Pediatric Heart Transplant Team
Lurie Children's Heart Transplant team includes experts from various healthcare specialties. Together, they work to create a holistic care plan that focuses on the whole person.
Pediatric Cardiologists
Philip T. Thrush, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Anna G. Joong, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Brian A. Madden, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Defne A. Magnetta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Adam K. Morrison, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Pediatric Heart Transplant Surgeons
Michael C. Mongé, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD
Head, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Osama M. Eltayeb, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Advanced Practice Nurses & Nurse Coordinators
Grace Macek, APRN-NP
Manager, Advanced Practice Providers; Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Stephanie Messerschmidt, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Catherine Theis, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Jodi M. Bohl, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Nicole L. Brazg, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Anne Gordon, APRN-NP, PNP
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Nora Hammond, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Amanda C. Hartmann, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Alison N. Kula, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Mary G. Lewis, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Elizabeth A. McGhee, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Stephanie P. Peters, APRN-NP, FNP-C
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Melanie Sojka, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Nicole Bonner, RN
Mackenzie Hume, RN
Julie Rollings, RN
Nutritionists
Katherine Simmons, RD
Transplant Administration
Johanna Mishra, BSN
Administrator, Transplant
Berni Chrobak, RN, MSN, MBA
Transplant Managed Care Contractor
Riva Mehmood
Transplant Data and Quality Coordinator
Renee Shores, MAFM, CAC
Transplant Financial Coordinator
Organ Procurement Coordinators
Justin Boese
Kelsey Christensen
Ryan Mitchell
Cara Moulesong
Transplant Support Staff
Dia Bright-Johnson
Administrative Coordinator
Meredyth A. Evans, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Kevin Le, PharmD
Transplant Pharmacist
Katie Meyers, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Natalia Panek, PharmD
Transplant Pharmacist
Nayda Rivera-Escanio
Transplant Assistant
Maria Robles
ParentWISE Coordinator
Sahar Shalash, LCSW
Social Worker
Akina Takahashi, LCSW
Social Worker