Meet Our Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Program Team

At the Kidney Transplant Program, our team members come from a variety of specialties throughout the hospital. That means your entire family will benefit from our multidisciplinary approach.

Kidney Transplant Division Chief

Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Medical Director

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Surgical Director

Matthew Levine, MD, PhD

Matthew Levine, MD, PhD

Kidney Transplant Surgeons

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Peter L. Abt, MD
Matthew Levine, MD, PhD

Matthew Levine, MD, PhD
Kim Olthoff, MD, FACS

Kim Olthoff, MD, FACS
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Paige Porrett, MD, PhD

Kidney Transplant Physicians

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
Ulf H. Beier, MD

Ulf H. Beier, MD
Erum A. Hartung, MD, MTR

Erum A. Hartung, MD, MTR
Amy Kogon, MD, MPH

Amy Kogon, MD, MPH
Christopher LaRosa, MD

Christopher LaRosa, MD
Benjamin L. Laskin, MD, MS

Benjamin L. Laskin, MD, MS
Kevin E. Meyers, MBBCh

Kevin E. Meyers, MBBCh

Dialysis Physicians

Stephanie Clark, MD, MPH, MSHP

Stephanie Clark, MD, MPH, MSHP
Lawrence Copelovitch, MD

Lawrence Copelovitch, MD
Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Susan Furth, MD, PhD
Benjamin L. Laskin, MD, MS

Benjamin L. Laskin, MD, MS
Madhura Pradhan, MD, MBBS

Madhura Pradhan, MD, MBBS

Kidney Transplant Nurse Practitioners

Sonya Lopez, RN, MSN, CRNP

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

Jo Ann Palmer, MSN CRNP

Transplant Financial Counselor

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Susan R. Russell

Kidney Transplant Clinical Pharmacist

Jennifer Hewlett, PharmD

Jennifer Hewlett, PharmD

Kidney Transplant Psychologists

Debra Lefkowitz, PsyD

Debra Lefkowitz, PsyD

Kidney Transplant Social Workers

Emily Braham, MSW, LSW

Emily Braham, MSW, LSW

Nurse Manager

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Deirdre Alexander, BSN, RN, CNML, CPN

Dialysis Nurses

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Chris Breen, BSN, RN, CNN
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Tralianna Hinson, BSN, RN
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Suzanne Kamps, BSN, RN
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Sarah Katchur, RN
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Annie Marks, MSN, BSN, RN
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Kimberly Windt, BSN, RN

Kidney Transplant Dietitian

Elisha Pavlick, RD, CSP, LDN

Elisha Pavlick, RD, CSP, LDN

Kidney Transplant Coordinator

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Amy Gramiak, BSN, RN

Office Coordinator

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Christina S. Collins, MPH

Kidney Transplantation and Dialysis Program

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Malorie McElhenney, BSN, RN
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Jillian Veight, BSN, RN