Liver transplant program

Hepatology and liver transplant team

Our pediatric liver transplant team includes hepatologists, surgeons, transplant nurses, transplant social workers and dieticians.

Hepatologists

Peter F. Whitington, MD, director, Siragusa Transplantation Center

Estella Alonso, MD, medical director, Hepatology and LiverTransplant

Udeme Ekong, MD, attending physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Maria T. Greene, MD, attending physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Lee Bass, MD, attending physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Transplant surgeons

Riccardo Superina, MD, division chief, Transplant Surgery, co-director, Siragusa Transplantation Center

Juan Carlos Caicedo, MD, transplant surgeon, Siragusa Transplantation Center

Anton Skaro, MD, transplant surgeon, Siragusa Transplantation Center

Transplant administration

Funmi Agbaje-Williams, MS, data manager

Berni Chrobak, RN, MSN, MBA, transplant managed care contractor

Renee Shores, transplant financial coordinator

Brian Stahulak, RN, BSN, MBA, Director, Siragusa Transplantation Center

Nurse coordinators

Joan Lokar, RN, MSN, PNP

Ilana Cymerman, RN, MSN

Sue Kelly, RN, BSN

Cindy Riazi, RN, BSN

Therese Hess, RN

Nutritionists

Sally Ritz, MS, RD, LD

Organ procurement coordinators

Wendy Kazlusky

Ryan Mitchell

Transplant support staff

Alicia Aldas, family-to-family coordinator, Siragusa Transplantation Center

Hardik Bhagat, PharmD, transplant pharmacist

Ana Gonzalez, transplant assistant

Joanne Singleton, LCSW, social worker, hepatology and liver transplant

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Content last reviewed: February 2011