Meet Our Team

Nephrologists

Nancy Rodig , MD

Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program; Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Michael A. Ferguson , MD

Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program; Director, Renal Hypertension Program; Co-Director, Center for Midaortic Syndrome and Renovascular Hypertension; Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Michael J.G. Somers , MD

Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology; Director, Clinical Services, Division of Nephrology; Medical Director, Renal Dialysis Unit
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Avram Z. Traum , MD

Physician Quality Lead, Pediatric Transplant Center; Quality Director, Division of Nephrology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Surgeons

Heung Bae Kim , MD

Surgical Director, Kidney, Liver, & Intestine and Multi-visceral Transplant Programs; Vice-Chair of Surgery for Clinical Operations; Director, Pediatric Transplant Center; Co-Director, Midaortic & Renovascular Hypertension Center
Robert C. Shamberger Professorship in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Weitzman Family Chair in Surgical Innovation Boston Children’s Hospital; Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Richard S. Lee , MD

Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs; Hilary and Geoffrey Grove Family Chair in Urology; Director, Oncology, Transplant, & Bladder Exstrophy; Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Transplant Coordinators

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Fatimaezzahra Benhmida

NP Transplant Coordinator, Kidney Transplant Program

Transplant Staff Nurses

Social Workers

Pharmacist

Dietitians

Child Life Specialist

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Courtney Jonas, MS, CCLS

Courtney Jonas

Child Life Specialist, Pediatric Transplant Center

Psychologists/Psychiatrists

Imari-Ashley Isaksen , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Beth Logan, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, Pediatric Transplant Center

Chase Samsel , MD

Medical Director, Psychiatry Consultation Service; Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School​

Infectious Diseases

Sandra Burchett , MD, MSc

Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Children's Hospital AIDS Program (CHAP)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Tanvi S. Sharma , MD, MPH

Clinical Director/Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program; Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Service
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Administrative

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Ayleecia Latham

Transplant Financial Coordinator, Pediatric Transplant Center
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Jocelina Pina

Jocelina Pina

Program Coordinator, Kidney Transplant