About Our Team
Physicians
About Our Team
The Kidney Transplant Team at Cleveland Clinic is specially trained in meeting the needs of kidney transplant patients. The team is committed to providing comprehensive care in a compassionate setting.
The Kidney Transplant Team members include:
- Transplant Surgeons
- Transplant Nephrologists
- Transplant Coordinators
- Transplant Fellows and Residents
- Physician Assistants
- Social Workers
- Transplant Program Assistants
- Financial Counselors
- Dietitians
- Transplant Psychiatrist
- Transplant Pharmacists
- Transplant Bioethics
- Nurse Practitioners
- Registered Nurses
- Nursing Assistants
Additional consultants may also include:
- Cardiology
- Vascular Medicine or Surgery
- Endocrinology
- Infectious Disease
- Pulmonology
Kidney Transplant Program Leadership
- Surgical Director: Alvin Wee, MD
- Medical Director: Emilio Poggio, MD
- Clinical Nurse Manager: Debra Priebe BSN, RN, CCTC
Physicians
Kidney Transplant Program Surgeons
Alvin Wee, MD
Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation Program
Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, MD
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Mohamed Eltemamy, MD
Staff
Yi-Chia Lin, MD
Associate Staff
Kidney Transplant Program Physicians
Richard Fatica, MD
Department Vice Chair
Joshua Augustine, MD
Staff
Anne Huml, MD
Staff
Saul Nurko, MD
Staff
ITUNU OWOYEMI, MBBS
Staff
Emilio Poggio, MD
Medical Director
Ziad Zaky, MD, MBA
Staff
