Physicians & Teams
Penn's heart transplant program brings together a team of surgeons, physicians, nurse specialists and hospital support staff who provide coordinated care throughout the entire transplant process. Their goal is to meet the unique physical and emotional needs of every patient in a caring, professional environment.
While primarily committed to patient care, these faculty members are also actively engaged in clinical and laboratory research designed to improve survival and quality of life for heart transplant recipients.
The following members of the heart transplant team are involved in patient care throughout the transplant process:
Cardiovascular Surgeons
- Michael Acker, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
- Pavan Atluri, MD
- Edward Cantu III, MD
- Wilson Szeto, MD
- Y. Joseph Woo, MD
Surgical Director
Heart Failure Physicians
- Susan Brozena, MD
- Thomas Cappola, MD, ScM
- Stephen M. Chrzanowski, MD
- Brian M. Drachman, MD
- Lee R. Goldberg, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Transplantation Program
- Donald Haas, MD
- Mariell Jessup, MD
Medical Director, Penn Heart and Vascular Center; Associate Chief - Clinical Affairs, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
- Kenneth B. Margulies, MD
- Anjali Tiku Owens, MD
- J. Eduardo Rame, MD
Medical Director, Mechanical Assist Device Program
- Joyce W. Wald, DO
- Ross R. Zimmer, MD
Heart Transplant Clinical Practitioners
- Susan Chambers, MSN, CRNP
- Christine Gearhart, MSN, CRNP
- Wilhelmina Maslanek, MSN, CRNP
- Maria Molina, MSN, CRNP
- Patricia Curry-Stutman, MSN, CRNP
- Mary Williams, MSN, CRNP
Clinical Supervisor
- William Wynne, BSN, RN
Heart Failure Nurse Specialists
- Eileen Baxter, RN, BSN
- Sarah Fontana, RN, MSN, CHFN
- Judy Marble, RN, BSN
- Amy Marzolf, MSN, CRNP
- Judie Shilling, RN
- Joann Treacy, RN, BSN
- Linda Wells, RN, BSN, CHFN
Mechanical Circulatory Support Device (MCSD) Coordinators
- Mary Lou O'Hara, MSN, RN, CCRN
- Judy Marble, RN, BSN
- Christyna Zalewski, RN, BSN
Pre-transplant Coordinator
- Nicole Hornsby, MSN, CRNP
Social Workers
- Deborah L. Gordon, MSS, LCSW
- Sallie Blair Smith, MSW
- Claudia Smith, MSW
Financial Coordinator
- Cammy McCaskill
Director of Clinical Operations
- Donna Chojnowski, MSN, CRNP