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:
Chief Administrative Officer: Jennifer Milton, BSN, CCTC, MBA | 210-743-4343 | milton@uthscsa.edu
School of Medicine, Rm 313L.10: 210-567-5771| Fax: 210-567-5122
Executive Director: Patricia Andrade-Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC | 210-743-4345 | patricia.jones@uhtx.com
Transplant Leadership:
Director Transplant Operations, Elsie Rojas-Duarte, RN, BSN: 210-743-4364 | elsie.rojasduarte@uhtx.com
Kidney Transplant and Live Kidney Donation, Assistant Director, Amanda Rea, RN, BSN, CEN: 210-743-4356 | Amanda.rea@uhtx.com
Liver Transplant, Assistant Director, Jayme Bricker, MSN,RN: 210-743-9772 | jayme.bricker@uhtx.com
Live Liver Donation, Assistant Director, Melissa Baker, MSN,RN, CCTC: 210-743-9705 | melissa.baker@uhtx.com
Lung Transplant, Assistant Director, Lillian Espinosa, BSN, RN-BC: 210-743-4256 | Lillian.espinosa@uhtx.com
Inpatient Care Coordination, Assistant Director, TaTaka Perry Johnson, MSN, RN-BC: 210-743-3215 | tataka.perry-johnson@uhtx.com
Pulsatile Perfusion and Organ Recovery Services
Steven Romero, BS, FA/ ST, Director – Office: 210-743-4316 | romeros3@uthscsa.edu
Misty Bergeron CPT, Manager – Office: 210-743-4315 | bergeronm@uthscsa.edu
Juana Rios, Office Manager – Office: 210-743-4341 | riosj6@uthscsa.edu
Surgical First Assist
Andrea Guevara, BS, LSA, CSFA/CST – guevaraa4@uthscsa.edu
Transplant Donation Specialist – Office Phone: 210-743-4341
Kayla Bray, RN – dietertk@uthscsa.edu Ruben Carrion II, BS – carrionr@uthscsa.edu
Herve Desdunes – desdunes@uthscsa.edu Isla Diaz – diazi4@uthscsa.edu
Michael Downing – downingm1@uthscsa.edu David Garcia – garciad32@uthscsa.edu
Crystal Jeanne Harmon, RN – harmonc1@uthscsa.edu Felipe Saenz – saenzf1@uthscsa.edu
Nikie Turner, RN – Turner1@uthscsa.edu Moni Villanueva, LVN – villanuevam6@uthscsa.edu
Transplant OR Technichians – Office Phone: 210-743-7886
Alex Cruz – cruza11@uthscsa.edu Jessica Higa – higa@uthscsa.edu
Rod Davis – davisg@uthscsa.edu Minoza Minoza – minoza@uthscsa.edu
Laura Delz – Delz@uthscsa.edu Daniel Negrete – negreted@uthscsa.edu
Karla Diaz – diazk11@uthscsa.edu Ruby Villaflor – villaflor@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 Fax: 210-702-4233
Hepatobiliary:
Liver and Pancreas Surgery Coordinator, Gabriela Rodriguez, BSN, RN: 210.743.9745 | gabriela.rodriguez@uhtx.com
Hepatology:
Nurse Coordinator, Mariana Guzman, BSN, RN: 210.743.4264 | mariana.guzman2@uhtx.com
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Pediatric Transplant:
Pediatric Transplant Assistant Director – Irma Ayroso-Guardiola, BSN, RN, Office: 210-743-4387 | irma.ayroso-guardiola@uhtx.com
Pediatric Transplant Liver and Kidney Office: 210-743-4330, Fax: 210-702-4143 | Office hours: M-F, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Research:
Manager – Research Operations, Jillian Woodworth, MBS: 210-358-0478 | woodworthj@uthscsa.edu
Research Coordinator, Renee Walruff | walruff@uthscsa.edu
Research Area Specialist – Assoc, Alejandro Pena | penaa15@uthscsa.edu
Research Area Specialist – Assoc, Logan Baker | bakerl1@uthscsa.edu
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University Transplant Institute:
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
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