Liver Transplant Care Team

As one of the largest referral centers for children with liver disease in the San Francisco Bay Area, our core team of transplant surgeons and hepatologists has been together for 25 years. Our approach of family-centered care, means you’ll play an active role in your child’s care along with our team to give your child the best possible outcome.

Transplant Surgeons

Carlos O. Esquivel, MD, PhD, Chief, Division of Transplantation

Areas of expertise: surgery, intestinal transplant, liver transplant

C. Andrew Bonham, MD, FACS, Surgical Director

Areas of expertise: surgery, intestinal transplant, liver transplant

Stephan Busque, MD

Areas of expertise: surgery, kidney transplant, liver transplant

Amy Gallo, MD

Areas of expertise: surgery, kidney transplant, liver transplant

Marc Melcher, MD, PhD

Areas of expertise: general surgery, liver transplant

Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists

Leina Alrabadi, MD, is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Areas of expertise: liver transplant, autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis

Rachel Bensen, MD

William Berquist, MD, Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Areas of expertise: gastroenterology, intestinal transplant, liver transplant

Noelle Ebel, MD

Rebecca Mckenzie, MD

Amrita Narang, MD

Multidisciplinary Team

Transplant Staff

Lisa Campbell, Patient Care Coordinator
Danielle Lecky, Patient Care Coordinator
Claudia Reyes, Patient Care Coordinator
Bryant Soong, RN, MSN, PHN, Outpatient RN Case Manager

Transplant Coordinators

Megan Brown, PA-C
Sarah Conlon, PA-C, Liver and Intestine Manager
Katie Harmann, PA-C
Carmen Mandac, PNP
Alison Marshall, PNP
Lauren North, PNP
Danielle Romero, PNP
Rachel Schwartz, PA-C
Katherine Sear, PNP
Angela Wong, PNP

Inpatient Physician Assistants

Julie Depper, PA-C
Ann Mock, PA-C
Ashley Pedroza, PA-C
Cristina Pruet, PA-C
Kristie Taylor, PA-C

Solid Organ Transplant Director

Joshua E. Gossett, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE

Transplant Financial Coordinators

Cecilia Cura, Transplant Financial Coordinator
Liz Pena, Transplant Financial Coordinator

Transplant Pharmacist

Angela Beadles, PharmD, BCPS

Dietician

Venus Kalami, RD

Social Worker

Denise Alloway, LCSW
Amy Kyi, MSW

Transplant Quality Team

Denisia Chen, RN, CPC, CHC, Transplant Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Laura Ryan, PA-C, MBA, Quality Manager

Living Donor Staff

Annette Nasr, RN, PhD, Independent Living Donor Advocate
Lourdes Chau, RN, Living Donor Coordinator