Liver Transplant Treatment Teams

While primarily committed to patient care, the liver transplant team is also actively engaged in clinical and laboratory research designed to improve survival and quality of life for transplant recipients. The program's goal is to provide the best care and restore each patient to a full and productive life.

The following members of the liver transplant team are involved in our patients' care throughout the transplant process:

Liver Transplant Surgeons

• Abraham Shaked, MD, PhD
  
  • Director, Penn Transplant Institute
  • Director, Liver Transplant Program
• Kim M. Olthoff, MD
  
  • Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery
• Peter L. Abt, MD
• Matthew H. Levine, MD, PhD
• Paige M. Porrett, MD, PhD

Practice Providers

• Georgine Smith, MS, MHS, PA-C
• Kelly Cederquist, MMSc, PA-C

Liver Transplant Hepatologists

• Rajender Reddy, MD
  • Chief, Hepatology
  • Medical Director

• Maarouf A. Hoteit, MD
• David S. Goldberg, MD, MSCE
• Vandana Khungar, MD, MSc
• Marina Serper, MD, MS
• Christine Hsu, MD
• Kimberly A. Forde-McLean, MD, MHS
• Rotonya Carr, MD

Non-Physician Providers

Hepatology Physician Assistants

• Brenda Appolo, MHS, PA-C
• Lori Sinese, PA-C
• Jennifer Deuel, MS, PA-C
• Alexandra Garzone, MHS, PA-C
• Melissa J. Ferrari, MPAS, PA-C

Inpatient Hepatology Nurse Liaison

• Diane Peyton, BSN, RN

Transplant Coordinators

• Colleen Cook, BSN, RN, CCTC
• Rebecca Farrell BSN, RN, CCTN, CCTC
• Stephanie Neal, BS, BSN, RN
• Alexa Lustig, MSN, CRNP-AC
• Matthew Sigafus, MSN, CRNP
• Renee Westmoreland, MSN, CRNP
• Samantha Halpern MSN, CRNP
• Stephanie Veasey, MSN, CRNP

Procurement Coordinators

• Nicole Platt, MS, EMT-B
• Joe Dimick, BS
• Kate Ennis, BS

Living Donor Team

• Linda Wood, BSN, RN
• Joanne Edu-Candy, NCMA

Living Donor Advocate

• Leanne Wilkofsy, MSW, LSWM

Social Workers

• Senaysish Addis, MSW
• Brigid Reilly, LSW

Financial Coordinator

• Kaomi China

Transplant Nutritionist

• Kristen Dwinnells, RD, CNSC, LDN

Transplant Pharmacist

• Erin Ticehurst, PharmD

Transplant Psychiatrist

• Robert Weinrieb, MD

New Patient Referral Intake Coordinator

• Jeanette Davis
  
  • Tel: 215-662-4554
  • Fax: 215-662-2244

Transplant Outreach & Communication

• Denny DuPont
  
  • Tel: 215-873-7983
  • Email: denise.dupont@uphs.upenn.edu

Clinical Director, Abdominal Organ Transplant

• Geri Libetti, MSN, RN, CCTC, FABC