Our experienced pancreas transplant team includes surgeons, transplant nurse coordinators, social workers, nutritionists, endocrinologists, pharmacists and financial coordinators. Together they have many years of experience and have conducted and coordinated hundreds of surgeries.

Pancreas transplant is for those patients who have uncontrollable type 1 diabetes. This option will give these patients an opportunity to have a normal lifestyle free of insulin.

For anyone interested in pancreas transplant, please contact Kelly Weems at 773-702-9287.

Our Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Team

Transplant Surgeons:
Marc R. Garfinkel, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Robert Harland, MD, Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
J. Michael Millis, MD, Medical Director Transplant Center
Giuliano Testa, MD, Director Liver Transplant
J. Richard Thistlethwaite, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery

Transplant Pharmacist:
Adam Cochrane

Organ Procurement Coordinators:
Richard Cummings
Jesus Rodriguez

Pre- Transplant Nurse Coordinator:
Katrina Harmon, RN, BSN

Post-Transplant Nurse Coordinators:
Mary Beth McNamara, RN, MSN
Roseann Sweda, RN, BSN
Josefa Sutor, RN, BSN

Kidney & Pancreas Social Worker:
Dominic Adducci, LCSW

Financial Coordinators:
Marsha Pruitt
Debra Patterson