Our Team
Transplant Nephrologists
Kimberly Czech, MD (Pediatric)
Zahraa Hajjiri, MD
Eunice John, MD (Pediatric)
David Perkins, MD
Ignatius Tang, MD
Transplant Hepatologists
Wadih Chacra, MD
Sean W.P. Koppe, MD
Priti Marwaha, MD
Ammara Naveed, MBBS
Transplant Surgeons
Jorge Alvarez Almario, MD
Enrico Benedetti, MD, FACS
Mario Spaggiari, MD
Ivo Tzvetanov, MD
Pre-transplant Nurse Coordinators
(Kidney/Pancreas)
Cynthia Arevalo, RN, MSN, MBA
Grace Gray, RN
Karen Lostaunau, MSN, BSN, APHN-RN
Lor Lawson, RN
Jurate Platakis, RN, MSN
Vanessa Wright-Cammon, RN, MSN
(Liver)
Jeanette Aguilar, RN, BSN
Lisa Mariano, BSN, RN, CCRN
Loretta Murphy, RN
Post-transplant Nurse Coordinators
Michelle DeFalco, RN, APN
Lori Gardner, RN, BSN
Gil Marquez, RN, BSN
Nurse Practitioners
Tocarra Dantzler, MSN, RN, ACNP-BP
Abraham Dasoqi, RN, ACNP-BC
Heidi Kolodziejczyk, ANP-BC
William Lam, PA-C
Sara C. Miyata, RN, ACNP-BC
Michelle Zubrycki, RN, ACNP-BC
Transplant Pharmacists
Maya Campara, PharmD, BCPS
Jamie Benken, PharmD, BCPS
Kelly Galen, PharmD
Shree Patel, PharmD
Transplant Dietitians
Catalina Laverne MPH, RD, LDN, CDE
Veronica Thompson, MPH, RD, LDN
Transplant Social Workers
Jaclyn Siegel, MSW, LCSW
Sara Miller, LCSW
Samantha Mok, MSW, LSN
Living Donor Advocate
Anna Polys, MSW, LSW
Transplant Financial Coordinators
Tonia Duke, BHA
T'reva Laws
Alicia Martinez, MPA
Quality Specialists
Richard Cartwright
Jane Wong, RN
Transplant Research
Amelia Bartholomew, MD
Natalie Isho, MPH
Andrea Molino, BA, BS
Patricia West-Thielke, PharmD, BCPS
Transplant Assistants
Melvin WC Brown, Jr.
Mary Flores
Vanessa Flores
Silvia Galacia
Natosha Grinnage, MA
Veronica Orozco
Tennille Sumler
Transplant Access/Surgical Coordinator
Karrel Bernardo, RN, BSN
Transplant Infusion Nurse
Patricia Tiller, RN, BSN
Transplant Medical Assistants
Nancy Alonzo
Antoinette Ellen, CMA
Olga Rivera, CMA
Jeannie Rodriguez, CMA
Annabel Valadez
Organ Recovery Coordinators
Gayle Blake, PA
Mary Polk, RN, MSN
Gail Skolek, RN, BSN
Transplant Administration
Karen Cooper-Washington, MSN, RN, Clinic Director of Physician Practice
Karishma Parekh, MBA, Director of Transplant Finance
Adriana Valencia, Administrative Assistant
Debbie Walczak, APN, CCNS, Transplant Nurse Manager
Transplant Outreach Coordinators
David Dreyfus
Marla Richards
