Our Team

Liver Transplant Surgeons:

Avinash Agarwal, MD
Professor of Surgery

Kenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD
Division Chief of
Transplant Surgery

Daniel G. Maluf, MD
Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, 
Director, Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Robert Sawyer, MD
Professor of Surgery and
Public Health Sciences
Chief of Acute Care Surgery

Transplant Hepatologist:

Carl L. Berg, MD
Medical Director
Professor of Internal Medicine

Abdullah Al-Osaimi, MBBS
Assistant Professor
of Internal Medicine

Patrick G. Northup, MD
Assistant Professor

Curtis K. Argo, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Nareel L. Shah, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Neuropsychologist:

Jason Freeman, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Pediatrics:

Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition

Transplant Coordinators:

Marcia Luniewski, RN
Pre-Transplant Nurse Coordinator

Martha Perkins
Pre-Transplant Nurse Coordinator

Kristi Ellen , RN
Post-Transplant Nurse Coordinator

Amy Roman, RN
Post-Transplant Nurse Coordinator

Brenda Vaughn
Post-Transplant Nurse Coordinator

Carol Vincel, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC
In-patient Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Melissa Donovan, RN
In-Patient Transplant Coordinator

Chip Sauls, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
In-patient Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Joanna Poston
In-patient Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Support:

Phyllis Yensan, MSW
Social Worker

Victoria Waterfield, LCSW
Social Worker

Tamara Karosanidze, MS, RD, CNSC
Clinical Dietitian

Administration:

Rob Teaster, RN, MBA, CPTC
Transplant Director

Kellie Williams
Clinic Manager

Heather Tramum
Access Scheduling Specialist

Sharell McGhee
Administrative Assistant

Emily Lyster
Living Donor Advocate

Anita Sites
Living Donor Transplant Coordinator

Melissa Carter
Clinic Registration

Greg Shifflett
Referral Authorization Specialist

Financial Coordinator/ Insurance Counseling