Our Leadership

Meet our leadership team, dedicated to saving the lives of people facing kidney failure while protecting and supporting all living kidney donors.

Garet Hil

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Garet Hil is the Founder & CEO of the National Kidney Registry. He has 30 years of business experience, including serving as Chief Executive Officer for both public and private companies. Garet became involved in transplantation when his daughter experienced kidney failure at age 10.

Matthew Cooper, MD
Surgical Director
David Serur, MD
Medical Director
Michael Cecka, PhD
Lab Director
Amy Waterman, PhD
Research Director
Karen Miller, RN
Chair, Operations Committee
Michael Lollo
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Nelson
Chief Information Officer
Mark Zimmer
Chief Financial Officer
Joe Sinacore
Vice President, Network Development
Samantha Hil
Director of Marketing
Larry McMahon
Director of Operations
Matthew Ronin
Director of Research & Technology
David Zhelezov
Manager, Operations
Timothy Wan, Esq.
Corporate Counsel

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