Editorial Board — Medscape Transplantation

Board Members

  • Robert A. Fisher, MD
    • Virginia Commonwealth University
      Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems/Medical College of Virginia
      Richmond, Virginia
  • John Fung, MD, PhD
    • Cleveland Clinic
      Cleveland, Ohio
  • Sundaram Hariharan, MD
    • Medical College of Wisconsin
      Froedtert Hospital
      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD
    • University of California, Los Angeles
      Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      Los Angeles, California
  • Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche, MD
    • University of Florida College of Medicine
      Shands at the University of Florida
      Gainesville, Florida
  • Mandeep Mehra, MD
    • University of Maryland School of MedicineUniversity of Florida
      Baltimore, Maryland
  • Steven Nathan, MD
    • George Mason University
      Fairfax, Virginia
      Inova Fairfax Hospital
      Falls Church, Virginia
  • Ron Shapiro, MD
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical School
      University of Pittsburgh
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Roshan Shrestha, MD
    • Mercer University School of Medicine
      Macon, Georgia
      Piedmont Hospital
      Atlanta, Georgia
  • Nina Singh, MD
    • University of Pittsburgh
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Robert J. Stratta, MD
    • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
      Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
      Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Flavio Vincenti, MD
    • University of California, San Francisco
  • Steven A. Webber, MBChB, MRCP
    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
      University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 

Board Member Details

Robert A. Fisher, MD
Robert A. Fisher, MD

H.M. Lee Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Director of Liver Transplant Program, Department of Transplantation Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems/Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

Robert A. Fisher, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Genentech, Inc.; Goldberg & Finnegan; National Institutes of Health
Received grants for clinical research from: National Institutes of Health; ViroPharma Incorporated

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John Fung, MD, PhD
John Fung, MD, PhD

Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Chairman, Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

John Fung, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor of consultant for: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: GlaxoSmithKline
Received grants for clinical research from: Essential Pharmaceuticals, LLC

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Sundaram Hariharan, MD
Sundaram Hariharan, MD

Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology; Interim Director, Solid Organ Transplant Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Transplant & Nephrology, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sundaram Hariharan, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor of consultant for: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; LifeCycle Pharma
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Europe); Astellas Pharma, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD
Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine/Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Associate Director of Clinical Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California; Director of Advanced Heart Disease, Director of Heart Transplant Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as a speaker or member of a speakers bureau for: Cylex Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; XDx, Inc.; Genzyme Corporation; National Institutes of Health
Received honoraria or travel grants from: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Cylex Inc.; XDx, Inc.

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Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche, MD
Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche, MD

Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Director of Kidney Transplant Program, Department of Transplant Nephrology, Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Life Cycle Pharma; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc.; Roche
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc.; Roche
Recipient of a study grant from: Life Cycle Pharma; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc.

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Mandeep Mehra, MD
Mandeep Mehra, MD

Herbert Berger Chair in Medicine; Professor and Head of Cardiology; Assistant Dean for Clinical Services, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Mandeep Mehra, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Medtronic, Inc.; St. Jude Medical; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Geron Corp.; PeriCor
Received grants for clinical research from: National Institutes of Health; Orqis; MIPS

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Steven Nathan, MD
Steven Nathan, MD

Affiliate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; Medical Director, Lung Transplant & Advanced Lung Disease Program, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia

Steven Nathan, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Gilead Sciences, Inc.; United Therapeutics Corporation; Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: United Therapeutics Corporation; Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd
Received grants for clinical research from: InterMune, Inc.; United Therapeutics Corporation; APT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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Ron Shapiro, MD
Ron Shapiro, MD

Professor of Surgery, Robert J. Corry Chair in Transplantation Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Director, Kidney, Pancreas & Islet Transplantation, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ron Shapiro, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Received grants for educational activities from: Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Served as a member of a data monitoring committee for: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Stem Cells, Inc.
Served as an editor for: eMedicine
Served as an author for: UpToDate
Served as a Key Expert Advisor for: Medscape

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Roshan Shrestha, MD
Roshan Shrestha, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Memorial University Medical Center, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia; Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Department of Transplantation, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

Roshan Shrestha, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Boston Scientific
Received grants for clinical research from: Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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Nina Singh, MD
Nina Singh, MD

Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nina Singh, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Received grants for clinical research from: Pfizer Inc.

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Robert J. Stratta, MD
Robert J. Stratta, MD

Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Director of Transplantation, Department of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Robert J. Stratta, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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Flavio Vincenti, MD
Flavio Vincenti, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco

Flavio Vincenti, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships:
Received grants for clinical research from: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Roche; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Genentech, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Astellas Pharma, Inc.

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Steven A. Webber, MBChB, MRCP
Steven A. Webber, MBChB, MRCP

Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Clinical &Translational Science, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director of Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Steven A. Webber, MBChC, MRCP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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