Meet Your Transplantation Team

Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation Team

Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation offers the highest level of care for adult and pediatric transplant patients with conditions affecting the liver, kidney, pancreas, heart and lungs. As a leading academic health system and research institution, our globally renowned surgeons work across departments and disciplines, including heart and vascular care and pulmonology, to hone their skills, using the latest transplant research, technology and techniques available today. 

Team Leaders

Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Sarah Bellemare, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Team Members

Maria Ajaimy, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Yorg Al Azzi, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Katarzyna Bigaj, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Alexandre N. Darani, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Brett E. Fortune, MD, MS

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

Beatrice Goilav, MD

Director, Pediatric Nephrology Training Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA

Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation

Nicole A. Hayde, MD, MS

Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation

Swati Jain, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Frederick J. Kaskel, MD, PhD

Vice Chair, Affiliate and Network Relations, Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Nidal K. Abdel Muhdi, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Debra H. Pan, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Kimberly J. Reidy, MD, FAAP

Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

John F. Reinus, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine

Rebecca Roediger, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Jonathan M. Schwartz, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine

John F. Thompson, MD

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Clara Y. Tow, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Alexander S. Vogel, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Dagny E. Von Ahrens, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Hillary C. Yaffe, MD

Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon

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Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation offers expert transplant surgery and care for liver, kidney, heart, lung and pancreas transplant. Find phone numbers and other contact information for the specific care you need on our Contact Page.