Psychosocial, Medical and Financial Challenges
Laura Alexander, MSW, LMSW
Social Worker
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Challenges of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—Medical, Surgical, Radiologic and Oncologic
Robert S. Allen, MD
Hematologist and Oncologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Challenges of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—Medical, Surgical, Radiologic and Oncologic
Aravind Arepally, MD
Interventional and Vascular Radiologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Does It Make a Difference Where You Go? and Outpatient Transplant: Even for the Most Difficult Transplant?
Asad Bashey, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Research
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Medical Complications After Renal Transplantation
Andrea Bossie, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Keeping Graft and Body Healthy and Management of Highly Sensitized Patients
Rosemary Cross, PharmD, BCPS
Transplant Pharmacist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Transplant Satellite Outreach Program
Eric Gibney, MD
Transplant Nephrologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Physical Activity in the Renal Transplant Candidate and Recipient
Erica Hartmann, MD
Transplant Nephrologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Allogeneic Transplant: No Longer a Risky Procedure! and Infection Precautions: Which Ones Are Really Necessary?
H. Kent Holland, MD
Co-Medical Director Hemapheresis Laboratory
Northside Hospital;
FACT Program Director
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Medical Complications After Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT)
Kristina Kegley, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Challenges to Getting Patients a Kidney
Arietta Maney, MSW, LMSW
Social Worker
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Auto vs. Allo: Which Is Best for Which Disease? and Donor Matching: Is a Half Match Better Than a Full Match?
Lawrence Morris, MD
Medical Director Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
Northside Hospital;
Director, Leukemia Program
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Surgical Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
Matthew Mulloy, MD
Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Challenges to Getting Patients a Kidney
Denise Neal, RN, CPTC
Pre-Kidney Coordinator
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Challenges of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—Medical, Surgical, Radiologic and Oncologic
Chakri Panjala, MD
Transplant Hepatologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Surgical Aspects of OLT
Harrison S. Pollinger, DO, FACS
Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Psychosocial, Medical and Financial Challenges
Cynthia Quinn, RN, CCTC
Liver Coordinator
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Medical Complications After Renal Transplantation
Thomas Scouller, ANP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Challenges of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—Medical, Surgical, Radiologic and Oncologic and History of Liver Transplantation
Marty Sellers, MD, FACS
Director, Hepatobiliary Service
Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Friend or Foe?
Scott Solomon, MD
Co-Medical Director Hemapheresis Laboratory
Northside Hospital;
Director, Unrelated Donor Program
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
When to Refer: Evaluation to List
Lance L. Stein, MD
Transplant Hepatologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Surgical Aspects of Kidney Transplantation
Miguel Tan, MD, CM, FRCSC
Surgical Director
Kidney/Pancreas and Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
History of Renal Transplantation
John D. Whelchel, MD
Transplant Surgeon
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Management of Highly Sensitized Patients
Joshua Wolf, MD
Transplant Nephrologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Carlos Zayas, MD, FASN, FACP
Medical Director, Transplant Nephrology
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Conference Planning Committee
Asad Bashey, MD, PhD
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Susan Beckett, FNP-CS
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Noreen Carew, RN, CNN, MBA
Piedmont Transplant Institute
Darlene Davis
Piedmont Transplant Institute
H. Kent Holland, MD
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Mark Johnson, MD
Piedmont Transplant Institute
Leslie Kerns, RN
Northside Hospital
Barbara Lindberg, JD, BSN, RN
OptumHealth Education
Kathleen McNatt, RN
Consultant Northside Hospital/The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Lawrence Morris, MD
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Monica Murdock
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Barbara Schipani, RN
Northside Hospital
Roshan Shrestha, MD
Piedmont Transplant Institute
Scott Solomon, MD
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Carlos F. Zayas, MD, FASN, FACP
Piedmont Transplant Institute