Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Staff
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Program Staff
(732) 253-3699 • 10 Plum Street, 7th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 • Our Staff
Successful transplantation depends on a team of professionals to care for a patient. That team includes a cardiologist, transplant surgeons, transplant coordinators, a psychiatrist, dietician, pharmacist, social worker and financial coordinator.
Cardiologist
- Jesus G. Almendral, MD
Mechanical Circulatory Support Director
Transplant Surgeons
- Thomas Prendergast, MD
Heart Transplant Surgical Director - Anthony Lemaire, MD
Attending Cardiac Surgeon
Transplant Coordinators
- Ada Bliven, APN
Heart Failure/VAD/Transplant Coordinator - Jacqueline Burbank, RN, MSN
Heart Failure/VAD/Transplant Coordinator - Dreamy James, RN, MSN, APN
Heart Failure/VAD/Transplant Coordinator - Christine McManus, RN, BSN
Heart Failure/VAD/Transplant Coordinator
Pharmacists
- Tae Kim, PharmD
- Antonia Routh, PharmD
Medical Coordinator
- Peggy Kern
Financial Advisor
- Rose Moss
Administration
- Margaret Ames, Assistant Vice President, Cardiovascular and Transplant Services
(732) 253-3699 • 10 Plum Street, 7th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 • Our Staff
