Medical Advisory Board
Purpose: The purpose of the Medical Advisory Board is to offer expertise on scientific developments, to provide insights on the needs of the Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplant population, and to assure that Transplant Unwrapped’s policies, research, grants, marketing, communications, and publications meet the highest standards of scientific rigor and accuracy.
The Transplant Unwrapped Medical Advisory Board
Dr. Kareem M. Abu-Elmagd, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University
Director, Gut Rehabilitation & Transplantation Center
Cleveland Clinic
Alyssa P. Burnham, RPA-C, MS
Intestinal Transplant & Rehabilitation Coordinator
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute
Mary Brosnan, LCSW
Social Work Manager
Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute
Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Geoffrey J. Bond, MD, FRACS
Pediatric Transplant Surgery, General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgeon
Surgical Co-Director, Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Tracy Burch, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD
Clinical Dietitian Specialist
Intestine and Multivisceral Transplant
Indiana University Health University Hospital
Terri Cobb, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse
Cleveland Clinic
Ruy J Cruz Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Center
Starzl Transplantation Institute
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dr. Jennifer Garcia, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Transplant Service
Medical Director, Adult and Pediatric Intestinal Transplant
Medical Director, Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation at University of Miami-JMH
Dr. Syed-Mohammed Jafri, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Intestinal and Liver Transplant
Henry Ford Health System
Dr. Ajai Khanna, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS
Professor of Surgery
Pediatric Transplant Surgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Dr. Samuel Kocoshis, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Medical Director Intestinal Care Center and Small Intestinal Transplantation
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Beverly Kosmach-Park DNP, RN, FAAN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Department of Transplant Surgery
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Rachael Levy, RD, CSP, LDN
Pediatric Clinical Dietitian
Children’s National Hospital
Dr. Cal S. Matsumoto, MD,FACS
Director, Intestinal Care and Transplantation
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Dr. David F Mercer, MD, PhD, FRCS (C), FACS
Professor of Surgery, Transplant
Transplant Surgeon
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Dr. Alisha Mavis MD
Liver & Intestinal Transplant
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Duke University Hospital
Dr. Jorge D. Reyes, MD, F.A.C.S.
Roger K. Gieseck Distinguished Chair
Professor and Pathology
Chief Division of Transplant Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Washington School of Medicine
Director of Transplant Services, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Dr. M. Cristina Segovia, MD
Hepatologist, Liver Transplant Specialist, and
Small Intestine Transplant Specialist
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke University Hospital
Dr. Rodrigo Vianna, MD, PhD
Director of Transplant Services
Chief of Liver/GI Transplantation
Professor of Clinical Surgery
University of Miami-JMH
Addtional Clinican Contributors
For some portions of the Transplant Unwrapped website, expert clinicians contribute content to help enhance the educational materials we provide. You can find the clinicians and their contributions below. If you are interested in contributing, please contact us.
Dr. Omar Shamaa, MBBS
Second Year Internal Medicine Resident
Henry Ford Hospital
Content Contributions: Clinician Section Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Rehabilitation
In Conjunction with Dr. Syed-Mohammed Jafri, MD
We are still in the process of forming both components of our Medical Advisory Board. We are building it with various members of the intestinal and multivisceral transplant community. If you have interest in joining our organization, please contact us.