Our Team
The kidney-pancreas transplant team at Stanford Hospital & Clinics includes the full range of clinicians necessary to ensure that patients get the best, most thorough care possible.
Our team includes surgeons, nephrologists, nurse coordinators, social workers, financial coordinators, patient care coordinators, transplant psychiatrists, and a variety of other caregivers and support staff.
To contact transplant team members, please call (650) 725-9891
Surgeons
Transplant surgeons specialize in the intricate surgical and microsurgical techniques necessary to successfully transplant organs from the donor to the recipient.
They are also skilled in a variety of liver and biliary tract operations such as resection of liver tumors, repair of biliary tract injuries, and so forth.
Stephan Busque, MD
Director
Adult Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
Dr. Busque obtained his MD and completed general surgery training at the University of Montreal.
This was followed by a two-year research fellowship at the McGill Center for Clinical Immunobiology and Transplantation, and then two years of transplant surgery training at California Pacific Medical Center.
In 1995 he returned to Montreal and built a successful kidney and pancreas transplant program. He is also a skilled laparoscopic surgeon with experience in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.
His primary research interest is clinical immunosuppression. In addition to directing the kidney and pancreas transplant program, he also performs liver transplants.
Andrew Bonham, MD
Dr. Bonham obtained his MD from the University of Oklahoma and then completed general surgery residency at Cornell University in New York and Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
He subsequently was a clinical and research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute. He was appointed and served as Assistant Professor of Surgery from 1997 until coming to Stanford in early 2002.
He has been an invited lecturer at national and international transplant meetings and published articles on both basic research and clinical transplantation. He is trained and skilled in both liver and kidney transplantation.
Waldo Concepcion, MD
Dr. Concepcion received his medical degree from Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, completed his residency at Loma Linda University and his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
He originally joined the SUMC multi-organ transplant team in 1995, returning in 2005 after being on faculty at Loma Linda University.
He is a member of both The Transplantation Society, and The International Society for Organ Preservation.
Marc L Melcher, MD
Dr. Melcher received his MD from Columbia College of Surgeons and his PhD from University of California, Berkeley. He completed his General Surgery Residency training at Stanford University School of Medicine and his Multi-organ Transplant Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
He was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford in 2006. He is trained in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation and performs laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomies.
Dr. Melcher is the Associate Director of the Stanford General Surgery Resident Program.
Nephrologists
These are physicians who specialize in disorders of the kidneys. Nephrologists will help manage your condition before and after the surgery.
John Scandling, MD
Medical Director
Adult Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
Dr. Scandling is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Previously he was Medical Director of Renal Transplantation at the University of Rochester.
He received his M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1978 and completed his fellowship in nephrology at the University of Rochester in 1983.
Jane Tan, MD, PhD
Basit Javaid, MD
Dr. Yabu obtained her MD degree from the Baylor College of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine residency at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a nephrology fellowship at the University of Washington, and a transplant nephrology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles.
She was then appointed as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, from 2005 to 2009 before joining the faculty at Stanford as Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2009.
She is interested in the management of sensitized patients and translational studies in immune monitoring.
Transplant Psychiatrists
Transplant psychiatrists work with patients and their families to address the sometimes difficult psychological issues surrounding transplantation and its aftermath.
Because transplant surgery can involve long recovery times and lifelong immunosuppression, psychiatrists are available to help patients cope with what can be a difficult transition and a demanding regimen.
In addition, they provide expert opinions regarding adequate recovery from alcohol or drug abuse, suitability for transplantation, and the potential impact of chronic psychiatric disorders on the outcome of liver transplantation.
Jose Maldonado, MD
Dr. Jose Maldonado is a liver transplant psychiatrist for Liver Transplant Program at the Stanford.
His education as an undergraduate was completed at the Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He graduated from medical school at the Ponce School of Medicine and completed his residency at Temple University. Dr. Maldonado also completed a fellowship at the New England Medical Center at Tufts University.
His principal areas of research deal with conversion disorders, psychosomatic medicine, trauma and dissociation, especially in the study of minority populations.
He is currently a member of the Center of Excellence at Stanford University
Nurse Coordinators
Mojgan Haririfar, NP
Manager
Pre Transplant Coordinators
Jenny Lee, RN
Mee Lee, RN
Jane Kuo Paris, RN
Donor Coordinators
Tania Makki, RN
Soo Yee Kong, RN
Inpatient Coordinator
Christopher Knoppel, RN
Post Transplant Coordinators
Glenna Domantay, NP
Rebecca Fewster, RN
Social Workers
Selly Castillo, MSW
Bradie Hadfield, MSW
Jeong Min Park, MSW
Financial Coordinators
Debbie Mast
Financial/Database Manager
Debbie is the Financial and Database Manager for the transplant programs at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. She received her Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.
She joined the multi-organ transplant team in 1992 as the financial counselor and admitting representative. Her scope included Kidney, Pancreas, Heart, Lung, and Liver, and Small Bowel Transplantation.
In 1995 her role expanded and encompassed many aspects of patient finances in the transplant arena. In 2005, Debbie became involved with the Transplant programs in each step of the transplant process as the patient is evaluated, transplanted and followed in after-care; responsible for providing comprehensive and ongoing financial counseling to all potential transplant recipients, donors and their families as well as managing the team of financial coordinators.
In 2009, Debbie added additional responsibilities to her position in managing the transplant database.
Tu Le
Judie Sutton
Suzanne Tegio
Suzanne began her career at Stanford Hospital & Clinics in 1992. She was the Account Representative for the Heart and Lung Transplant team in 1996 and than joined the multi-organ transplant team in 1999 which encompasses Liver, Kidney, Pancreas and Intestinal transplants.
Her role includes both pre and post transplant financial counseling, and insurance authorizations.
Patient Care Coordinators
Pre Transplant
Norma Guerrero
Rachel Madarazo
Rochelle Stamper
Post Transplant
Donna Delgado
Som Lim
Dietician
Patsy Obayashi, MS, RD, CDE
Pharmacist
Uerica Wang, Pharm.D., BCPS
Data Coordinator
Pat Taula
Administration
Eric L Williams
Administrative Director
Kim Standridge
Associate Director