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Meet Our Medical Staff

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/CEO: Dana L. Shires, M.D., F.A.C.P.
PRESIDENT/COO: Dennis F. Heinrichs, B.S.N., MBA

TRANSPLANT SURGEONS:

Angel E. Alsina, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Angel E. Alsina, M.D., F.A.C.S is the Director of the Liver Program with a focus on renal and hepatic end-stage disease. He completed a fellowship in kidney and liver transplantation and...Read More

Victor D. Bowers, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Victor D. Bowers, M.D., F.A.C.S., has been a member of LifeLink's transplant surgical team since 1994. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is also a Diplomate of...Read More

David S. Bruce, M.D., F.A.C.S.

David S. Bruce, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a multi-organ transplant surgeon experienced in kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation. He has performed over 250 liver transplants and...Read More

James T. Huang, M.D., F.A.C.S.

James T. Huang, M.D., F.A.C.S. joined the LifeLink in July 2004 as a kidney, liver and pancreas transplant surgeon. He completed his transplant surgery fellowship here at LifeLink and...Read More

John P. Leone, M.D., Ph.D.

John P. Leone, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the Pancreatic Transplant Program. He is an experienced kidney/pancreas transplant surgeon joining LifeLink from the...Read More

Dr. Nguyen, M.D.

Thanh K. Nguyen, M.D. joined LifeLink in 2007, after completing a fellowship in Transplant Surgery and Immunology at the University of Minnesota. She graduated from the University of California...Read More


TRANSPLANT HEPATOLOGISTS:

Alfredo Mendoza, M.D., M.S.

Alfredo Mendoza, M.D., M.S. plays a critical role as hepatologist on our liver transplant team. He joined LifeLink from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center where he was...Read More

 

TRANSPLANT NEPHROLOGISTS:

Junaid Ahmed, M.D.

Junaid Ahmed, M.D. joins LifeLink from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he completed fellowships in kidney transplantation and nephrology. After graduating with high honors from...Read More

Denise Y. Alveranga, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Denise Y. Alveranga, M.D., F.A.C.P. has been a member of LifeLink's transplant nephrology team since 1988. She completed her two-year nephrology fellowship at Downstate...Read More

Rajendra S Baliga, M.D., D.N.B.

Rajendra S Baliga, M.D., D.N.B. joined LifeLink from the University of Chicago where he completed his fellowship in transplant nephrology. Dr. Baliga finished his medical studies and...Read More

Lawrence Kahana, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Lawrence Kahana, M.D., F.A.C.P. completed his internship in Medicine at the University of Virginia Hospital, where he also received a fellowship in Metabolism and Endocrinology...Read More

Charles E. Sanders, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Charles E. Sanders, M.D., F.A.C.P. received his nephrology training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed his transplant fellowship at the University of...Read More

Dana L. Shires, M.D., F.A.C.P., Physician Emeritus

Dana L. Shires, M.D., F.A.C.P., Physician Emeritus is the founder of LifeLink Foundation and the HealthCare Institute. In 1973, while serving as a Professor of Medicine at the University of...Read More

Samuel S. Weinstein, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.N

Samuel S. Weinstein, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.N. has been affiliated with LifeLink's transplant nephrology team since 1979. He completed a clinical and research fellowship in renal...Read More

Charles E. Wright, M.D.

Charles E. Wright, M.D. is LifeLink of Florida's Medical Director and recently completed his term as Chief of Medical Staff at Tampa General Hospital. He has been part of our...Read More


TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGISTS:

Peter Berman, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Peter Berman, M.D., F.A.C.C., completed a fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Louisville and completed his residency in internal medicine at Coney Island Hospital...Read More

Guillermo Cintron, M.D.

Guillermo Cintron, M.D. joins LifeLink from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. While serving as professor for USF, Dr. Cintron also provided consultant cardiology services to...Read More

Debbie Rinde-Hoffman, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Debbie Rinde-Hoffman, M.D., F.A.C.C. completed her medical training including medical school, internal medicine internship, residency, and fellowship in cardiology at the...Read More

Mark W. Weston, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., F.S.C.A.I.

Mark W. Weston, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., F.S.C.A.I. received a fellowship in cardiology and completed his Residency in internal medicine at the University of South Florida in...Read More


PSYCHOLOGIST:

Kristin Kronsnoble, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.

Kristin Kronsnoble, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. is a board certified Clinical Health Psychologist specializing in treating patients with chronic medical illnesses. Dr. Kronsnoble has a Ph.D. from...Read More

 

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