Meet the Team

Medical Team

Catherine G. Staffeld-Coit, M.D.
Medical Director, Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Jorge C. Garces, M.D.
Transplant Nephrologist

Surgical Team

George E. Loss, Jr., M.D., Ph.D
Chief, Multi-Organ Transplant Institute

Ari J. Cohen, M.D.
Surgical Director, Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Ian Carmody, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

Humberto Bohorquez, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

David Bruce, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

Physician Assistant

David Thiel, PA-C

Transplant Coordinators

Cathleen Bailey, RN, BSN, CCTC, Supervisor
Rebecca Guillera, RN, BSN, CCTC
Margaret White, RN, BSN, CCTC
Lynnette McNeil, LPN
Alison Larrivierre, RN, BSN, CCTN
Jéanne M Bouvette-Risey, MSN, APRN-BC, CCTC
Julie Cauvin Hahn RN, CCTC
Yolanda Wilson, RN

Social Workers

Surveen Klein, MSW, LCSW, MPH
Louise Landry, LCSW, ACSW
Meghan Brackvitch, MSW, GSW

Pharmacist

Stephanie Anders, Pharm.D.

Dieticians

Ashley Melton, LDN, RD
Sheneda Jackson, LDN, RD

Procurement Coordinators

Daniel Smith, CPTC
William Stevenson, RN

Administrative Staff

Dr. Ana M. Hands, Director, Transplant Administration
Margaret Davidson, Transplant Compliance Manager
Dianne Thiberville, Administrative Coordinator
Susan Boudreaux, Administrative Coordinator
Robert Laviolette, Transplant Data Analyst

Transplant Hotline
1-800-643-1635