Transplant Services Information

As one of the largest and most comprehensive adult and pediatric abdominal transplantation centers in the world, the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute (RMTI) at Mount Sinai is committed to outstanding patient care, research, and educational programs. Our transplant services for adults and children include kidney, liver, pancreas, and intestinal organ transplant.

The Mount Sinai Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to patients with this complex and chronic disease. Our team of heart failure and transplant cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, cardiac imaging experts, arrhythmia specialists, nurse practitioners, and transplant and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) coordinators, create an integrated approach that offers the best treatments to this very challenging and demanding patient population.

Transplant Residency Program Information

General Information

We accept one (1) full-time PGY 2 Tranplant Resident each year for the 12 month residency. A major research project must be completed and presented during the residency year.

Purpose

The goal of the transplant residency program is to provide opportunities in direct patient care, administration, education, and research that lead to the development of an independent and competent solid organ transplant pharmacy specialist.

Program Description

The residency is a twelve month program with a focus on solid organ transplant patient centered medication therapy management. The majority of the resident’s time will be spent on various tranplant teams, working collaboratively with a medical team and other healthcare providers. The pharmacy resident will serve as a pharmacy resource within the team.

Benefits

Funding is available for educational meetings as well as membership in national, state, and local professional organizations. Residents receive an annual stipend and are eligible for health insurance, holidays and educational travel.
Vacation: 19 total days paid time off (PTO)

Learning Experiences

Core Rotations

• Orientation
• Adult Kidney/Pancreas Transplant
• Adult Liver Transplant
• Adult Heart Transplant
• Transplant Infectious Diseases
• Outpatient Transplant Clinic

Elective Rotations

• Adult Kidney/Pancreas Transplant II
• Adult Liver Transplant II
• Adult Heart Transplant II
• Adult Lung Transplant
• Adult Intestinal Transplant/Nutrition
• Pediatric Transplant
• Advanced Critical Care
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Pharmacogenomics

Longitudinal Experiences

• Drug Information
• Ambulatory Care Longitudinal
• Research
• Service/Staffing: One evening per week in the transplant pharmacy satellite and weekend patient education responsibilities
• Teaching/Journal Club

Current Resident
Marina Juan, PharmD

Past Transplant Pharmacy Residents

2021-2022 Jeffery Lo, PharmD
2020-2021 Adina Petrosan, PharmD
2019-2020 Sarah Yun, PharmD
2018-2019  Vala Behbahani, PharmD
2017-2018  Daryl Nnani, PharmD
2016-2017  Jessica Hedvat, PharmD
2015-2016  Brett Rollins, PharmD
2014-2015  Andrew Santeusanio, PharmD