Our Team
Upstate’s Adult Kidney, Pediatric Kidney, and Pancreas Transplant Centers are comprised of a multidisciplinary team of specialists who manage their patients' care throughout the entire transplantation process. Their goal is to provide the highest quality of care, so that patients can quickly return to their daily routines, while maintaining a healthy balanced life.
Reza Saidi, MD, FACS, FICS,
Division Chief
Transplant Services - Surgical Staff
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Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Immunocompromised Patient and Surgery; Renal Failure; Renal TransplantAssociations/Memberships
- American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, 2009
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, 2009
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Surgery; Transplant; Bile Duct Cancer; Bile Duct Injuries; Diabetes; Gallbladder Cancer; moreResearch Interests
Ischemia reperfusion injury
Transplant outcomes
Clinical Interests
Solid Organ Transplantation (Liver, Kidney, Pancreas)
Hepatobiliary Surgery
General Surgery
Associations/Memberships
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
- International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Middle East Society of Organ Transplantation (MESOT)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Transplant Services - Medical Staff
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Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Transplant; Nephrology; Renal Transplant; Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation; Pancreas and Kidney TransplantationResearch Interests
Kidney and pancreas Transplation
Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant
Simultaneus Kidney Pancreas Transplant
Clinical Interests
Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection
GVHD
CMV viremia and resistance to therapy- new treatment modalities
PTLD
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Education & Fellowships
- MSN: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2011, Family Nurse Practitioner
- BS: SUNY Buffalo, 2007, Nursing
Associations/Memberships
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Northwestern University, 2018, Transplant Immunology
- PhD: Israel Institute of Technology, 2011, Immunology
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
HistocompatibilityAssociations/Memberships
- American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2014, Pediatric Nephrology
- Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 2011, Pediatrics
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Pediatrics; Pediatric Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Congenital Genitourinary Tract Abnormalities; Hypertension; Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones); more
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Nephrology
- MPH: University of Michigan
- MPH: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 1996, Epidemiology
- Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, 1994, Medicine
- MD: Dartmouth Medical School, 1991
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Kidney Failure; Hypertension; moreResearch Interests
Outcome of therapeutic decisions in dialysis and transplantation
Clinical Interests
- Dialysis, transplantation, general nephrology
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Education & Fellowships
- Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Nephrology
- Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital, Pediatrics
- MD: Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1987
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Pediatric Nephrology; Pediatric Nephrology; Nephrology; Acute Kidney Failure; Chronic Kidney Disease; Hypertension; moreAssociations/Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
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Education & Fellowships
- FNP: Upstate University Hospital, 2015, Nursing
- MSN: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2015, Nurse Practitioner
- BS: Keuka University, 2010, Nursing
- RN: Onondaga Community College, 2005, Nursing
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Transplant; Renal Transplant; Kidney Transplantation; Pancreas and Kidney TransplantationAssociations/Memberships
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (STTI)
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
Transplant Administrator:
- Mini Malhotra, FACHE, MBA, MHA
Donor Advocate:
- Sondra Mott, MS, HAS, RN
Financial Coordinators:
- Lisa Donovan, CTFC
- LaTonya Muhammad
HLA Laboratory:
- Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD, D(ABHI)
Medical Assistant:
- Lisa Arcaro, LPN
- Rosalie Bowers, MOA
Assistant Director of Nursing:
- Pamela Haines, MS, RN
Clinic Nurse:
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Benjamin Mix, RN, CPAN
Patient Service Clerk:
- Annette Sanders
Receptionist:
- Zaquia Stanley
Transplant Administrative Assistant:
- Jazmine Lewis
Pre/Post-Transplant Coordinators:
- Lavell Jones, MSN, RN, CCTC, Living Donor Coordinator
- Galina Rivera, BSN, RN, CCTC, Lining Donor-Transplant Coordinator
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Rebecca Pazzalia, RN, Pediatric Transplant Coordinator
- Lori Daratt, RN Pre-Transplant Coordinator
- Ashley Ryan, BSN, RN, Pre-Transplant Coordinator
- Kaitlyn Gardner, BSN, RN, CPN Post-Transplant Coordinator
- Tanya Mercurio, MSN, RN, Post-Transplant Coordinator
- Heidi Smileuske, BSN, RN, CCTC, Post-Transplant Coordinator
Transplant Nutritionist:
- Terry Podolak, RD
Transplant Outreach Coordinator:
- Linda Curry
Transplant Pharmacist:
- Christine Yang, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP
Transplant Data and Quality Assurance Manager:
- Alondria Jeffrey
Transplant Referral Specialist:
- Becky Dickinson
- Nicole Ennis
Transplant Social Worker:
- Sarah Schucht, LMSW
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Rebecca Bien, LMSW