Black Liver Health Initiative

Monica Nelson-Kone, BSN, RN

Co-Founder, Black Liver Health Initiative
Liver Transplant Coordinator, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, NYP/CUIMC

Our Team

Lorna Dove, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Hepatology
Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, CUIMC

Jean Emond, MD

Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief of Transplantation Services, Columbia University
Executive Director, Transplant Initiative, New York-Presbyterian, CUIMC
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, CUIMC

Catherine Lucero, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, WCM

Russell Rosenblatt, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, WCM

Akhil Shenoy, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Transplant Psychiatry
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, CUIMC

Elizabeth Verna, MD, MS

Frank Cardile Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Research, Transplant Clinical Research Center, CUIMC
Director of Hepatology Research, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, CUIMC
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, CUIMC

Julia Wattacheril, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Program
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, CUIMC

Eleonore Baughan, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator, Transplant Clinical Research Center, CUIMC

Brittney Destin, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator, Transplant Clinical Research Center, CUIMC

Moury Minhaz, BS

Clinical Research Manager, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, CUIMC