Penn Transplant Institute Team

A

• Peter L. Abt, MD

  Surgeon

  Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Transplant Surgery

• Michael A. Acker, MD

  Surgeon

  Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
  Director, Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center
  Julian Johnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  Cardiac Surgery

• Vivek Ahya, MD, MBA

  Clinical Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division
  Clinical Director, Paul F. Harron, Jr. Lung Center at Penn Medicine
  Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Pavan Atluri, MD

  Surgeon

  Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program
  Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
  Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiac Surgery

B

• Clyde F. Barker, MD

  Surgeon

  Donald Guthrie Professor of Surgery
  Professor of Surgery
  Vascular Surgery

• Christian A. Bermudez, MD

  Surgeon

  Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation and ECMO
  Director of Thoracic Transplantation
  Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiac Surgery

• Behdad David Besharatian, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

• Edo Yaakov Birati, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Cardiology

• Melissa B. Bleicher, MD

  Assistant Medical Director, Penn Kidney Transplant Program, Post-Transplant Operations, University of Pennsylvania
  Director, Transplant Adolescent Transition Program, University of Pennsylvania
  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

• Roy D. Bloom, MD

  Medical Director, Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

C

• Edward Cantu, III, MD

  Surgeon

  Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Thoracic Surgery

• Thomas P. Cappola, MD, ScM

  Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
  Herbert C. Rorer Professor in Medical Sciences
  Cardiology

• Rotonya Carr, MD

  Director of the Liver Metabolism and Fatty Liver Clinic
  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Gastroenterology

• Benjamin Chang, MD

  Surgeon

  Professor of Clinical Surgery
  Plastic Surgery

• Jason D. Christie, MD, MS

  Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
  Robert M. Kotloff/Nancy P. Blumenthal Professor for Advanced Lung Disease
  Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Stephen M. Chrzanowski, MD

  Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  Co-Director, Dyspnea Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  Clinical Associate of Medicine
  Cardiology

• Andrew M. Courtwright, MD, PHD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Maria Crespo, MD

  Co-Director, Penn Lung Transplant Program
  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Pulmonary Medicine

D

• Joshua M. Diamond, MD, MSCE

  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Brian M. Drachman, MD

  Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  Clinical Associate of Medicine
  Cardiology

F

• Kimberly A. Forde, MD, MHS

  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  Gastroenterology

• Satoshi Furukawa, MD

  Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital
  Professor of Clinical Surgery
  Cardiac Surgery

G

• David S. Goldberg, MD, MSCE

  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  Gastroenterology

• Lee R. Goldberg, MD, MPH

  Medical Director, University of Pennsylvania Heart Failure and Transplantation program
  Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiology

• Simin Goral, MD

  Director, Polycystic Kidney Disease Clinic
  Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Director
  Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

H

• Denis Hadjiliadis, MD

  Program Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis
  Physician Leader, Advanced Lung Disease Research Group
  Paul F. Harron, Jr. Associate Professor
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Maarouf A. Hoteit, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Gastroenterology

K

• David E. Kaplan, MD, MSc, FACP, FAASLD, AGAF

  Associate Professor of Medicine at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
  Gastroenterology

• Vandana Khungar, MD, MSc

  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Gastroenterology

• Jatinder Kohli, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

L

• James C. Lee, MD

  Medical Director, Penn Lung Transplantation Program
  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Pulmonary Medicine

• L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS

  Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  Professor of Plastic Surgery in Surgery
  Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery
  Orthopaedic Surgery, Wound Care, Plastic Surgery

• Matthew H. Levine, MD, PhD

  Surgeon

  Associate Professor of Surgery
  Transplant Surgery

• Mary Ann C. Lim, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

M

• Kenneth B. Margulies, MD

  Research Director, Heart Failure/ Transplantation
  Professor of Physiology
  Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiology

• Rhondalyn C. McLean, MD, MHS

  Associate Medical Director of Heart Transplant
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Cardiology

N

• Ali Naji, MD, PhD

  Surgeon

  Vice Chair, Research, Department of Surgery
  Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
  J. William White Professor of Surgical Research
  Transplant Surgery

• Susanna M. Nazarian, MD, PHD

  Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Transplant Surgery

O

• Kim M. Olthoff, MD

  Surgeon

  Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery
  Donald Guthrie Professor in Surgery
  Transplant Surgery

• Anjali Tiku Owens, MD

  Medical Director, Center for Inherited Cardiac Disease
  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiology

P

• Namrata B. Patel, MD

  Clinical Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Janice Pieretti, MD, FACC

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Cardiology

• Paige M. Porrett, MD, PhD

  Surgeon

  Assistant Professor of Surgery
  Transplant Surgery

• Mary K. Porteous, MD, MSCE

  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Pulmonary Medicine

• Stacey Prenner, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Gastroenterology

• Stuart B. Prenner, MD

  Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Cardiology

R

• J. Eduardo Rame, MD

  Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program
  Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Assistant Professor of Medicine in Surgery
  Cardiology

• K. Rajender Reddy, MD

  Director, Hepatology
  Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
  Ruimy Family President's Distinguished Professor
  Professor of Medicine in Surgery
  Gastroenterology

• Peter Reese, MD, MSCE

  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
  Associate Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

• Michael R. Rickels, MD, MS

  Medical Director, Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Program
  Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Endocrinology, Diabetes

• Kenneth D. Rothstein, MD

  Director of Regional Outreach and Regional Hepatology
  Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Gastroenterology

S

• Deirdre L. Sawinski, MD

  Assistant Medical Director, Kidney Pancreas Transplantation
  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension

• Marina Serper, MD, MS

  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Gastroenterology

• Abraham Shaked, MD, PhD

  Surgeon

  Director, Penn Transplant Institute
  Eldridge L. Eliason Professor of Surgery
  Transplant Surgery

• Steven F. Solga, MD

  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Gastroenterology

V

• Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD

  Surgeon

  Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiac Surgery

W

• Joyce W. Wald, DO

  Director, Practice Development
  Associate Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
  Cardiology

• Robert Weinrieb, MD

  Chief Psychiatric Consultant, Liver Transplant Program
  Director, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychiatric Emergency and Evaluation Center (PEEC)
  Program Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship
  Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Psychiatry

Z

• Payman Zamani, MD, MTR

  Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Cardiology

• Xiao Zhao, MD

  Instructor A of Medicine
  Gastroenterology

• Ross R. Zimmer, MD

  Director, Heart Failure Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  Clinical Associate of Medicine
  Cardiology