Lung Transplant Physicians

 


Sean M. Studer, MD, MSc,Sean M. Studer, MD, MSc,
Director of Lung Transplantation and Pulmonary Hypertension, came to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2008 from the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as Associate Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Director of the Pulmonary Transplant Medicine Fellowship. Prior to that, Dr. Studer was Chief of Pulmonary Transplant Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical
Center, New York, NY.

Respected as an expert in the field, Dr. Studer is a principal investigator for numerous clinical research initiatives. In addition to being the author of many articles, book chapters
and abstracts, he serves as a manuscript reviewer for several medical journals including the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Transplantation, and the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant. He lectures nationally and internationally on lung transplant and advanced lung diseases.

Board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine, Dr. Studer completed fellowships in pulmonary and critical care as well as advanced lung disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.


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Dr. Sinan A. SimsirSinan A. Simsir, MD, Surgical Director of the Lung Transplant Program, is a distinguished transplant surgeon who joined Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2010 and previously
served as Director of Thoracic Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Programs at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery, Dr. Simsir completed his fellowship training in thoracic transplantation and cardiac assist devices at Duke University, NC, and his cardiothoracic surgery residency at the
University of Massachusetts. Active in numerous clinical research studies that are
advancing the field of organ transplantation, Dr. Simsir is the author of many peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and abstracts. He is a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.


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Nazly M. Shariati, MDNazly M. Shariati, MD,
Director of Thoracic Surgery and Associate Surgical Director of Lung Transplant, joined Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2007 and, in addition to lung transplant, her surgical expertise includes treatment of cancers of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall; tumors in the organs contained in the chest cavity; and heart abnormalities.
Board certified in adult and pediatric cardiac and thoracic surgery, Dr. Shariati completed her residency in general surgery at Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ, and a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.


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Christina Migliore, MDChristina Migliore, MD,
Transplant Pulmonologist, joined Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2008 after completing her fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine as well as her residency in internal medicine at Newark Beth Israel. Named the American
College of Chest Physicians Young Investigator of the Year in 2007, Dr. Migliore is currently an investigator in clinical trials of new therapies for pulmonary hypertension and the lead
pulmonologist evaluating pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease. Dr. Migliore has published and presented the results of her research activities at national and international meetings including the American College of Chest Physicians.

She is board certified internal medicine and pulmonary medicine.
Dr. Migliore’s clinical interests include lung transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, interventional bronchoscopy and pulmonary manifestations of sickle cell disease.


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Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists

Miro Bergman, MD
Joel Braverman, MD
Surya Ganti, MD
Kevin Klebba, MD
Onofrio Patafio, MD
Nimesh Patel, MD
Charles Pond, MD
Rajendra Ravel, MD
Soma Shanker, MD
Theodore Southgate, MD

 

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