The St. Joseph Hospital Kidney Transplant Center has a dedicated team to ensure that every patient receives the high-quality, compassionate care they deserve. Of this team, the core members include:

 Ervin Ruzics, MD                                                    
 Medical Director
 UNOS-designated Primary Transplant Surgeon
 Board Certified Urologist
 Medical School: University of Southern California
 Residency: University of California Irvine Medical Center
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 Amer E. Jabara, M.D.                                                  
 UNOS-designated Primary Transplant Nephrologist
 Board Certified Nephrologist
 Medical School: University of Southern California
 Residency: University of California, San Diego
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 David Chamberlin, M.D., F.A.C.S.
 Living Donor Surgeon
 Board Certified Urologist
 Medical School: University of California, Irvine
 Residency: University of California Irvine Medical Center
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 Marya Weil, RN, CCTC*
 Pre-Transplant Program Coordinator

 Patti Keller, RN, CCTC*
 Pre-Transplant Program Coordinator

 Paula Gull, MSN, APRN, BC, CCTC*
 Post-Transplant Program Coordinator

 Katherine Fierling, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.
 Clinical Social Worker

 Judy Faulkner-San Romn, R.D.
 Kidney Transplant Dietician

 Peter Hosseinpour, Pharm.D.
 Kidney Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
 Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco
 Pharmacy Practice Residency: University of California,
 San Francisco, Department of Clinical Pharmacy

*Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator. All St. Joseph Hospital Kidney 
  Transplant Center coordinators are certified by the American Board of 
  Transplant Coordinators.