Lung Transplant Program

Meet Our Team

Pulmonologists

Christian Benden , MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Lecturer of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Timothy Klouda , DO

Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Saba Sheikh , MBBS, MSCE

Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School

Gary Visner , DO

Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Surgeons

Surgical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director: Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, Heart Transplant Program, Lung Transplant Program; Co-Director, Center for Airway Disorders

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

David Hoganson , MD

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Computational 3D Visualization Program

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Peter Chiu , MD

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Nathalie Roy , MD

Director, Enhanced Recovery Cardiac Program (ERAS Cardiac); Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Administrative

Chatia Hamilton

Senior Transplant Financial Coordinator, Pediatric Transplant Center

Child Life Specialist

Courtney Jonas, MS, CCLS

Child Life Specialist, Pediatric Transplant Center

Ashley Eppolito , MS, CCLS

Child Life Specialist, Pediatric Transplant Center

Transplant Coordinators

Jennifer Mosey , MSN, RN, CPNP

Lung Transplant Coordinator, Pediatric Transplant Center

Dietitians

Jessica Leonard , MS, RD, LDN, CCTD

Senior Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Physical Therapists

Colleen Farrell , PT, DPT

Physical Therapist, Department of Physical Therapy

Jenna Gondelman , PT, DPT, PCS

Physical Therapist, Department of Physical Therapy

Psychologists/Psychiatrists

Imari-Ashley Isaksen , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Instructor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Chase Samsel , MD

Medical Director, Psychiatry Consultation Service; Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Beth Logan, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, Pediatric Transplant Center

Infectious Diseases

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; Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Service

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School