Cleveland Clinic's Kidney Transplant Program is one of the best in the nation. Find out more about our Kidney Transplant Center.
Transplant Center Leadership:
- Director, Transplant Center: John Fung, MD, PhD
- Transplant Center Administrator: Art Thomson
- Transplant Center Program Administrators: Micah Davis and Renee Bennett
- Finance Manager: Diane Topougis
Kidney Transplant Program Leadership:
Kidney Transplant Program Surgeons:
Kidney Transplant Program Physicians:
Pre-Transplant Coordinators:
- Valerie Keenan, RN, BSN, CCTC
- Barb Mastroianni, RN, MSN
- Ragina Bass, RN
Procurement Transplant Coordinators:
- Cynthia Anderson, RN, CCTC
- Casey Billington, RN, CCTN
Post-Transplant Coordinators:
- Megan Begala, RN, BSN
- Margaret Kay Burr, RN, MSN
- Natalie Keyerleber, RN, BSN
- Shawn Paschal, RN, BSN, CCTN
Nurse Practitioners:
- Tracy Evans-Walker, RN, MSN, CNP, CCTC
- Julie Corder, RN, MSN, CNP - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Transplant Coordinator
- Melanie Klein, RN, MSN, CNP - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Transplant Coordinator
Kidney Transplant Living Donor Advocate/Coordinators:
- Audrey Caplin, RN, BSN
- Gloria Oster, RN
Social Work:
- Trudy Aquilina, ACSW, LISW-S
- Cheryl Gillespie, LISW-S, MSW
- Beth Piotrowicz, MSW, LISW-S
- Audrey Rush, MSW, LISW - Pediatric Social Worker
- Kelly Vitello, MSW, LISW - Pediatric Social Worker
Department Coordinators/Transplant Program Assistants:
- Shoneice Barton - Pre Transplant
- Amy Burns - Pre Transplant
- Melissa Nalepka - Pre Transplant
- Susan Mitchell - Living Donor
- Dragana Komso - Post Transplant
- Annette Restifo - Post Transplant
- Beverly Suber - Post Transplant
Financial Coordinator: