The Johns Hopkins Lung Transplant Program is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of experts who provide patient-centered, expert care at every step of your transplant journey.
Lung Transplant Program Directors
Errol Lovester Bush, M.D.
Surgical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Program
Director, Ex vivo Lung Perfusion Program (EVLP)
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Ex vivo Lung Perfusion Program (EVLP)
Associate Professor of Surgery
Pali Dedhiya Shah, M.D.
Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Surgeons
Stephen R Broderick, M.D.
Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Robert Samuel Decosta Higgins, M.D.
Director of the Department of Surgery, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
William Stewart Halsted Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
William Stewart Halsted Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Pulmonologists
Christian Avery Merlo, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of Outpatient Clinical Operations
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Transplant Psychologist
Nurse Coordinators
- Gina Pace, R.N., B.S.N.
- Terri Miller, R.N., B.S.N.
Post Transplant Nurse Coordinators
- Linday Fessler, R.N., B.S.N.
- Susan Miller, R.N., B.S.N.
- Julie Horn, R.N., B.S.N.
Inpatient Nurse Coordinators
- Kirby Baker, R.N., B.S.N.
- Gina Luciano, R.N., B.S.N.
- Dawn Pappas, R.N., B.S.N.
Patient Service Coordinator
- Tara Michie
Social Worker
- Allyson Smith Mitchell, LGSW
Transplant Dietician
Marsha Davis, RD, LDN, CDE
Transplant Financial Advocates
- Rose McLaughlin
- Juanita Clay
If you have questions, please contact our nurses or post-transplant coordinator at 410-614-4898 ext. 3.