The Transplant Program Team

Philip McCarthy, MD - Transplant Program Medical Director

Hong Liu, MD - Transplant Program Attending Physician

Maureen Ross, MD, PhD - Transplant Program Attending Physician

Joyce Yasko, PhD, FAAN - Assistant Vice President, Clinical Research Services/Administrator, Transplant Program and Infection Control

Barbara Bambach, MD - Clinical Director, Pediatric Transplant Program

Meghan Higman, MD - Pediatric Transplant Program Physician

Theresa Hahn, PhD - BMT Clinical Epidemiologist/Clinical Information Director Hematologic Oncology & Transplant

Joanne Becker, MD - Director, Laboratory Medicine

Karen Dubel, RN, CHTC - Transplant Coordinator/Research Nurse

Colleen Warren, RN, CHTC -Transplant Coordinator

Patricia Lipka, RN, BSN - Transplant Coordinator/Research Nurse

Dana Cipolla, RN, BSN - Transplant Coordinator/Clinical Research Coordinator

Lora Yoerg, RN, BSN - Transplant Coordinator

Jennifer Aksoy, RN, BSN - Transplant Coordinator

Karen Arnold, RN, FNP - Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Joanne Liu, NP - Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Karen Brown, FNP-C, ONP, MSN, RN - Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Pamela Paplham, MS, FNP-C, ONP-C - Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Maggie Syta, ANP-C - Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Lisa Privitere, RN - Nursing Administrator, Units 5 East and 5 North and Transplant Outpatient Clinic

Christy Paddon, LMSW - Transplant Program Social Worker

Kristen Fix, LMSW - Pediatric Transplant Program Social Worker

Jennifer Kruszka RN, BSN - Transplant Program Case Manager

Linda Leising, RD - Transplant Program Clinical Dietitian

Lynette Regan RD - Transplant Program Clinical Dietitian

Kathleen Fassl, PT - Transplant Program Physical Therapist

Kelly Farrell, PT - Transplant Program Physical Therapist

Kathleen West, PharmD - Transplant Program Clinical Pharmacist

Karen Kwarta-Porter - Transplant Program Clinical Pharmacist

Diane Shetye - Patient Accounts Representative

Denise Stachoski- Patient Accounts Representative

Eileen Duman - Administrator, Laboratory Medicine

Heather Werner - Transplant Program Regulatory Research Associate

Susan Flavin - BMT Database Manager

Amie Garcia - Transplant Program Database Manager

Rachel Kutas - Transplant Program Database Manager

Michelle Steward - Transplant Program Administrative Assistant

Mary Beth Schadel - Transplant Program Clinical Research Assistant

Denise Oliansky - Project Coordinator/Evidence-Based Reviews

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