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Islet Transplant Team

Listed below are the team members that make up the islet transplant team. You will meet some of these team members during your evaluation for islet transplant.

Transplant Surgeons

Chris Larsen

Christian P Larsen, MD, Dphil
Director, Emory Transplant Center
Phone: (404) 727-1625
Fax: (404) 727-3660

Thomas Pearson

Thomas C Pearson, MD, Dphil
Livingston Professor of Surgery
Phone: (404) 727-8465
Fax: (404) 727-3660

Nicole Turgeon

Nicole Turgeon, MD
Phone: (404) 727-8465
Fax: (404) 727-3660

Transplant Physicians

Dr Patrick Bowen

Patrick H Bowen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Section Chief, Endocrinology
Emory Healthcare The Emory Clinic
Phone: (404) 778-5546
Fax: (404) 778-5730

Administration

Lisa M Carlson, MPH, CHES
Academic Program Director
Phone: (404) 712-4807
Fax: (404) 712-4621

Research Nursing Staff

Cell and Tissue Processing Laboratory Staff

Beth Begley, RN, BSN, CCTC
Research Nurse Supervisor
Phone: (404) 712-1114
Fax: (404) 712-4348

Jose Avila, MD, PhD
Scientific Director, Cell and Tissue Processing Laboratory
Phone: (404) 727-9994
Fax: (404) 712-2584

Cindy Breeden
Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: (404) 712-1114
Fax: (404) 712-4348

Tameika Campbell, MT(ASCP)
Research Technologist
Phone: (404) 712-2559
Fax: (404) 712-2584

Elizabeth Ferry, RN, CCRC
Senior Research Nurse
Phone: (404) 712-1114
Fax: (404) 712-4348

Jose Cano, MT(ASCP)
Research Technologist III
Phone: (404) 712-1195
Fax: (404) 712-2584

Amy Lewis, RN, BSN, CCRC
Senior Research Nurse
Phone: (404) 712-1114
Fax: (404) 712-4348

Betsy Holbrook, MS, MT(ASCP)
Manager, Cell and Tissue Processing Laboratory
Phone: (404) 712-8535
Fax: (404) 712-2584

*Marti Sears, RN, BSN, CCRC
Senior Research Nurse
Phone: (404) 712-1114
Fax: (404) 712-4348
* Main Contact for Islet Program