Physicians & Teams
Penn Medicine's pancreas transplant program is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of specialists who manage patient care from the evaluation visit through the transplant procedure and postoperative care. The program's goal is to provide the best care and restore each patient ta full and productive life.
While primarily committed patient care, Penn's faculty members are also actively engaged in clinical and laboratory research designed to improve survival and quality of life for transplant recipients.
The following members of the pancreas transplant team are involved in patient care throughout the transplant process:
Transplant Surgery
- Peter L. Abt, MD
- Clyde F. Barker, MD
- Matthew H. Levine, MD, PhD
- Ali Naji, MD, PhD
Surgical Director
View Physician Video - Paige Porrett, MD, PhD
Non-Physician Providers
- Georgine Smith, MS, MHS, PA-C
Transplant Nephrology
- Melissa Bleicher, MD
- Roy Bloom, MD
Medical Director
View Physician Video - Simin Goral, MD
- Robert Grossman, MD
- Peter Reese, MD
- Dierdre L. Sawinski, MD
Transplant Coordinators
- Cynthia Gardiner, RN, BSN
- Theresa M. Holland, BS, BSN, RN, CCTC
- Joseph Maguire, RN
- Denise Masilotti, MSN, CRNP, CCTC
- Sheilagh McCauley, BSN, RN, CCTN, CCTC
- Rita Perry, BSN, RN
- Terrence Pilgrim, BSN, RN
- Nicole Platt, EMT
- Allyson Semple, BSN, RN, CPTC
- Maureen Simon, BSN, RN, CNN
- Julie Truong, BSN, RN
- Donna Whitehead, BSN, RN
Social Workers
- Jason Kim, MSW
- Regina Miller, MSW
- Elizabeth Spina, MSW
Financial Coordinators
- Bernadette Selera
- Tara Koslowski
Transplant Nutritionist
- Carol Bergen, MS, RD, CSR, LDN
Transplant Pharmacist
- Jennifer Trofe, PharmD, BCPS
Nurse Practitioners
- Christina Braun, MSN, CRNP
- Carolyn Mylowe, MSN, CRNP
Living Donor Team
- Donna Collins, MSN, RN, CCTC
- Maral Palanjian, BSN, RN (Donor Liaison)
Transplant Community Liaison
- Margaret Leid
215-615-4662
margaret.leid@uphs.upenn.edu
Manager, Transplant Outreach & Communication
- Denny DuPont