Administrative and Support Staff
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We have one of the highest volume kidney transplant programs in the country, with outstanding patient outcomes. To learn more, call 310-825-6836.
If you are a kidney donor, please contact the Living Donor Line at 866-672-5333.
Adult Kidney Transplant Coordinators
Sheila Alcantara, RN, BSN, CCTC
Living Donor Coordinator
Ilana Berg, RN, MPA, CNN
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Lisa Carroll, RN, CPTC
On-Call Transplant Coordinator
Krystle Fernandez, RN
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Chasity Franco, RN, BSN, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Maha Grissom, RN
Inpatient Coordinator
R. Mary Gonzalez, RN, ADN
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Bethany Hale-Durbin, MSN, RN, CPTC, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Elisabeth Hands, RN, CCTC
Inpatient Coordinator
Rhonda Hutley, RN, BSN, CCTC
Living Donor Transplant Coordinator
Villy Hwang, RN, CPNP, CCTC
On-Call Transplant Coordinator
JP Kuba, RN, BSN
Living Donor Coordinator
Arlene LaRose, RN, BSN, CNN, CCTC
On-Call Transplant Coordinator
Christine Lee, RN, BSN, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Edward Lynn, RN, MSN, CCRN, NE-BC
Living Donor Transplant Coordinator
Joanne Martinez, BSN, RN, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Melissa Perukkonil, RN, BSN, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Fishell Prewitt, RN
On-Call Transplant Coordinator
Veronica Sills, RN, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Jill Strejc, RN, MSN, MS, RD, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator
Jennifer Terenzini, RN, MSN, CCTC
Living Donor Transplant Coordinator
Simone VanHarte, RN, BS
On-Call Transplant Coordinator
Nurse Practitioners
Michele Pena, NP
Natalie Bjelajac, NP
Meena Parakkal, NP
In-House Nurse Practitioners
Arta Dervishi, NP
Jeanmarie Mcneely, NP
Other Specialists
Ellen Anifantis, MSW
Marci Coleman, MSW
Dianica Davis, MSW
Mara Hersh-Rifkin, MSW, LCSW
Grace Lien, MS, RD, CSR, CDE, CNSC
Lorena Mocorro, MSW, ILDA
Theodore Sievers, Pharm.D.
Affiliated Faculty
Melissa Dunbar-Forrest, RN, BSN, CPTC
Nurse Manager
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Coordinators
Michelle Rivera, RN, MSN
Transplant Coordinator
Yolanda Tejedor, RN
Transplant Coordinator
Affiliated Faculty
Melissa Dunbar-Forrest, RN, BSN, CPTC
Nurse Manager
Social Work
Meghan Ruby, MSW
Social Worker