Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Care Team

When transplant is necessary, our team of experts offers the very best support to transplant candidates before, during and after surgery. Depending on your child’s needs, their care team could consist of specialists in surgery, medicine, pulmonology, nutrition, physical therapy, child psychology and pharmacy, along with clinical nurse specialists trained in the care of transplant patients. Meet more care team members >

David Rosenthal, MD

David Rosenthal, MD

Dr. Rosenthal is the medical director of the Thoracic Organ Transplantation program and the director of the Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies (PACT) Program.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cardiology, heart failure, heart transplant

Nicholas Avdimiretz, MD

Nicholas Avdimiretz, MD

Dr. Avdimiretz is the medical director of the Pediatric Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant program.

Areas of expertise:Pulmonary

Elisabeth Martin, MD

Elisabeth Martin, MD

Dr. Martin is the surgical director of the Pediatric Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant program.

Areas of expertise:Cardiothoracic surgery, heart transplant, cardiac surgery

David Cornfield, MD

David Cornfield, MD

Dr. Cornfield is the chief of Pulmonary, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Pulmonary

Carlos Milla, MD

Carlos Milla, MD

Dr. Milla is the director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center.

Areas of expertise:Pulmonary

Michael Ma, MD

Michael Ma, MD

Dr. Ma is the division chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Areas of expertise:Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Teimour Nasirov, MD

Teimour Nasirov, MD

Dr. Nasirov is a cardiothoracic surgeon.

Areas of expertise:Thoracic surgery

Cissy Xin Si, MD

Cissy Xin Si, MD

Dr. Si is a pediatric pulmonologist and is the associate medical director of the Pediatric Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant program.

Areas of expertise:Pulmonary