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
Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
Chief, Transplantation
Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Enver Akalin, MD, Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Marcela Del Rio, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
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
Kristina R. Chacko, MD
Transplant Hepatologist
Brett E. Fortune, MD, MS
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Shalom Z. Frager, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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
Marie E. Le, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Luz E. Liriano-Ward, MD
Transplant Nephrologist
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
Cindy T. Pynadath, DO
Transplant Nephrologist
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
Samuel H. Sigal, MD
Clinical Director of Hepatology at the Moses Division at the Montefiore Center and a key member of the Liver Transplant Program
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
Henry M. Ushay, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
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.