Our Expert Team

Vatche G. Agopian, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Abbas Ardehali, MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery and Medicine
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
William E. Connor Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Director, UCLA Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Kodi Azari, M.D., FACS

Surgical Director, Hand Transplantation
Director, Face Transplantation

Prosper Benhaim, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Reshma Biniwale, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Adult and Pediatric Transplant Surgery

Keith Blackwell, MD

Head & Neck Surgery / Otolaryngology

Jeremy Blumberg, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology

J. Brian Boyd, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Ronald W. Busuttil, MD, PhD

Distinguished Professor and Executive Chairman
The William P. Longmire, Jr. Chair in Surgery
Chief, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation
Director, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant and Liver Cancer Centers
Director, The Pfleger Liver Institute

Hwang Catherine, MD

Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

Elaine Cheng, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

Arnold I. Chin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Urology

Christopher Crisera, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Lauren Damato, ACNP-BC

Director, UCLA Center for Pancreatic Diseases
Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Coordinator

Timothy Donahue, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery

Douglas Farmer, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, Intestinal Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Jaco Festekjian, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Robert A Goldberg, MD

Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

H. Albin Gritsch, MD

Associate Professor of Urology
Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program

Joe O Hines, MD

Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of General Surgery

Curtis Hunter, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery
Lung Transplant Surgeon

Reza Jarrahy, MD

Co-Surgical Director, Face Transplantation

Fady M. Kaldas, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, Liver Transplantation Services

Murray Kwon, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Heart Transplant Surgeon

Hillel Laks, MD

Chancellors Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Adult and Pediatric Transplant Surgery

Justine Lee, MD, PhD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Gerald S. Lipshutz, MD, MS

Professor In Residence of Surgery
Surgical Director, Autologous Islet Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program
Medical Director, Face Transplant Program

Scott Mitchell, M.D.

Vishad Nabili, MD

Head & Neck Surgery / Otolaryngology

Howard Reber, MD

Professor of Surgery

Brian Reemtsen, MD

Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

Jason Roostaeian, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

J. Thomas Rosenthal, MD

Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Professor of Urology

Roee Rubinstein, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard J. Shemin, MD

Robert and Kelly Day Professor
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Executive Vice-Chairman of Surgery
Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Center
Director of Cardiovascular Quality
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Jennifer Singer, MD

Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology

Charles Tseng, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Andrew Vardanian, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Jeffrey Veale, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Urology
Director, UCLA Kidney Exchange Program

Hasan Yersiz, MD

Professor of Surgery

Ali Zarrinpar, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Basmah Abdalla, MD

Professor of Medicine - Nephrology

Juan Alejos, MD

Health Sciences Clinical Professor – Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant

Reza Ardehali, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine - Cardiology

Arnold Baas, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine - Cardiology

John Belperio, MD

Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care

Robert Bilder, MD

Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry

Scott Binder, M.D.

Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.

Neuropsychology

Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD

Professor of Medicine - Nephrology

Martin Cadeiras, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Cardiology

Margrit Carlson, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine – Infectious Disease

Gina Choi, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology

John Chute, MD

Professor of Medicine

Ian Cook, M.D.

Psychiatry

Daniel Cruz, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Cardiology

Gabriel Danovitch, MD

Professor of Medicine - Nephrology
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program

Mario Deng, MD, FACC, FESC

Professor-in-Residence of Medicine - Cardiology

Eugene C. DePasquale, MD

Assistant Clinical Instructor of Medicine - Cardiology
Associate Director - Outpatient Heart Transplantation

Ariss Der Hovanessian, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Pulmonary

Bruce Dobkin, M.D.

Neurology

Francisco A. Durazo, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology
Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program

Mohamed El Kabany, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology

Herbert Eradat, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Robert Ettenger, MD

Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology

Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

Professor of Medicine - Cardiology
Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center

Larry Froch, M.D.

Nephrology

John Glaspy, MD

Professor of Medicine

Nancy Halnon, MD

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor – Pediatric Cardiology

Steven-Huy Han, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology
Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center

Mark Hanudel, MD

Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics - Nephrology

Tamara Horwich, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine - Cardiology

Edmund Huang, MD

Transplant Nephrologist
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

Allison Kean, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Cardiology

Elizabeth Kendrick, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Nephrology

Bernard Kubak, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine – Infectious Disease

Sarah Larson, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Multiple Myeloma Program

Erik Lum, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Nephrology

Joseph Lynch III, MD

Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary

Mohammad Malekzadeh, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology

Elizabeth Marcus, MD

Assistant Professor of Pedaitrics,
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Martin G. Martin, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Dorothy Martinez, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine - Endocrinology

John Mazziotta, MD

Neurology

Sue McDiarmid, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery,
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
Medical Director, Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Program

Monica Mead, MD

Hematology & Oncology
Clinical Instructor

Elisa Moreno, MD

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor - Psychiatry

Kambiz Motamedi, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

Ali Nsair, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine - Cardiology
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program

Neesa Patel, M.D.

Anesthesiology

Swati Patel, MD

Anesthesiology

Gregory Perens, MD

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor – Pediatric Cardiology

Phuong-Thu Pham, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine - Nephrology

Andrew M Posselt, MD, PhD, FACS

Islet Production Core UCSF
Professor of Surgery, UCSF
Division of Transplant Surgery, UCSF
Director, Pancreatic Islet Transplant Program UCSF

Leigh Reardon, MD

Clinical Instructor of Medicine - Cardiology

Elaine Reed, Ph.D.

Transplantation Immunology

David Ross, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program

Stefan Ruehm, M.D., Ph.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology

Rajan Saggar, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care

Noriko Salamon, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

Isidro Salusky, MD

Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology

David Sayah, MD, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care

Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Infectious Disease

Gary Schiller, M.D.

Director, Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program
Professor of Medicine

Leanne Seeger, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

Perry Shieh, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine

Michael Shino, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care

Theodore Sievers, PharmD

Kidney Transplant Pharmacist Specialist

Chandra Smart, M.D.

Dermatopathology, Anatomic Pathology

Teresa Soriano, M.D.

Dermatology

Randolph Steadman, MD

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology

Margaret Stuber, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Hyung Suh, MD

Hematology & Oncology
Clinical Instructor

Gregory Szot, MS, BS

Islet Production Core UCSF
Scientist/Specialist IV
Core Manager UCSF

John Timmerman, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Eileen Tsai, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jorge Vargas, MD

Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Robert Venick, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Medical Director, Adult Intestinal Transplant Program

Juan Villablanca, MD

Radiology

Sven de Vos, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, UCLA Lymphoma Program

Samuel Wald, MD

Anesthesiology

Jessica Wang, MD, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Cardiology

Sam Weigt, MD

Associate Professor-in-Residence of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care

Patricia Weng, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology
Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Pediatric Medical Director

Neil Wenger, M.D.

Internal Medicine, Ethics

Katherine Wesseling Perry, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology

Drew Winston, M.D.

Hematology & Oncology, Infectious Disease

Roger Woods, M.D.

Neurology

Laura Wozniak, MD, MSHS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Christopher Wray, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology

Julie Yabu, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

Ora Yadin, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Nephrology

David Ziring, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Director, UCLA Pediatric IBD Center