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.

Division Chief

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Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Medical Director

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Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Surgical Director

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Matthew Levine, MD, PhD

Kidney Transplant Surgeons

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

Kidney Transplant Physician

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Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
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Christopher LaRosa, MD
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Benjamin L. Laskin, MD, MS
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Kevin E. Meyers, MBBCh
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Bernarda Viteri, MD

Dialysis Physicians

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Stephanie Clark, MD, MPH, MSHP
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Lawrence Copelovitch, MD
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Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE
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Amy Kogon, MD, MPH
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Madhura Pradhan, MD, MBBS

Kidney Transplant Nurse Practitioners

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Lauren Galea, MSN, CRNP, RN
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Sonya Lopez, RN, MSN, CRNP

Operating Room Team

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Heewon Cho, MS, BSN-RN, CNOR
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Lilliann Davis, RN, BSN
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Tanya King, RN
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Senise Santamaria, BSN, RN

Kidney Transplant Physician Assistants

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Jonathan Savant, MHS, PA-C

Kidney Transplant Coordinator

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Alison Buchinsky, BSN, RN

Transplant Administrative Director

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Lisabeth Henry, MBA, BSN, RN

Kidney Transplant Clinical Pharmacist

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Jennifer Hewlett, PharmD

Kidney Transplant Psychologists

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Debra Lefkowitz, PsyD

Kidney Transplant Social Workers

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Emily Braham, MSW, LSW

Kidney Transplant Dietitian

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Elisha Pavlick, RD, CSP, LDN

Clinical Supervisor for Dialysis

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Krista Tarducci, MSN, RN

Dialysis 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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Dyan Dansico, BSN, RN, CDN
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Allyson Gouse, RN, BSN
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Sarah Katchur, RN
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Sarah Knowles, BSN, RN
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April Lederman, RN
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Annie Marks, MSN, BSN, RN
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Malorie McElhenney, BSN, RN
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Kelly J. H. Schon, BS, RN, CPN
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Jillian Veight, BSN, RN

Transplant Financial Counselor

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Susan R. Russell

Transplant Center Program Manager

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Jordyn Pearlman, BSN, RN, CPN

Office Coordinator

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Christina S. Collins, MPH