Surgeons
Jennifer Berumen, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Surgical Director of Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplantation, Surgical Director of Adult Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Aleah Brubaker, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Surgical Director of Adult Liver Transplantation
Raeda Taj, M.D., M.B.B.S., Assistant Professor of Surgery
Peter Than, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Surgical Director of Adult Kidney Transplantation
Physicians
Elizabeth Ingulli, M.D., Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program; Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Training Program; Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Clarkson Crane, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Diego
Katrina Epperson, M.D.
Transplant Coordinators
- Courtney Benavides, R.N.
- Alisha Harrison, R.N.
- Stacey Heim, R.N.
- Erin Richardson, R.N.
- Emily Zeiler, R.N.
Multidisciplinary Team
- Whitney Burns, R.N. – Living donor Coordinator
- Rayna Levitt, R.D. – Transplant Clinical Dietitian
- Jacqueline Small, LCWS – Transplant Social Worker
- Alex (AJ) Thomason, M.S.W. – Transplant Social Worker
- Alexandra Barth, Ph.D. – Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Psychologist
- Lawrence Alejandro, PharmD, BCPPS – Transplant Pharmacist
- Jennifer M. Estrada, M.S., CCLS – Child Life Specialist
- Claudia Ross – Transplant Financial Coordinator
Advanced Practice Provider
- Anaise Avakian, C.R.N.P.
Administrative Staff
- Dani Ramstack, M.S.N., R.N., CCTC – Director of Solid Organ Transplant, Dialysis, & Infusion Clinic
- Kim Somera-Gavina, M.S.N., R.N., NE-BC, CNML, CNN, QIA – Manager SOT, Dialysis/Apheresis & Infusion
- Courtney Rodriguez, M.S.N., R.N., CCRN – Transplant, Dialysis, Infusion Center Supervisor
- Karla Pardo – Administrative Assistant