HODS - Halachic Organ Donor Society: Who are the Surgeons?

Who are the transplant physicians?

Scott A. Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, FACS, FCP, FACHE Professor and Chief , Section of Transplant Surgery Wayne State University School of Medicine Director, Organ Transplant Program, Harper University Hospital 3990 John R, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48201 Dr. Gruber performs kidney and pancreas transplants and can be contacted with specific questions at the following: 1-313-576-3327 FAX (313) 993-0595 E-mail: scott.gruber@va.gov

Mordechai Reuben Kramer, M.D. Director of Pulmonary Medicine Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center Jabutinski Street., Petah-Tikva 49100 Israel (03) 937-7140 Dr. Kramer earned his M.D. and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He has worked extensively within Israel and is a member of numerous major national and international societies for pulmonologists. Dr Kramer is running the lung transplant program in Israel were close to 200 lung and heart lung transplants were performed.

Simon Maybaum, M.D. Medical Director Center for Advanced Cardiac Therapy Cardiac Transplant and Assist Device Program Montefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine Office: 718-920-2626 Fax: 718-652-1833

Adena Osband, MD FACS Transplant Surgeon Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 10 Plum St, 7th floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Office: 732-253-3699; Fax: 732-448-7319 Dr Osband completed medical school and surgical residency at UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, followed by a transplant fellowship in Philadelphia. She is currently an assistant professor of surgery and attending surgeon in the kidney/pancreas transplant division of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In addition to transplants, she does minimally invasive donor surgery.

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