Pancreas Transplantation

For more information on Pancreas transplantation:

Call toll free 800-525-5395 or call 717-531-6092

 

Physicians 

Manager

  • Gail Frankle, RN, MEd, CPTC

Coordinators

  • Valerie Mouery, RN
  • Nancy Sabb, RN, BSN
  • Mary Ann Smith, RN, BSN, CCTC
  • Sandra Ryan, RN

Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants

  • Tara Flannery, CRNP
  • Linda Kulp, PA-C

Financial Counselor

  • Faith Baker

Staff Assistants

  • Jessica Giansanti
  • Carol Hershey
  • Monica Progin
  • Tanya Gogets, MOA

Social Workers

  • Velma Carter-Dryer, MSW, ACSW
  • Hilary Hoover, MSW, LSW
  • Cynthia T. Royer, MSW, LSW

Pharmacist

  • Tracy M. Valania, Pharm. D.

Nutritionist

  • Karen E. Smith, RD, CDE

To do

Who can I talk to if I’m not sure a transplant is right for me?

Talk with your endocrinologist about the transplantation process. To set up a clinic appointment to learn more about transplantation, call our office at 717-531-3716. Clinic meetings are scheduled every Monday and Thursday morning from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

After an appointment is scheduled, call the transplant office if any changes in your schedule occur that would prohibit you from keeping your appointment. You may reschedule your appointment at this time. A packet of information will be mailed to you. Please fill in the information requested, and return it to our office as soon as possible.

What do I need to do after the clinic meeting?

A letter will be mailed to each patient stating whether or not they are considered a candidate for transplantation, along with a list of tests that need to be completed for listing. This letter will also be sent to your endocrinologist and your primary care physician.

How do I get all these tests completed?

Your endocrinologist’s office can schedule all the tests for you.

Note: By patient request – the patient can have all the testing completed at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Our office can schedule the tests for you.

When will I be put on the list?

When all testing is completed and the results are faxed to our office, the transplant physician will review your records. If at this time, no further testing is indicated, you will be put on the list. One of the pre-transplant coordinators will call you at home to let you know when you are listed. You will also receive a letter in the mail. You are NOT listed until you receive a call from one of our staff, or you receive this letter.

Do I need to do anything after I am listed for transplantation?

You will receive a second letter stating whether you need annual testing to remain active on the transplant list. Also, a blood sample will be taken at the beginning of each month for your physician’s office. It will be sent to our lab so we may have a current sample on each patient. This allows us to start testing your compatibility with a potential donor before you arrive at the hospital.

 

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