Our Team
Transplant Nephrologists
Kimberly Czech, MD (Pediatric)
Zahraa Hajjiri, MD
David Perkins, MD
Ignatius Tang, MD
Transplant Hepatologists
Wadih Chacra, MD
Christine Chan, MD
Sean W.P. Koppe, MD
Adam Mikolaiczyk, 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
Anita Pakrasi, 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
Lisa Anders, APN
Tocarra Dantzler, MSN, RN, ACNP-BP
Abraham Al Dasoqi, RN, ACNP-BC
Heidi Kolodziejczyk, ANP-BC
William Lam, PA-C
Michelle Zubrycki, RN, ACNP-BC
Transplant Pharmacists
Jamie Benken, PharmD, BCPS
Maya Campara, PharmD, BCPS
David Choi, PharmD
Alicia Lichvar, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Shree Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Transplant Dietitians
Catalina Laverne MPH, RD, LDN, CDE
Veronica Thompson, MPH, RD, LDN
Transplant Social Workers
Barrett Gray, LCSW, CCTSW
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
Rose Pavia, BSN
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
Karen Rodriguez, MA
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
George Georgiev
Alexandra Peterson
Mary Polk, RN, MSN
Transplant Administration
Anna Dudarevich, Transplant IT Technical Associate
Adriana Valencia, Administrative Assistant
Debbie Walczak, APN, CCNS, Transplant Nurse Manager
Transplant Outreach Coordinators
David Dreyfus
Marla Richards
Institutional Research Data Coordinator and Policy Specialist
Douglas Walczak BA, ASCAP
