Our treatment team at Ohio State's Comprehensive Transplant Center is a unique blend of professionals leading their fields, all specialized in transplant medicine. Our team surrounds the patient to create a unique, patient-centered model of care available at few other centers around the world.
We will help manage your care before, during and after your transplant. Your transplant care team includes:
Transplant Hepatologist: This doctor, who specializes in liver transplants, will follow you before, during and after your transplant. He or she will complete a physical exam and discuss what additional testing is needed in order to prepare you for your transplant. He or she may perform your liver biopsies after your transplant.
James Hanje, MD
Douglas Levin, MD
Robert Kirkpatrick, MD
Anthony Michaels, MD
Transplant Nephrologist: A doctor specializing in kidney conditions that may be common in patients with liver disorders.
Transplant Surgeon: This doctor will perform your liver transplant surgery. He will discuss the risks and benefits related to the surgery and assist you in understanding what to expect after receiving the transplant.
Kenneth Andreoni, MD
Elizabeth Davies, MD
Mitchell Henry, MD
Elmahdi Elkhammas, MD
Infectious Disease Physician: This doctor who specializes in infectious diseases will follow you before, during and after your transplant to reduce risk of infection.
John Davis, MD, PhD
Stanley Martin, MD
Transplant Coordinators: The nurses who will be your primary contact from the time you are referred for a transplant evaluation throughout your care at OSU Medical Center. They will help answer any questions you may have and assist you throughout your transplant experience.
Pretransplant Coordinators:
Sandy Frabott, RN, CCTC, CNN
Lindsay McDonnell, RN, CCTC
Brook Pivik, BSN
Posttransplant Coordinators:
Brianna Edinger, RN, BSN, CCRN
Missy Knox, LPN
Julie Luebke,BSN
Karen Nicholas, RN, CPTC
Advanced Practice Nurse: The advanced practice nurse holds an advanced degree in nursing. He/she works closely in collaboration with your physician to help ensure continuity of care throughout your admission in the hospital and facilitates transition to outpatient care. He/she participates in your plan of care by ordering and monitoring diagnostic tests and treatments. He/she can respond to urgent needs, and diagnose and treat problems if they arise. At the end of your hospital stay, the advanced practice nurse assists you by providing educational tools and resources necessary to continue success with your transplant once you are discharged.
Pretransplant Nurse
Pamela Kibbe, CNP
Posttransplant Nurses
Gerald Arnold, CNP
Terri Miller, CNP
Social Workers/Psychologists: These professionals meet with you to evaluate your psychological readiness for transplantation.
Kristin Kuntz, PhD, Transplant Psychologist
Kim Ansley, MSW LSW
Carol McCeister, MSW LSW
Melissa Skillman, LSW
Transplant Pharmacist: A transplant pharmacist is a pharmacist who specifically works with patients who have received a transplanted organ. This pharmacist has been trained to understand details about anti-rejection medications, works closely with your transplant physician to help manage your medications and helps answer medication questions you may have.
Holli Winters
April Delahunty
Pharmacy Patient Assistance Coordinator: The Medication Assistance Program offers assessment, linkage and referrals for assistance to patients who need certain medications and have high co-pays or no prescription drug coverage. Types of assistance include Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs, Co-pay Assistance Foundations and charitable organizations. It is very important for you to contact the Liver Transplant offices as soon as you or your caregivers are aware that there will be medication coverage issues.
Stacy Morton (800) 626-2538
Liver Transplant Office
Posttransplant phone numbers
Long Distance (800) 626-2538
Local: (614) 293-8746
Doctors Line: (614) 293-6730
After hours/weekends: (800) 626-2538 or (614) 293-8746, ask for the post abdominal transplant coordinator on call to be paged.