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Meet Our Staff

INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute has a highly skilled team of professionals, with 32 physicians on staff. In addition to its team of transplant surgeons and physicians, a cadre of experienced physician specialists provide the complete array of support services for transplantation. NZTI has a dedicated transplant intensive care unit (ICU) with highly-skilled, full-time critical care specialists and nurses.

Almost all of INTEGRIS Baptist's departments are involved in the patients care including: Anesthesia, Cardiology, Dialysis, Food and Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Imaging, Neurology, Nursing, Pastoral Care, Pathology, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Social Services and Surgery.

Post-operative care is enhanced by a dedicated, experienced and caring nursing staff. The nursing staff's extensive skills in transplantation include strategies for prevention of rejection and infection, monitoring laboratory data, operating sophisticated monitoring equipment and providing caring and professional support.

The backbone of the teams are the transplant specialists and transplant coordinators. These specially trained registered nurses facilitate communications among staff members and family members, often becoming to patients like part of their families. And as family liaisons, transplant coordinators also access support services as needed.


ADMINISTRATION

James Long, M.D.
Medical Director / Heart Surgeon
•  Kathie Calbone
Vice President, Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, INTEGRIS Advanced Cardiac Care
Gary Sigle
Administrative Director
Karl Nelson
Clinical Director, INTEGRIS Advanced Cardiac Care
Mindy Price
Director of Finance
Kristi Kenney
Manager of Business Development
Roy Monlux
Operations Manager
Rebecca Dugan
Business Manager
Berta Graham
Nurse Manager of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
•  Deana P. Glenn
Clinical Research Manager
Holly Wright
Manager, Heart Transplant and Advanced Cardiac Care


PROCUREMENT SURGEONS

Ye Yong, M.D.

Yi Huang, M.D.



LIVER MEDICINE

  Liver Transplant Surgeons
Vivek Kohli, M.D.
John P. Duffy, M.D.


Hepatologists
Sajid Jalil, M.D.
Hany Elbeshbeshy, M.D.
Robert McFadden, M.D.

Joykumar Patel, M.D.


Pediatric Hepatology
Michael Morris, M.D.
Pediatric GI


THORACIC MEDICINE


Physicians
David Nelson, M.D.
Doug Horstmanshof, M.D.
Qasim M. Mirza, M.D.

Angela Brittsan, M.D.


Transplant Surgeons
John Chaffin, M.D.
Craig Elkins, M.D.
Paul Kanaly, M.D.


MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT (MCS)/LVAD


Surgeon
James Long, M.D.


KIDNEY/PANCREAS


Surgeons
Scott Samara, M.D.
Shea Samara, M.D.
•  John Duffy, M.D.
 • Vivek Kohli, M.D.


Nephrologist
Jose-Marie El-Amm, M.D.

Alan Hola, M.D.


INTENSIVE CARE (ICU) INTENSIVISTS

Adel Ghuloom, M.D.
Barbara Kerwin, D.O. 

A. Hafeez Qureshi, M.D.
Syed Rizvi, M.D. 
 

HOSPITALIST

 Manuel Crespo, D.O.
 

PSYCHIATRIST

 Desiree Rahman, M.D.