Transplantation Center, Yale-New Haven

The Yale-New Haven Organ Transplant Center (YNHTC) is a multi-disciplinary group of physicians and caregivers, dedicated to the care of patients with end-stage organ failure who might benefit from transplantation. A range of transplant and support services are offered. Active programs within YNHTC include kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants that seek to provide state-of-the-art therapy for patients suffering with kidney failure, liver failure, and Type I diabetes mellitus. The clinical programs are actively engaged in cutting edge clinical research initiatives designed to continually improve the outlook for transplant patients.

YNHTC integrates specialists within Yale Medical Group (YMG) who are recognized physicians and surgeon experts in their field, prepared to deliver the most advanced treatment approaches available. They include physicians specializing in anesthesiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, transplant immunology, kidney diseases, liver diseases, diabetes mellitus, and transplant surgery. The transplant team also has an outstanding group of dedicated professionals - nurses, physician assistants, financial coordinators, nutritionists and social workers - to support the needs of patients and their families.

Additionally, the YMG physicians have been actively engaged in clinical research that leads to new and improved treatments. Active clinical trials have included most of the newer immunosuppressive agents that have been developed for use among transplant recipients during the past 10 - 12 years, and continuing work promises to provide similar progress as we look forward to newer and better therapies. YNHTC and its research partner, the Yale Interdepartmental Program for Vascular Biology and Transplantation, work closely together, seeking to translate new research discoveries into meaningful new treatments.

Patients referred to YNHTC will undergo a detailed evaluation to determine whether organ transplant is the most appropriate treatment for them. Transplant surgeons and physicians meet weekly to establish the most appropriate treatment recommendations for each patient. The meetings include those specialists most appropriate for the specific disease process (for example, liver disease, kidney disease, or diabetes), focusing on individualizing the approach for each patient.

Patients receive care in a dedicated transplant outpatient environment, as well as in a dedicated transplant inpatient unit at the Yale-New Haven Hospital.

	Bia, Margaret Johnson, MD	Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Director Clinical Skills program; Senior Transplant nephrologist	(203) 737-1204 Appts
	Caldwell, Cary Ames, MD	Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 785-2317 Fax
	Ekong, Udeme D, MD MPH	Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
	Emre, Sukru H., MD	Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Pediatrics; Section Chief, Transplantation Surgery; Director, Yale-New Haven Transplant Center	(203) 785-2565 Appts (203) 785-7162 Fax
	Formica, Richard Nicholas, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and of Surgery (Transplant)	(203) 785-4184 Appts (203) 785-7068 Fax
	Fortune, Brett E, MD, MSc	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 737-1345 Fax
	Goodwin, Julie Elizabeth, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)	(203) 785-4643 Appts (203) 785-3462 Fax
	Grant, Matthew	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)	(203) 785-3561 Appts (203) 785-6815 Fax
	Isufi, Iris, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology)	(203) 200-4363 Appts (203) 200-6385 Fax
	Kulkarni, Sanjay, MD, FACS	Associate Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Medicine (Nephrology)	(203) 785-2565 Appts (203) 785-7162 Fax
	Lim, Joseph K, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Director, Yale Viral Hepatitis Program	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 737-1345 Fax
	Luczycki, Stephen Matthew, MD	Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and of Surgery (Transplant and Trauma); Director, Transplant	(203) 785-2802 Appts (203) 785-6664 Fax
	McDonald, Bruce Michael, MD	Clinical Professor of Pediatrics	(203) 785-4643 Appts (203) 785-3462 Fax
	Mehal, Wajahat Zafar, PhD, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 785-7273 Fax
	Mistry, Pramod Kumar, MBBS, PhD, F.R.C.P.	Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) and of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Director, National Gaucher Disease Treatment Center	(203) 785-4081 Appts (203) 737-1384 Fax
	Nathanson, Michael Harris, MD, PhD	Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and of Cell Biology; Section Chief, Digestive Diseases; Director, Yale Liver Center; Director, Center for Cell and Molecular Imaging	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 785-4306 Fax
	Pashankar, Dinesh S, MD	Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology); Director, Fellowship Program; Director, Pediatric IBD program	(203) 785-4081 Appts (203) 737-1384 Fax
	Schilsky, Michael, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and of Surgery (Transplant); Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant at Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center	(203) 785-2565 Appts (203) 785-6645 Fax
	Strazzabosco, Mario, MD, PhD	Professor (Adjunct) of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Director, Transplant Hepatology	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 785-7273 Fax
	Tantawy, Hossam Eldin, MBChB	Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and of Surgery (Trauma)	(203) 785-2802 Appts (203) 785-6664 Fax
	Yoo, Peter Steven, MD	Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant)	(203) 785-2565 Appts (203) 785-5950 Fax
	Zimbrean, Paula, MD	Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

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