Transplantation Surgery Team

Our experienced providers work together to offer you the best possible transplant experience. Meet the Transplantation Surgery team, and learn about the roles our team members serve in your care experience.

Program leadership

Transplantation Surgery staff

Clinical team members

  • Heidi Holdsworth, LPN, Pre-Transplant Assistant
  • Meghan Rich, RN, Pre-Transplant Coordinator
  • Jessica Hazlett, RN, CCTC, Waitlist Coordinator
  • Anthony Parker, LPN, Post-Transplant Assistant
  • Brad Peduzzi, RN, MSN, Post-Transplant Coordinator
  • Joy Melo, MSW, Recipient Social Worker
  • Donna Hartford, RD, Transplant Dietician
  • Susan Littlepage, RPh, Transplant Pharmacist
  • Anastasia Gregg, RPh, Transplant Pharmacist
  • Michelle Blesso, RPh, Transplant Pharmacist
  • Cathy Pratt, RN, CCTC, Living Donation and Kidney Exchange Senior Coordinator
  • Corinne Fortune, MSW, Independent Living Donor Advocate and Living Donor Social Worker

Support team members

  • Roxanne Taylor, RN, MSN, CCTC, Transplant Administrator
  • Corey Cook, BA, Quality and Operations Manager
  • Deidra Simano, Financial Coordinator
  • Susan Van Schoick, Senior Clinical Secretary
  • Jo-Ann Dugdale, Senior Clinical Secretary

Transplantation Surgery providers

Michael C. Chobanian, MD

Transplantation Surgery

Areas of focus

  • Pediatric dialysis
  • Pediatric hypertension
  • Pediatric renal diseases
  • Kidney transplant
  • And 5 more areas of focus

Locations

  • Lebanon

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Michael F. Daily, MD, MS, FACS

Transplantation Surgery

I take a holistic approach to treating patients and take my time with every patient. I try to see if there is a way forward that will get a patient to transplant. As patients get older or… Read more

Areas of focus

  • Adult and pediatric kidney transplant
  • Living donor kidney transplant
  • Pancreas transplant
  • Access to transplant
  • And 2 more areas of focus

Locations

  • Lebanon

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Transplant surgeon team

Asha M. Zimmerman, MD

Transplantation Surgery

Areas of focus

  • Kidney transplantation
  • Liver surgery
  • Biliary surgery
  • Pancreatic surgery
  • And 6 more areas of focus

Locations

  • Lebanon

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Transplant infectious disease team

Richard A. Zuckerman, MD, MPH

Infectious Disease and International Health

Areas of focus

  • Infections in immunocompromised persons
  • Transplant recipients and HIV patients

Locations

  • Bedford
  • Lebanon

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Transplant cardiology team

Salvatore Philip Costa, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

I help patients get back to active and meaningful lives without the worry of cardiac issues. I enjoy getting to know each patient and discussing what approach makes the most sense for the… Read more

Areas of focus

  • Valvular heart disease
  • Cardiac disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
  • Echocardiography

Locations

  • Lebanon

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Living donor nephrology team

Elizabeth J. Brant, MD

Nephrology and Hypertension

Areas of focus

Locations

  • Lebanon

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Thomas M. Kaneko, MD

Nephrology and Hypertension

Areas of focus

  • Kidney donation
  • Acute renal failure
  • Chronic kidney disease

Locations

  • Lebanon

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