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

Non-Physician 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
  Associate Medical Director
• David S. Goldberg, MD, MSCE
• Vandana Khungar, MD, MSc
• Marina Serper, MD, MS
• Kimberly A. Forde-McLean, MD, MHS
• Steven Solga, MD
• Ethan Weinberg, MD
• Stacy Prenner, MD
• Kenneth Rothstein, MD
  Director, Regional Hepatology
• David Kaplan, 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
• Crystal Halloran, PA-C
• Samantha Rosenberg, PA-C
• Sophea Pok, CRNP

Inpatient Hepatology Nurse Liaison

• Diane Peyton, BSN, RN

Transplant Coordinators

• Alexa Lustig, MSN, CRNP-AC
• Matthew Sigafus, MSN, CRNP
• Renee Westmoreland, MSN, CRNP
• Samantha Halpern, MSN, CRNP
• Stephanie Veasey, MSN, CRNP
• Jackie Lyons, BSN, RN
• Jeneen Goodman, BSN, RN
• Elaine Lander, MSN, CRNP
• Veronica Gilliard, BSN, MSN

Living Donor Team

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

Living Donor Advocate

• Deborah Lowenstein, MSW, LSWM

Social Workers

• Senaysish Addis, MSW
• Rebecca Young, MSW

Financial Coordinator

• Kaomi China

Transplant Nutritionist

• Kristen Dwinnells, RD, LDN, CNSC

Transplant Pharmacist

• Chelsea Sammons, PharmD

Transplant Psychiatrist

• Robert Weinrieb, MD
• Arpita Goswami Banerjee, 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

• Colleen Cook, BSN, RN, CCTC