Contact
Director, Malú & Carlos Alvarez Center for Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery & Innovation: Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD | 210-567-5771 | cigarroa@uthscsa.edu
Administrator: Laura Stone | 210-567-5767 | stonel2@uthscsa.edu
Assistant to the Chair: Veronica (Ronni) Acosta | 210-567-3384 | acostavd@uthscsa.edu
Clinical Administration: 313L, School of Medicine
Phone: 210-567-5772 | Fax: 210-567-5122
Chief Administrative Officer: Jennifer Milton, BSN, CCTC, MBA | 210-743-4343 | milton@uthscsa.edu
Executive Director: Patricia Andrade-Jones, MSN, RN | 210-743-4345 | patricia.jones@uhtx.com
Transplant Leadership:
Kidney Transplant and Live Kidney Donation, Assistant Director, Amanda Rea, RN, BSN, CCM: 210-743-4356 | Amanda.rea@uhtx.com
Liver Transplant, Assistant Director to Claudia Grimmer, RN, BSN: 210-743-4348 | claudia.grimmer@uhtx.com
Lung Transplant, Assistant Director, Lillian Espinosa, RN-BC, BSN: 210-743-4256 | Lillian.espinosa@uhtx.com
Live Liver Donation, Assistant Director, Claudia Grimmer, RN, BSN: 210-743-4348 | claudia.grimmer@uhtx.com
Director Transplant Operations, Elsie Rojas-Duarte, RN, BSN: 210-743-4364 | elsie.rojasduarte@uhtx.com
Organ Procurement:
Steven Romero, Director – Organ Recovery Services: 210-743-4316 | romeros3@uthscsa.edu
Misty Hafner, Manager, Pulsatile Perfusion – Organ Recovery Services: 210-743-4315 | hafner@uthscsa.edu
Juana Rios, Office Manager – Organ Recovery Service: 210-743-4341 | riosj6@uthscsa.edu
Ruben Carrion II, Transplant Technician: 210-743-4340 | carrionr@uthscsa.edu
Michael Downing, Transplant Donation Specialist: 210-743-7882 | downingm1@uthscsa.edu
Elias Gonzalez, Transplant Donation Specialist: 210-743-7880 | gonzaleze17@uthscsa.edu
Andrea Guevara, Transplant Donation Specialist: 210-743-9717 | guevaraa4@uthscsa.edu
Olivia Martinez, Transplant OR Technician: 210-743-7886 | martinezo1@uthscsa.edu
Daniel Negrete, Transplant OR Technician: 210-743-4341 | negreted@uthscsa.edu
Jessica Higa, Transplant OR Technician: 210-743-7886 | higa@uthscsa.edu
Procurement Management Email: procurement-management@uthscsa.edu
Organ Procurement Email: procurement@uthscsa.edu
Remote Staff:
Steven Stacy, Transplant Donation Specialist: stacys1@uthscsa.edu
Kayla Marie Dietert, Transplant Donation Specialist: dietertk@uthscsa.edu
David Garcia, Transplant Donation Specialist: garciad32@uthscsa.edu
Herve Desdunes, Transplant Donation Specialist: desdunes@uthscsa.edu
Rod Davis, Transplant OR Technician: davisg@uthscsa.edu
Texas Liver Tumor Center:
Director, Irma V. Infante, RN, MSN: 210-743-4320 | irma.infante@uhtx.com
Texas Liver Tumor Center clinic: 210-743-4306
Texas Liver Tumor Center fax: 210-702-4233
Hepatobiliary:
Liver and Pancreas Surgery Coordinator, Lori Saathoff, RN, BSN: 210-743-4361 | lori.saathoff@uhtx.com
Hepatology:
Administrative Assistant, Priscilla Campos: 210-743-4287
Advanced Endoscopy:
Clinical Coordinator, Jacob Galan, RN: 210-743-4396 | Jacob.Galan@uhtx.com
Advanced Endoscopy clinic: 210-743-4324
Advanced Endoscopy fax: 210-702-4136
Research:
Manager – Research Operations, Jillian Woodworth, MBS: 210-358-0478
Pediatric Transplant:
Pediatric Transplant office: 210-743-4388
Pediatric Transplant fax: 210-702-4143
Office hours: M-F, 8:00am – 4:30pm
University Transplant Center:
Main number: 210-567-5777
Toll free number: 1-888-336-9633
www.universitytransplantcenter.com
Referral hotline: 210-567-1617
Referral fax: 210-702-4146 or 210-358-8529
Referral email: transplantreferralteam@uhtx.com