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INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute has a highly skilled team of professionals, with 12 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, Advanced Cardiac Care
Gary Sigle
Administrative Director
Mindy Price
Director of Finance
Kristi Kenney
Manager of Business Development
Mary Wilson
Executive Secretary
Roy Monlux
Operations Manager
Rebecca Dugan
Business Manager

Don Johnson
QAPI Coordinator
Sue Dameron
Administrative Secretary
Brenda Lopez
Intake Coordinator
Lily Moody
Intake Coordinator
Lisa Musgrove
Administrative Assistant
•  Claudia Welch
File Room Administrative Assistant

CQI

Jennifer Rodriguez
Compliance Specialist

PROCUREMENT SURGEONS

Ye Yong, M.D.

Yi Huang, M.D.


LIVER MEDICINE

Diane Johnson
Nurse Manager


Administrative Assistants
Jacquelyn Brown
Administrative Assistant, Liver
Angela Harland
Administrative Assistant, Liver Transplant
Renee Lamberson
Clinical Transplant Assistant


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


Pre-Transplant Coordinators
Carrie Fricker
Clinical Transplant Coordinator
Cindy Heinrich
Clinical Transplant Coordinator

Diane Johnson
Liver Nurse Manager


Post-Transplant Coordinators
Lenzi Elliott
Abdominal Transplant Coordinator
Clay Gates
Abdominal Transplant Coordinator
Crystal Floyd
Clinical Transplant Assistant


Hepatobiliary (HB)
Mandy Riley
Clinical Transplant Assistant
   
Hepatobiliary (NP)
Tracey Walker
Clinical Transplant Assistant


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

Joykumar Patel, M.D.


Hepatology Coordinators
Susan Paul
Transplant/Hepatic Medicine Coordinator
Carolyn Rea
Clinical Transplant Coordinator
Kimber Bohard
Registered Nurse
Deborah West
Clinical Transplant Assistant
   
Hepatitis C Clinic
Khammueng Chansombat
Medical Assistant


Pediatric Hepatology
Michael Morris, M.D.
Pediatric GI
Tracy Strunk
Hepatology Coordinator
Kay Jones
Clinical Transplant Assistant
Carolyn Alexander
Administrative Assistant, Liver

THORACIC MEDICINE

Pattie Manning
QAPI and Lung Transplant Nurse Manager
•  Holly Wright
Interim Manager, Heart Transplant and Advanced Cardiac Care


Pre-Transplant Coordinators
Carissa Collins
Thoracic Transplant Intake Coordinator

Mikel Drake
Pre-Transplant Coordinator


Post-Transplant Coordinators
Thomas Antrim
Thoracic Transplant Coordinator
Jodi Cravens
Thoracic Transplant Coordinator/Lung Coordinator


Pulmonary Hypertension
Jessie Abraham
Clinical Transplant Coordinator
•  Julie Perez
Pulmonary Hypertension Coordinator


Coordinator Assistant
Sue McGaha
Administrative Assistant


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

Angela Brittsan, M.D.


Clinical Assistants
Sherry Anderson
Clinical Transplant Assistant
Rhonda Owen
Clinical Transplant Assistant


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

MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT (MCS)/LVAD

Karl Nelson
Clinical Director of the INTEGRIS Advanced Cardiac Care Program
Holly Wright
Interim Manager, Heart Transplant and Advanced Cardiac Care
Allison Goode
Administrative Secretary, Mechanical Circulatory Support


Coordinators
Bill Perry
Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator
Eva Melrose
Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator

Ty Beagles
Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator

Cindy Shelley
Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator
•  Garrett Morgan
LVAD Coordinator


Research
Julie Vo
Clinical Bioengineering Intern


Physicians
James Long, M.D.
Surgeon
Trevor Snyder, Ph.D.
Clinical Bioengineer for the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program of the Advanced Cardiac Care Initiative

KIDNEY/PANCREAS

Berta Graham
Nurse Manager of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
Lauren Wood
Kidney Transplant Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
•  Marla Desmukes
Clinical Transplant Assistant
Jo Brown
Department Secretary


Kidney Pre-Transplant Coordinators
Lyn Larsen
Kidney Transplant Evaluation Coordinator
Amy Ankrom
Kidney Transplant Coordinator


Kidney Post-Transplant Coordinators
Joan Adams
Kidney Post-Transplant Coordinator
Bali Tucker
Kidney Post-Transplant Coordinator
Yvette Richardson
Kidney Post-Transplant Coordinator

Sharon Smyth
Kidney Post-Transplant Coordinator
Annmarie Brown
Post Transplant Assistant


Pancreas Coordinator
Belinda Bell
Clinical Coordinator, Renal Pancreas Division


Kidney Liver Donor Coordinator
Susan Young
Living Donor Coordinator


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.

RESEARCH

Deana P. Glenn
Clinical Research Manager


Coordinators
Erika L. Leiker
Clinical Reserach Coordinator
Julie Choate
Clinical Research Coordinator
•  Bill Synott
Clinical Research Coordinator

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.

SOCIAL WORKERS

Gayla Wilson
Social Worker
Bob Cross
Social Worker
Cheryl Hille
Social Worker
 • Amy Huffer
Social Worker
 • Micki McLemore
Social Worker

FINANCIAL COORDINATORS

Jon Parrish
Transplant Financial Coordinator
Heather Maloy
Transplant Financial Coordinator
Phyllis Williams
Administrative Assistant
•  Christy Aquino
Administrative Secretary

PHARMACY

Kirsten L. Chapman
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Solid Organ Transplantation
Joshua Werth
Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
Amy Anthony
ProMeds Representative
Diedra Nyly-Oldham
ProMeds Representative