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Donated heart connects two families forever

Living kidney donor wishes she could give another

Lung surgeons use new procedure to restore damaged lungs
Our Leaders and Doctors
Our leaders

Kenneth Washburn, MD
Executive Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center; Director, Division of Transplantation Surgery

Laura Stillion
Director, Transplant Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
Director, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Ayesha Hasan, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program

David Nunley, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

James Hanje, MD
Director, Division of Hepatology; Program Director, Transplant Hepatology

Anthony Michaels, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

Todd Pesavento, MD
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Amer Rajab, MD, PhD
Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation; Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Our Doctors
Amy Pope-Harman, MD
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
4.9 out of 5
96 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
7 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
William Abraham, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.9 out of 5
68 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
6 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Ayesha Hasan, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.9 out of 5
90 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
8 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Amer Rajab, MD, PhD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
4.8 out of 5
60 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
2 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Todd Pesavento, MD
- Nephrology
4.7 out of 5
122 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
15 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ashraf EL-Hinnawi, MBBS
- Transplant
4.7 out of 5
72 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
8 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Rami Kahwash, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.8 out of 5
60 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
9 Patient Comments
- Heart Center at Cambridge
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
- CarePoint Gahanna
Brent Lampert, DO
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.8 out of 5
41 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
5 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- CarePoint Gahanna
Garrie Haas, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.9 out of 5
105 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
10 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Sylvester Black, MD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
4.8 out of 5
37 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
3 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Uday Nori, MBBS
- Nephrology
4.6 out of 5
89 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
5 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD
- Transplant
4.8 out of 5
42 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
3 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
- Cardiac Surgery
4.7 out of 5
60 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
7 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Alejandro Diez, MD
- Nephrology
4.9 out of 5
87 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
16 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Sitaramesh Emani, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.9 out of 5
92 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
12 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- Heart Center at Cambridge
- Outpatient Care Upper Arlington
Philip Binkley, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.9 out of 5
83 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
9 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Shumei Meng, MBBS, PhD
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
4.9 out of 5
142 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
12 Patient Comments
- CarePoint East
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
- Stoneridge Medical Services
Brian Keller, MD, PhD
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
4.8 out of 5
39 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
6 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Veronica Franco, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
4.7 out of 5
110 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
13 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
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