Kidney Transplant Program | Meet Our Team
Nephrologists
Nancy Rodig, MD
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program; Attending, Division of Nephrology Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Michael A. Ferguson, MD
Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program; Director, Renal Hypertension Program; Co-Director, Center for Midaortic Syndrome and Renovascular Hypertension; Attending, Division of Nephrology Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Michael J.G. Somers, MD
Attending, Division of Nephrology; Director, Clinical Services, Division of Nephrology; Medical Director, Renal Dialysis Unit Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Avram Z. Traum, MD
Attending, Division of Nephrology Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolSurgeons
Khashayar Vakili, MD
Surgical Director, Kidney, Liver, and Intestine and Multivisceral Transplant Programs Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Alex Cuenca, MD, PhD
Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Heung Bae Kim, MD
Weitzman Family Chair in Surgical Innovation; Vice-Chair of Surgery for Clinical Operations; Director, Pediatric Transplant Center; Co-Director, Midaortic & Renovascular Hypertension Center Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Michael P. Kurtz, MD, MPH
Attending, Department of Urology Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Richard S. Lee, MD
Vice Chair, Research; Director, Urologic Oncology; Director, Transplant Urology Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical SchoolPhysician Assistants
Stephanie Castagno, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Department of UrologyTransplant Coordinators
JoAnn Morey, MS, RN, CPNP, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator/ Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Nephrology
Courtney Loper Risley, MSN, RN, CPNP, CCTC
Kidney Transplant Coordinator, Division of NephrologyResearch Coordinator
Leslie Spaneas, MPH, RN, CCRP
Research Staff Nurse, Division of NephrologySocial Workers
Kathryn LaFrance, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Kidney Transplant Program
Matthew Jared Paek, LICSW, CCTSW
Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Social Worker, Division of NephrologyPharmacist
Jennifer Gilarde, PharmD
Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Transplant CenterDietitians
Rachel Damiani, MS, RD, LDN, CCTD
Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Division of Nephrology
Nicolle Quinn, MS, RD, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Specialist II, Division of NephrologyPsychologists/Psychiatrists
Chase Samsel, MD
Medical Director, Psychiatry Consultation Service; Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Kristine McKenna, PhD
Associate in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolInfectious Diseases
Sandra Burchett, MD, MSc
Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; Co-Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Service; Co-Director, Immunocompromised Host Service; Director, Children's Hospital AIDS Program (CHAP) Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Tanvi S. Sharma, MD, MPH
Clinical Director/Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program; Co-Director of Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Transplant Center; Co-Director, Immunocompromised Host Service Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
