Medical Experts for Media – Transplantation
Francisco Arabia, M.D.
Thomas Gonwa, M.D.
Denise Harnois, D.O.
David Mulligan, M.D.
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Francisco Arabia, M.D., a heart transplant surgeon and expert in heart failure surgery, mechanical circulatory support, ventricular support devices and total artificial heart
- Author of more than 45 scientific articles
- Has performed over 85 heart transplants since the program opening in 2005
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local broadcast and national print media, including CBS Evening News.
Sample Interviews:
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Lynn Closway (480-301-4222)
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Thomas Gonwa, M.D., an expert in kidney and pancreas transplants, and general spokesperson for the Department of Transplantation (all topics)
- Chair, Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Florida
- Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Florida
- Chair, Transplant Specialty Council, Mayo Clinic
- Author of more than 160 scientific articles
- Former President, American Society of Transplantation
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local and international print and broadcast media.
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Paul Scotti (904-953-2299)
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Denise Harnois, D.O., an expert in liver disease, liver cancer and liver transplants, acute liver failure, organ donation, multi-organ abdominal transplants, and liver masses
- Past Medical Director of Liver Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Florida
- Medical Director of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Cancer Team, Mayo Clinic, Florida
- Principal investigator in National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) trials in liver disease and liver cancer
- Author of more than 100 book chapters, scientific articles and abstracts
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local and national print and broadcast media, including both live and taped television interviews.
Sample Interviews:
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Paul Scotti (904-953-2299)
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David Mulligan, M.D., a multi-organ (kidney, liver and pancreas) transplant surgeon and specialist in living donor liver transplantation, hepatobiliary malignancies and domino transplantation
- Established the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Mayo Clinic, Arizona
- Established the first Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Program in Arizona for living donor kidney transplantation
- Established and performed the first living donor liver transplant in Arizona, which is one of the top five liver transplant programs for adults in the United States
Media Experience:
Interview experience with local and national print and broadcast media.
Sample Interview:
To schedule an interview, call:
Media Relations Consultant Lynn Closway (480-301-4222)