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
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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

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

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