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

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Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD

Chief, Transplantation
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Kristina R. Chacko, MD

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Kristina R. Chacko, MD

Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
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Team Members

Sarah Bellemare, MD

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Sarah Bellemare, MD

Liver Transplant Surgeon
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Melanie A. Hundt, MD

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Melanie A. Hundt, MD

Transplant Hepatologist
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Hatef Massoumi, MD

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Hatef Massoumi, MD

Associate Chief & System Director, Clinical Hepatology
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Manuel I. Rodriguez-Davalos, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons

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Manuel I. Rodriguez-Davalos, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons

Transplant Surgeon
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Jonathan M. Schwartz, MD

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Jonathan M. Schwartz, MD

Director, Liver Tumor Transplant Oncology Program
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Julie C. Sung, MD

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Julie C. Sung, MD

Transplant Hepatologist
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Clara Y. Tow, MD

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Clara Y. Tow, MD

Transplant Hepatologist
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Alexander S. Vogel, MD

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Alexander S. Vogel, MD

Transplant Hepatologist
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Dagny E. Von Ahrens, MD

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Dagny E. Von Ahrens, MD

Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon
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Hillary C. Yaffe, MD

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Hillary C. Yaffe, MD

Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon
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Montefiore Einstein embraces a collaborative approach. 
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