Faculty | Transplant Nephrology | MedStar Health
A group of MedStar Health Transplant Institute doctors poses for a group photo in a hospital lobby.

Within the kidney-pancreas program, MGTI has established a faculty with extensive clinical, teaching, and research experience. Although the entire staff at MGTI is available for the support of the nephrology transplant program, the key clinical personnel involved are listed below.

Transplant nephrologists

  • Beje Thomas, M.D.

    Fellowship Program Director

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    Basit Javaid, M.D.

    Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation

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    Asha Mougdil, M.D.

    Director, Pediatric Transplant Nephrology (CNMC)

  • Alexander Gilbert, M.D.

  • Gayle Vranic, M.D.

Transplant surgeons

  • Jennifer Verbesey , M.D

    Director of Living Donation

  • Pejman Radkani
    Dr. Pejman Radkani

    Fellowship Program Director

  • Brian Nguyen
    Dr. Brian Nguyen

Other key faculty

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    Sandra Rosen-Bronson, PhD- Director, Histocompatibility Laboratory

  • Bhaskar Kallakury
    Bhaskar Kallakury, M.D

    Transplant Renal Pathologist

  • Joseph Timpone, M.D

    Transplant Infectious Disease