Transplant Institute Faculty
Our faculty include experts in hepatology, nephrology, cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonology, and more.

Our Leadership
Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil
Director, NYU Langone Transplant Institute
Nicole M. Ali, MD
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Luis F. Angel, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplantation
Stephanie H. Chang, MD
Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation
Adam Griesemer, MD
Surgical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program
Karim J. Halazun, MD
Surgical Director, Liver Transplant Program
T.K. Susheel Kumar, MD
Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
Sapna Mehta, MD
Clinical Director, NYU Langone Transplant Institute
Nader Moazami, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation
Patrick G. Northup, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Alex Reyentovich, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplantation
Rakesh Singh, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
Deane E. Smith, MD
Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cardiac Surgery
Justin C. Chan, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stephanie H. Chang, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nader Moazami, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
Deane E. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
David M. Feldman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Viviana Figueroa Diaz, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
Director, Hepatology
Saikiran M. Kilaru, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Patrick G. Northup, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Heart Failure and Cardiology
Alex Reyentovich, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
Jennifer A. Cruz, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Michael Divita, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Randal I. Goldberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Bernard S. Kadosh, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Stuart D. Katz, MD
Director, Heart Failure Program
Haider Nazeer, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Long Island School of Medicine
Shaline D. Rao, MD
Director, Heart Failure Services, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Tajinderpal Saraon, MD
Director, CardioMEMS Program
Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Sapna Mehta, MD
Medical Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Service
Henry J. Neumann, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Fainareti Zervou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Nephrology
Nicole M. Ali, MD
Director of Outreach, Transplant Institute
Judith A. Benstein, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Aprajita Mattoo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Irfana Soomro, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Vasishta Tatapudi, MD
Program Director, Transplant Nephrology Fellowship
Pediatric Nephrology
Laura Malaga-Dieguez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Pulmonology
Luis F. Angel, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplantation
Melissa B. Lesko, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Jake G. Natalini, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Darya Rudym, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Transplant Surgery
Bruce E. Gelb, MD
Medical Director, Kimmel Inpatient Transplant Unit
Adam Griesemer, MD
Member of the Faculty, Department of Surgery
Karim J. Halazun, MD
Member of the Faculty, Department of Surgery
Bonnie E. Lonze, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Research
Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil
Director, NYU Langone Transplant Institute