Kidney Transplantation and Dialysis Program

Meet Our Team

Division Chief

• Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Attending Staff - Transplant

• Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
• H. Jorge Baluarte, MD
• Benjamin Lewis Laskin, MD, MS
• Kevin E.C. Meyers, MBBCh

Attending Staff - Dialysis

• Lawrence Copelovitch, MD
• Rebecca L. Ruebner, MD, MSCE
• Benjamin Lewis Laskin, MD, MS
• Madhura Pradhan, MD, MBBS
• Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Surgical Staff

• Peter L. Abt, MD
• Matthew Levine, MD, PhD
• Kim Olthoff, MD, FACS

Nephrology Fellows

• Stephanie Clark, MD, MPH
• Divya G. Moodalbail, MD
• Danielle E. Soranno, MD
• Joann M. Spinale, MD
• Smitha R. Vidi, MD

Renal Transplant Coordinators

• Sonya Lopez, RN, MSN, CRNP, CCTC
• Jo Ann Palmer, CRNP, MSN, CCTC

Nurse Practitioner

• Cathy Laney, MEd, MSN, CRNP

Psychologists

• Debra Lefkowitz, PsyD

Social Workers

• Caitlin Dwyer, MSW, LSW
• Caryle Glah, MSW, LSW, MEd
• Kimberly Sterner, MSW, LCSW

Dialysis Nurse Manager

• Linda McNellis, RN, CNN

Dialysis Nurses

• Chris Breen, BSN, RN, CNN
• Sarah Katchur, RN
• April Lederman, RN
• Holly MacMillan, RN
• Annie Marks, MSN, RN
• Karen Merrigan, RN
• Kimberly Windt, BSN, RN

Clinical Pharmacist

• Krisha Palma, PharmD

Dialysis Secretary

• Kristin Beelis

Operations Manager

• Lisa Maiale-Howell, MSS, LCSW

Transplant Financial Counselor

• Marianne Rolland

Transplant Secretary

• Tara Chestnut

Other Staff

• Maria Neff