
Pediatric Transplant Surgeons & Specialists
The medical leadership of the Siragusa Transplantation Center includes medical specialists and surgeons with a wealth of experience in the area of transplantation
Transplant Surgical Leadership

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

Michael C. Mongé, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Program; Attending Physician, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Transplant Medical Leadership

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

Valeria C. Cohran, MD
Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation; Attending Physician, Gastroenterology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Priya Verghese, MD, MPH
Division Head, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases); Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program; Isaac A. Abt, MD Professorship in Kidney Diseases
Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology), 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