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Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgeons & Doctors

The following physicians and advanced practice nurses specialize in liver transplantation. Please note, not all of our specialists are available at every location. Select their names to learn more about their special interest areas and locations.

Liver Transplant Specialists

Riccardo A. Superina, MD

Division Head, Transplant Surgery; Co-Director, Siragusa Transplantation Center; Surgical Director, Intestinal and Liver Transplant Programs; Robert E. Schneider Chair in Transplantation; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Catherine A. Chapin, MD

Medical Director, Hepatology & Liver Transplant; Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Estella M. Alonso, MD

Medical Director, The Siragusa Transplantation Center; Sally Burnett Searle Professorship in Pediatric Transplantation

Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Juan C. Caicedo, MD, FACS

Attending Physician, Transplant Surgery

Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Anita Gupta, MD

Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Professor of Pathology (Pediatric Pathology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Batul Kaj-Carbaidwala, MD

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Satish Nadig, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Transplant Surgery

Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Microbiology-Immunology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Bridget A. Whitehead, MD

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Valeria C. Cohran, MD

Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation; Attending Physician, Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Alyssa A. Kriegermeier, MD

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Caroline Lemoine, MD

Surgical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program; Attending Physician, Transplant Surgery & Surgery (General Pediatric); Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Nurse Coordinators

Melissa Semp, APP

Truc Vo, APP

Nutritionists

Natalie Eubank, RD

Organ Procurement Coordinators

Justin Boese

Kelsey Christensen

Ryan Mitchell

Cara Moulesong

Liver Transplant Support Staff

Hannah Huget, MSW, LCSW

Social Worker

Natalia Jasiak, PharmD

Kevin Le, PharmD

Maria Robles

ParentWISE coordinator, Siragusa Transplantation Center