Kidney Transplant Team

Cleveland Clinic's Kidney Transplant Program is one of the best in the nation. Find out more about our Kidney Transplant Center.

Kidney Transplant Center Leadership:

• Director, Transplant Center: John Fung, MD, PhD 
• Surgical Director: David Goldfarb, MD
• Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation: Richard Fatica, MD
• Administrator: Art Thomson
• Finance Manager: Diane Topougis
• Clinical Nurse Manager: Michelle Castle, RN, BSN, CCTC

Kidney Transplant Center Surgeons:

• Stuart Flechner, MD
• David Goldfarb, MD
• Jihad Kaouk, MD
• Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, MD
• Charles Modlin, MD
• John Rabets, MD
• Daniel Shoskes, MD

Kidney Transplant Center Physicians:

• William E. Braun, MD
• Richard Fatica, MD
• Priya Kalahasti, MD
• Joseph V. Nally, MD
• Saul Nurko, MD
• Emilio Poggio, MD
• Martin Schreiber, MD
• Titte Srinivas, MD
• Brian Stephany, MD

Kidney Transplant Clinical Nurse Manager:

• Stacy Banning, RN

Pre-Transplant Coordinators:

• Valerie Keenan, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Jaclyn Pearl, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Debbie Protiva, RN, BSN
• Cynthia Anderson, RN, BSN, CCTC

Procurement Coordinators:

• Ken Finlayson
• Cynthia Anderson, RN, CC

Post-Transplant Coordinators:

• Jeff Arnovitz, MSN, CNC, ACP, CCTC
• Stacey Banning, RN
• Shawn Paschal, RN, BSN, CC
• Tracy Evans-Walker, RN, BSN, CCTC

Nurse Practitioner:

• Jeffrey Arnovitz, MSN, CNP, ACP, CCTC
• Amy Colbeck, CRNP
• Michelle Lard, CRNP
• Julie Corder, CPNP

Kidney Transplant  Donor Advocate/Coordinator:

• Audrey Caplin, RN, BSN
• Gloria Oster, RN, BSN

Kidney Transplant Program Research Coordinators:

• Barbara A. Mastroianni, RN, MSN
• Kathleen M. Savas, RN, MSN

Research Coordinators:

• Cynthia Haywood, BS, CCRP

Social Work:

• Trudy Aquilina, ACSW, LISW-S, ACSW
• Cheryl Gillespie, LISW-S, MSW: 216.444.6457
• Audrey Rush, LISW

Department Coordinators:

• Lea London - Pre-Transplant
• Susan Mitchell - Living Donor
• Beverly Suber

Financial Coordinators:

• Sheila Delson: 216.444.9286
• Liliya Kunanets: 216.444.9803

Support Staff:

• Martin Moon (Manager, Organ Presev Lab)
• Tom Bennett (Preservation Coordinator)
• Shawn Huelsman