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Transplant Evaluation Program Specialists

The following is a list of Medical Center physicians and surgeons seeing patients under the University of Chicago Transplant Evaluation Program at NorthShore University HealthSystem at the Evanston Specialty Suites:

Heart

  • Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD
    Chief, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
    Board Certified: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery
    Medical School: Columbia University School of Medicine
    Residency: Surgical, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
    Fellowship: Transplantation and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Kidney

  • Michelle A. Josephson, MD
    Medical Director, Kidney Transplant
    Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
    Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
    Internship: University of Chicago Medical Center
    Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center
    Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Pradeep Kadambi, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
    Specialties: Nephrology, Transplant Surgery
    Medical School: Bangalore Medical College, Bangalor
    Residency: Yale University

Liver/Pancreas

  • Donald Jensen, MD
    Director, Center for Liver Diseases
    Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
    Medical School: University of Illinois, Chicago
    Internship: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
    Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
    Fellowships: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago and King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • Helen S. Te, MD
    Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program
    Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
    Medical School: University of the Philippines
    Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
    Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center