Contact Us

For organ donation and issues of donor suitability please call us Toll Free at 866-731-6585. We are available 24hr/day and will refer to you to the appropriate staff member.

For general information, please contact our Administrative Staff

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Mark Atkinson, Ph.D. nPOD Executive Director
carmela
Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, Ph.D. nPOD Co-Executive Director
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Alberto Pugliese, MD nPOD Co-Executive Director

Administrative Core Staff


Irina Kusmartseva, Ph.D. nPOD Director
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Robert O’Flynn, BA HDS-C nPOD OPO Liaison and Organ Donor Development Coordinator
Lisa
Lisa Turk, MS nPOD Investigator Coordinator
Alice
Alice Zhang nPOD Program Assistant

Organ Processing and Pathology Core Staff

Helmut Hiller, MS nPOD OPPC Manager
Maria Beery, MSCARE-T1D OPPC Manager
Ellen Verney, MSnPOD Core Research Specialist
RobinRobin Foss, BA, BHS, PS (ASCP)nPOD Core Pathology Assistant
Amanda Ramella, BSnPOD Laboratory Technician – Histology
Casey Grubel, BS nPOD Core Research Technician
Alexis Meier, BA nPOD Core Research Technician
RobinKacie Geelhoed, BS nPOD Core Research Technician

nPOD Administrative Office contact information

University of Florida, College of Medicine
Phone: (352) 273-8277
1275 Center Drive, BMSB Room J586
Fax: (352) 273-9370
PO Box 100275
Gainesville, FL 32610-0275
www.jdrfnpod.org