Meet the Team

Medical Team

Nigel Girgrah, M.D.
Medical Director, Liver Transplant

Shobha Joshi, M.D.
Transplant Hepatologist

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
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

Ian Carmody, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

Humberto Bohorquez, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

David Bruce, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

Physician Extender

Jamie Blazek, RN, NP

Transplant Coordinators

Debbie Falanga, RN, CCTC, Supervisor
Jeannie Lipscomb, RN, BSN, CCTC
Carol Palmer, LPN-C
Amy Raspino, RN. BSN, CCTC
Monica Wyble, RN, BSN, CCTC
Inna Goldvarg, RN, BSN, CCTC
Shelly Camardelle, RN, CCTC

Social Workers

Amy Ronnenberg, MSW, LCSW, MPH
Shirley Colvin, LCSW
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 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