Meet Your Liver Transplantation Team

The world-renowned surgeons at the Montefiore Einstein Liver Transplantation Team are specialists in dual-organ operations, including liver-heart, liver-kidney and liver-lung transplants. Our multidisciplinary team works across departments to provide the most comprehensive care and develop individualized treatment plans to improve clinical outcomes and overall quality of life.

Team Leaders

Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD

Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD

Chief, Transplantation
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Brett E. Fortune, MD, MS

Brett E. Fortune, MD, MS

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
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Enver Akalin, MD, Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology

Enver Akalin, MD, Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology

Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
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Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA

Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA

Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation
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Team Members

Sarah Bellemare, MD

Sarah Bellemare, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
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Kristina R. Chacko, MD

Kristina R. Chacko, MD

Transplant Hepatologist
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Melanie A. Hundt, MD

Melanie A. Hundt, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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John F. Reinus, MD

John F. Reinus, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine
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Rebecca Roediger, MD

Rebecca Roediger, MD

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Jonathan M. Schwartz, MD

Jonathan M. Schwartz, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine
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Clara Y. Tow, MD

Clara Y. Tow, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Alexander S. Vogel, MD

Alexander S. Vogel, MD

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Dagny E. Von Ahrens, MD

Dagny E. Von Ahrens, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Hillary C. Yaffe, MD

Hillary C. Yaffe, MD

Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon
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