Save lives. Provide comfort. Strengthen legacies.
Helping New Yorkers Live On
We are a team of over 200 – clinicians, educators, social workers and more – united around the life-changing power of organ and tissue donation. We work tirelessly day and night, 365 days a year, to help save the lives of those in need of a transplant. We also provide support and comfort to donors and their loved ones throughout the donation process, and for years after.
In addition, we work to educate and inspire our community about organ and tissue donation. We do this through educational events, media outreach, and work in our local schools and communities.
Everlasting Impact
Who We Serve

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Cohen's Children's Medical Center Division of Nephrology
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James J.Peters VA Medical Center
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Montefiore
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New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
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New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
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Northwell Health Transplant Center
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NYU Langone Health
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Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai
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Stonybrook University Hospital Transplant Center
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SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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Westchester Medical Center
Our Executive Team
With a combined 185 years of experience in their fields, our executive team brings knowledge and expertise to the organization and cause.

Helen Irving, RN, MBA
President & CEO

Jim Aranda
Vice President of Administration & Chief Financial Officer

Chad Ezzell
Chief Clinical Officer

Amy L. Friedman, MD
EVP & Chief Medical Officer

Michele Clayton Lucas, Esq.
Vice President of Human Resources & Corporate Compliance Officer

Rabbi Ari Perl, MA, MBA
Vice President of Multicultural Engagement

Safiya Raheem
Director of Community & Government Affairs

Heidi Evans
LiveOnNY Foundation, Executive Director
Our Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Board
board of directors
Lee H. Perlman, FACHE
Sander S. Florman, MD
Brigitte Sullivan
Peter Hutchings
Bruce C. Vladeck, PhD
Warren Berke
Dr. Jeremy Boal, MD
Dr. Frank Darras, MD
Dr. Jean Emond, MD
Bruce Flanz
Dr. Laura Forese, MD
Dr. Elliot Grodstein, MD
Rainer W.G. Gruessner, MD, FACS, FICS
Tomas Heimann, MD
Dr. Milan Kinkhabwala, MD
Leona Kim-Schluger, MD
Dr. Paula Marcus, MD
Christopher Mastromano, MBA
Patrick O’Shaughnessy, MD
Michael J. Pastier
Rosanne Raso, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Sally Rogers
Dr. Edward Rogoff, PhD
Salvatore J. Russo, Esq.
Scott Salmirs, MBA
Dr. Benjamin Samstein, MD
Dr. Lewis Teperman, MD
Rev. Owen Williams
medical advisory board list
Dr. Nabil Dagher, MD
Dr. Luis Angel, MD
Karen Berger, RN
Dr. Henry Bodenheimer Jr., MD
Dr. Joseph Cooke, MD
Ira Copperman
Dr. Frank D'Ovidio, MD
Dr. Maryjane Farr, MD MSc FACC
Allison Fehr
Dr. Bruce Gelb, MD
Dr. Daniel Glicklich, MD
Dr. Marie Le
Dr. Brian Lima
William Lynch, MPA
Dr. Ernesto Molmenti, MD PhD MBA
Dr. Seigo Nishida, MD PhD FACS
Allen Norin, PhD D(ABHI)
Dr. Sean Pinney, MD FACC
Dr. Juan Rocca, MD
Lorraine Ryan, Esq.
Dr. Pedro Sandoval, MD
Dr. Scott Scheinin, MD
Dr. Thomas Schiano, MD FACP
Dr. Carolyn Shih, MD MBA MPH
Dr. Nabil Sumrani, MD
Dr. Wayne Walzer
Dr. Anthony Watkins, MD
Dr. James Zisfein, MD
The LiveOnNY Foundation

The LiveOnNY Foundation is the philanthropic arm of LiveOnNY. Created in 2016 with seed funding from Donate Eight, the Foundation complements and enhances the work of LiveOnNY.
The Foundation’s core mission is to raise and deploy charitable contributions to help increase the number of lives saved in New York through public and medical education, innovative projects and to support both donor and recipient families through their transplant journey. By making a contribution to The LiveOnNY Foundation, you help us provide the greatest gift of all – the gift of life.
Pictured here are grant recipients Nadine and Kinsey. Nadine wrote a book about her daughter Kinsey's journey with transplant called "Kinsey's Kidney Adventure."
Work With Us
As one of the largest organ procurement organizations in the country, we aim to recruit, develop and retain talented and diverse staff members to help realize our mission. In addition to fulfilling and life-saving work, other benefits include tuition reimbursement, medical & dental plans and retirement savings with employer match and more. View our open positions or search for a career that meets your interests – then apply online!
Media Toolkit
LiveOnNY is a federally designated non-profit organization committed to giving New Yorkers a second chance at life through the power of organ donation. Since 1978 we have saved lives, provided comfort and strengthened legacies.
We have several experts available to speak to the media about LiveOnNY and organ donation. For media inquiries, please contact Ali McSherry at 646-291-4637 or email amcsherry@liveonny.org
View our digital 2020 Annual Report.
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