Assistant
Post Kidney Transplant Coordinators
Anna Liza Dimatulac, BSN, RN
Lovel Espino, DNP, RN
Cathy Masacote, BSN, RN
Aileen Tolentino, BSN, RN
April Carr, Administrative Aide
Liver Transplant Coordinators
Jeanette Reyes Aguilar, BSN, RN
Kelly Day
Lisa Mariano, BSN, RN
Loretta Murphy, RN
Ben Correa, Administrative Aide
Transplant Pharmacists
Jamie Benken, PharmD, BCPS
Maya Campara, PharmD, BCPS
Kristin Healer
Lynley Heinrich
Cassie Muran
Benito Valdepenas
Transplant Dietitians
Catalina LaVerne, MPH, RD, LDN, CDCES, CCTD
Amy Stingfellow, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
Veronica Thompson, MPH, RD, LDN, CNSC
Transplant Social Workers
Barrett Gray, LCSW, CCTSW, MSW
Kendra Kney, MSW, LCSW
Sara Miller, LCSW, MSW
Brenda Morales, LCSW, MSW
Diana Moreno, LCSW, MSW
Jaclyn Siegel, MSW, LCSW
Independent Living Donor Advocate
Duwan Morris
Transplant Financial Coordinators
Tonia Duke, BHA
T'reva Laws
Alicia Martinez, MPA
Quality Specialists
Shauna Oliveri, MSN, RN
Jane Wong, RN
Transplant Research
Amelia Bartholomew, MD
Natalie Isho, MPH
Andrea Molino, BA, BS
Patricia West-Thielke, PharmD, BCPS
Transplant Assistants
Vianey Delgado
Vanessa Flores
Veronica Orozco
Tracy Ramos
Tennille Sumler
Transplant Access/Surgical Coordinator
Karrel Bernardo, MSN, RN
Transplant Infusion Nurse
Patricia Tiller, RN, BSN
Transplant Medical Assistants
Nancy Alonzo
Antoinette Ellen, CMA
Joanna Gutierrez, CMA
Olga Rivera, CMA
Jeannie Rodriguez, CMA
Annabel Valadez
Organ Recovery Coordinators
Gayle Blake, PA
George Georgiev
Lindsay Koepke
Alexandra Peterson
Mary Polk, MSN, RN
Transplant Administration
Jamie Ghafari, MSN, RN, Senior Director, Transplant Program
Cynthia Arevalo, MSN, MBA Transplant Clinic Director
Kevin Greenberg, MBA, Transplant Financial Director
Mary Kate Titus, MHA, Assistant Director of Financial Operations
Mary Flores, Transplant Scheduling Supervisor
Transplant Outreach Coordinators
Olivia Fox
Samantha Mok, MSW
Institutional Research Data Coordinator and Policy Specialist
Douglas Walczak BA, ASCAP
