Our Team
Transplant Nephrologists
Kimberly Czech, MD (Pediatric)
Zahraa Hajjiri, MD
Eunice John, MD (Pediatric)
David Perkins, MD
Manpreet Samra, MD
Ignatius Tang, MD
Nicholas Zwang, MD
Transplant Hepatologists
Wadih Chacra, MD
Christine Chan, MD
Sean W.P. Koppe, 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
Lor Lawson, RN
Karen Lostaunau, MSN, BSN, APHN-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
Saneesh Thomas, RN
Nurse Practitioners
Tocarra Dantzler, MSN, RN, ACNP-BP
Abraham AlDasoqi, RN, ACNP-BC
Heidi Kolodziejczyk, ANP-BC
William Lam, PA-C
Jintu Thomas, APN
Michelle Zubrycki, RN, ACNP-BC
Transplant Pharmacists
Jamie Benken, PharmD, BCPS
Maya Campara, PharmD, BCPS
Alicia Lichvar, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Shree Patel, PharmD
Transplant Dietitians
Catalina Laverne MPH, RD, LDN, CDE
Veronica Thompson, MPH, RD, LDN
Transplant Social Workers
Kendra Kney, MSW, LSW
Sara Miller, LCSW
Jaclyn Siegel, MSW, LCSW
Living Donor Advocate
Anna Polys, MSW, LSW
Transplant Financial Coordinators
Tonia Duke, BHA
T'reva Laws
Alicia Martinez, MPA
Quality Specialists
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
Rosa Remirez
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
Transplant Administration
Karen Cooper-Washington, MSN, RN, Clinic Director of Physician Practice
Adriana Valencia, Administrative Assistant
Debbie Walczak, APN, CCNS, Transplant Nurse Manager
Transplant Outreach Coordinators
David Dreyfus
Marla Richards
