|
Newark, NJ--In response to an ever-increasing need for kidney and pancreas transplant surgeries and the program’s continuous growth, the Saint Barnabas Health Care System Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division recently welcomed new transplant surgeon, Claire Morgan, M.D.
 Dr. Morgan joins Stuart R. Geffner, M.D., Director of Transplant Surgery for the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, and Harry Sun, M.D., with Associates in Transplant and General Surgery. Together, they specialize in renal and pancreas transplantation, dialysis access, as well as general and advanced laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Morgan will be primarily responsible for the renal and pancreas transplant program at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) and will be located on site at NBIMC. Before joining the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Dr. Morgan spent two years as the Assistant Professor of Surgery of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center’s (UPMC) Starzl Transplantation Institute, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and VAMC, Pittsburgh, PA. She completed a fellowship in kidney and pancreas transplant surgery at the UPMC. She completed an additional fellowship in liver transplant and hepatobilliary surgery, a research fellowship and a surgical residency at UMDNJ-Newark, NJ. She is board-certified in surgery and her research has been published in numerous journals and books.
“I am pleased to be a member of this progressive surgical team,” remarks Dr. Morgan. “I joined Saint Barnabas Health Care System because of its commitment to quality patient care and expertise in both kidney and pancreas transplantation. I look forward to working with the Newark Beth Israel renal and pancreas transplant team.”
Associates in Transplant and General Surgery is located at Saint Barnabas and Newark Beth Israel Medical Centers and can be contacted at 973-322-9801.
The world-class Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division of Saint Barnabas Health Care System is one of the world's most progressive transplant programs. Integrated programs at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston form one of the largest kidney transplant program among 240 in the United States. In 2010, the Division achieved record-breaking volumes – performing 298 transplants, which included 135 living donor transplants. Living donation options include Living-Related and Emotionally-Related Donor Transplantation, Living Donor Kidney Exchange Program, Program for Incompatible Transplants and Altruistic Donation.
Contact:
Beth Salamon
Public Relations
esalamon@barnabashealth.org
973-322-4926
Date: February 10, 2011
[ top ]
|
