Research at the Department of Surgery

Transplant Clinical Research Center at Columbia

Our Studies  |  Our Investigators  |  Our Team  |  Donate  |  Networks  |  Careers  |  Contact Us

The Transplant Clinical Research Center (TCRC) at Columbia is a multi-organ research center with the goal of conducting clinical research to improve the lives of patients with organ failure and transplant recipients. 

Our Goals:

  • Creating a stimulating scientific environment that is both dynamic and productive
  • Facilitating collaborative research
  • Providing support for research career development
  • Helping to develop and maintain unique core resources relevant to the transplant research community
  • Helping to organize and support collaborative level grant applications, especially for the development of junior clinician-scientists, including  independent investigator, program project and center grants​
  • Initiating and taking part in the research studies that will improve the lives of transplant patients

Our Studies

Basic and Translational Research Collaborations

TCRC investigators collaborate with the clinical and translational community throughout Columbia University.

Studies by Disease State

Our Recruiting Studies

Find all of our recruiting studies here.

Interested in learning more about our studies? Email us at: TCRCstudyreferral@cumc.columbia.edu


Our Investigators

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Dr Amanda Cantor

Amanda Cantor, MD, MA

 

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Giuseppe Cullaro, MD

 

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Dr Lorna Dove

Lorna M. Dove, MD, MPH

 

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Dr Jean Emond

Jean C. Emond, MD

 

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Dr Jason Hawksworth

Jason Hawksworth, MD

 

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Dr Alyson Fox

Alyson N. Fox, MD, MS

 

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Chief, Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation

Tomoaki Kato, MD

 

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Dr Peter Liou

Hautien Peter Liou, MD

 

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Dr Nathaly Llore

Nathaly P. Llore, MD

 

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Steven J. Lobritto, MD

Steven J. Lobritto, MD

 

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Dr Mercedes Martinez

Mercedes Martinez, MD

 

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Yael Ruth Nobel, MD, MS

 

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Marcus Pereira, MD, MPH

Marcus Pereira, MD, MPH

 

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Dr Meaghan Phipps

Meaghan Phipps, MD

 

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Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, MPH, FACS

Lloyd Ratner, MD, MPH

 

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Dr Pooja Reddy Spector

Pooja Reddy Spector, MD, MS

 

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Rajani Sharma, MD

Rajani Sharma, MD, MPH

 

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Dr Megan Sykes

Megan Sykes, MD, MA

 

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Dr Avesh Thuluvath

Avesh J. Thuluvath, MD

 

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Elizabeth Verna, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Elizabeth C. Verna, MD, MS

 

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Dr Julia Wattacheril

Julia J. Wattacheril, MD, MPH

 

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Joshua Weiner, MD

Joshua Weiner, MD

 


Our Team

Leadership

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Elizabeth Verna, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Elizabeth Verna, MD, MS
Medical Director

 

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Thresiamma Lukose, Pharm.D.
Director of Clinical Research Operations

 

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Amanda Alonso

Amanda Alonso
Director of Clinical Trials

 

Regulatory & Finance Team

Khady Ndour
Assistant Director for Research Compliance and Quality

Valerie Storfer
Program Manager of Budget and Operations

Grace Bayona
Regulatory Coordinator

Elaine Martinez
Research Assistant

Dan Lien
Regulatory Assistant

Research Coordination Team

Geena Heitmann
Clinical Research Project Manager

Bo Lu
Clinical Research Project Manager

Maxwell Belisario
Clinical Research Coordinator

Brendan Blackburn
Clinical Research Coordinator

Jared Chen
Clinical Research Coordinator

Samuel Cho
Clinical Research Coordinator

Nayda Pichardo Fernandez
Clinical Research Coordinator

Everald Howell
Research Assistant

Taryn Liu
Clinical Research Coordinator

Manjari Madhusudanan
Clinical Research Coordinator

Rachel Nuccitelli
Research Assistant

Olaoluwa Olaiya
Research Assistant

Dominique Piquant
Clinical Research Coordinator

Angela Sanchez
Clinical Research Coordinator

Rebecca Yeh
Clinical Research Coordinator


Donate

If you would like to contribute donations to our ongoing research, click on the links below or contact our office.


Networks

  • The Liver Cirrhosis Network (LCN) brings together 10 leading institutions with expertise in caring for patients with cirrhosis.
  • Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation is a multicenter NIH study to learn about effects of “frailty” in patients with liver disease on their health outcomes.
  • The INTEGRATE Collaborative is a highly diverse investigative team that seeks to define factors influencing referral and waitlisting for early liver transplant for alcohol related liver disease, identify which biopsychosocial factors are causally related and predictive of outcomes, and determine how integrated care among the healthcare team influences outcomes
  • Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation is a network of pediatric transplant institutions committed to continuous improvement until every child can achieve a long and healthy life.
  • The Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)’s mission is to improve outcomes in children receiving liver transplantation through research, improving care, training and mentoring, and supporting children and families.
  • Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys Into Negative Kidney Recipients (THINKER-NEXT)'s goal of the THINKER-NEXT study is to make more kidneys available for transplant.
  • Target RWE is redefining and revolutionizing the generation and delivery of real-world evidence.

Careers

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Click here to see open positions!


Contact Us

Email: askTCRC@cumc.columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 305-3839