Pediatric Liver Transplant Team

The Pediatric Liver Transplant program team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has more than 25 years of experience with pediatric liver transplantation. Team members are supported by a vast array of specialists on the Packard Children's faculty and staff.
 

Transplant Surgeons

The Pediatric Liver Transplant program’s transplant surgeons specialize in transplantation and perform the surgery. They coordinate and work with all other members of the team, and other pediatric specialists, as necessary. They follow your child before and after surgery, as well as after discharge from the hospital.

Carlos O. Esquivel, MD, PhD Chief, Division of Transplantation  C. Andrew Bonham, MD  Stephan Busque, MD, FRCSC

Waldo Concepcion, MD Marc Melcher, MD, PhD

Hepatologists

Hepatologists are doctors who specialize in diseases of the liver. They help manage your child before and after transplantation.

Kenneth L. Cox, MD Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition William Berquist, MD Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program  Ricardo Castillo, MD Medical Director, Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Program

Melissa Hurwitz, MD Brandy Lu, MD

 

Gastroenterologists

Gastroenterologists specialize in the diseases of the stomach, intestines and associated organs, including the liver.

Dorsey Bass, MD Manuel Garcia-Careaga, MD

John Kerner, MD Eric Sibley, MD

Other Team Members

The other professionals on the Pediatric Liver Transplant team work with the doctors and, most importantly, support families before, during, and after transplantation.

Michele Ashland Parent Mentor Elizabeth Bruno, PhD Developmental Specialist Lisa Campbell Administrative Assistant Marcia Castillo, RN, BSN, CCTC Pediatric Liver Transplant Coordinator Sarah Conlon, PA-C Physician Assistant Carmela Junio, RN, BSN, MSN, CCTC Pediatric Liver Transplant Coordinator Melanie Merrill, PA-C Physician Assistant

Veronica Reyes Financial Coordinator Ann Steenrod, PA-C Physician Assistant Debra Strichartz, RN, BA, CCTC Manager, Pediatric Liver and Intestinal Transplant Rebecca Sullivan Financial Coordinator Tanya Wapensky, MS, RD Nutritionist Denise Winkowski, MSW Social Worker

 
 
 

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