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Meet the team

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Here is a list of the staff members that you may encounter during your advanced heart, VAD or heart transplant experience.

Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Physician Team

Cardiovascular Surgeons

  • Eric I Jeng, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC
    Cardiovascular Surgeon
    Eric I Jeng
  • Mark S Bleiweis, MD
    Cardiovascular Surgeon, Congenital Heart Specialist - Surgery
    Mark S Bleiweis
  • Giles J Peek, MD, FRCS CTh, FFICM, FELSO
    Cardiovascular Surgeon
    Languages: French
    Giles J Peek

Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinators

  • Lacey Coleman, APRN
  • Shelley Beldock, APRN
  • Laureen Meece, APRN
    Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator
  • Tony Calkins, APRN
  • Sara Kolp, APRN
  • Natalie Chaiser, APRN

Heart Failure Assistants

  • Mary Adams
  • Kiara Cray
  • Tequila Wilson

VAD Assistant

  • Kim Feezell
  • Kaelyn Smith

Heart Transplant Coordinators

  • Maisara Bledsoe, BSN
  • Renee Rogers APRN, MSN, ANP-BC, CCTC
  • Bonnie Scribner, BSN

Heart Transplant Assistants

  • Christine Carr-Freidin
  • Lydia Torres-Miller

Social Worker

  • Inéz Rios, MSW

Pharmacist

  • Taylor Paisley, PharmD

Financial Representative

  • Sam Cerrato
  • UF Health is contracted with most transplant networks. Check with your employer or insurer for more information about accessing UF Health for transplant services or call our finanical representative at 352.265.0359 or 352.265.0358 with any questions.

Administrative

  • Susan Learn: Manager, Adult Heart Failure, Adult Heart Transplant, Pediatric Heart and Lung Transplant, UF Health Shands Transplant Center
  • Stephan Moore: Director, UF Health Shands Transplant Center