Transplant Team 

Your Transplant Team

Geisinger’s transplant team are specialists in many different healthcare fields with the support staff to assist them. They bring years of experience, special training and often national reputations to care for patients who need organ transplants.

Click for a complete list of physicians and surgeons  who are members of Geisinger’s transplant team.

• Surgeons remove the diseased organ and transplant the healthy, donated organ.
• Nephrologists diagnose and care for kidney and pancreas transplant patients before and after surgery.
• Gastroenterologists/hepatologists diagnose and care for liver transplant patients before and after surgery.
• Radiologists use imaging equipment, such as X-ray, CT scan and MRI to help in the diagnosis of organ conditions.
• Cardiologists ensure a patient’s heart is healthy before and after surgery.
• Urologists diagnose and care for kidney transplant patients before and after surgery. They also perform the surgery on living donor patients robotically.
• Physician assistants and nurse practitioners help during surgery and care for transplant patients before and after the procedure.
• Anesthesiologists monitor sedation, heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing during surgery and help manage pain afterwards.
• Pathologists examine body tissue or cells for abnormalities.
• Transplant coordinators are highly trained and experienced nurses who provide care and communication during the entire process of transplant surgery.  They are on call 7 days a week, 24 hours a day to answer questions or concerns.
• Dieticians help patients and their families with diet concerns like decreased appetite, weight loss and diet supplements.
• Social workers coordinate services for patients and families, and provide education.
• Financial counselors help with insurance questions.
• Administrative assistants schedule appointments and testing, and direct calls.