When you or a loved one come to Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin for a transplant you are being treated by physicians who have been nationally recognized for outcomes (survival rates) and research.
Our Transplant Center team is composed of physicians, coordinators, social workers, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to helping you and your family handle the challenges associated with transplantation. Here are just a few of the talented individuals on our team.
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Program
Physicians
Claudius Mahr, DO
Medical College of Wisconsin Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist
Medical Director of Heart Failure, Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation
Michael Cinquegrani, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiologist
Robert Love, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Section Chief, Cardiac Surgery
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Alfred Nicolosi, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiac Surgeon
Selected Publications of Dr. Nicolosi
Mary Anne Papp, DO
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiologist
Ronald Siegel, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiologist
Zahir Rashid, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiothoracic Surgeon
James S. Tweddell, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiac Surgeon
Clinical Coordinators
Jennifer Beckman, RN, BSN
Heart Transplant Coordinator
Kidney/Liver/Pancreas Transplant Program
Surgeons
Christopher Johnson, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Transplant Surgeon
Section Chief, Transplant Surgery
Surgical Director, Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program
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David Cronin, MD, PhD, FACS
Medical College of Wisconsin Transplant Surgeon
Surgical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Johnny C. Hong, MD, FACS
Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon
Director, Solid Organ Transplantation
Allan M. Roza, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Transplant Surgeon
Nephrologists
Barbara Bresnahan, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Nephrologist
Ehab Saad, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Nephrologist
Brahm Vasudev, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Nephrologist
Hepatologists
Samer Gawrieh, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatologist
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Jose Franco, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatologist
Kia Saeian, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatologist
Syed Rizvi, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatologist
Veronica TenCate, DO
Medical College of Wisconsin Hepatologist
Physician Extenders
Andrea Fetherston, APNP
Carolyn Firth, APNP
Leanne Graf, PA-C
Mary Hannan, APNP
Anne LaRosa, APNP
Nichole Melton, APNP
Greg Poulton, PA-C
Cynthia Schulzetenberg, PA-C
Psychologists
Rebecca Anderson, PhD
Sarah Trost, PhD
Clinical Coordinators, Liver Transplant Program
Barbara Bavery, BSN, RN
Donnamae Klug, RN
Norma Rivera, BSN, RN
Clinical Coordinators, Kidney Transplant Program
Stephanie Albano, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC
Deb DeWees, RN, CCTC
Sheri Hall, RN
Sheila Rotta, RN
Post-Transplant Coordinators
Catherine Androyna, RN
Mary Biever, RN
Diane D’addario, RN
Stacy Didier, RN
Sally Frizsch, RN, BSN
Kathleen Holland, RN, BSN
Irene Jones, Rn, BSN, CCTN
Kristy Nickel, RN
Judy Gilikson, RN, BSN, CCTN
Elise Wawrzyn, RN
Social Services
Candace Buckley, MSW
Tracy Knebes, MSW
Ginny Korkko, MSW
Registered Dietitian
Pamela Klossowski, RD, CD
Pharmacists
Erin Newkirk, RPh
Lauri Schenkelberg, Pharm D
Financial Liaisons
Lynn Heinz, BSW
Tim Van Handel, BSW
Lung Transplant Program
Surgeons
George Haasler, MD, FACS, FACCP
Medical College of Wisconsin Thoracic Surgeon
Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program
Mario G. Gasparri, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Thoracic Surgeon
Robert Love, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Section Chief, Cardiac Surgery
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William B. Tisol, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Thoracic Surgeon
Pulmonologists
Kenneth Presberg, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program
Medical College of Wisconsin Pulmonologist
Stephen Dolan, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Pulmonologist
Clinical Coordinator
Jill Simaras, RN