Our Lung Transplant Experts

The following experts are members of UPMC's collaborative UPMC Lung Transplant Program.

Lung Transplant Program Physicians

• Joseph Pilewski, MD
  Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science
  Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs, Pulmonary, Allergy, CCM Division
  Co-Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
• Chadi A. Hage, MD, ATSF
  Professor of Medicine
  Medical Director, UPMC Lung Transplant Program
  Medical Director, Lung Transplantation, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
• Elizabeth Lendermon, MD
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  Associate Medical Director, Lung Transplantation
• Bruce Johnson, MD
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
• John McDyer, MD
  Professor of Medicine
  Director, Lung Transplantation Translational Research Program
  Immune Transplant and Therapy Center of UPMC
• Kaveh Moghbeli, MD
  Clinical Instructor
• Keven Robinson, MD
  Associate Program Director for Scholarly Activities
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Mark Snyder, MD
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  Co-director, University of Pittsburgh Ex-vivo Research Center

Lung Transplant Program Surgeons

The following experts are members of the Lung Transplantation Division of UPMC's Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

• Pablo Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS
  Brack G. Hattler Professor in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
  Surgical Director, Lung Transplant/ECMO
  Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  Chief, Division of Lung Transplant and Lung Failure
• Masashi Furukawa, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Jenalee N. Coster, MD
  Assistant Professor of Surgery

Transplant Coordinators

• Jenna Keeling, RN, MSN, PCCN — Director of Heart-Lung Transplant
• Rachael Begler Myers, RN, BSN
• Ayelet Feinberg, RN, MSN, CCTC
• Ashley Fogle, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Ariel Grassi, RN, BSN
• Amanda Herk, RN, BSN
• Andrea Kitchen, RN, BSN
• Christgin Klavon, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Audrey McGarrity, RN, BSN
• Amanda Mennitto, RN, BSN
• Mary Mulkern, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Julie Passodelis, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Nancy Pepke, RN, BSN, CCTC
• Meghan Witwer, RN, BSN, CCTC