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 was diagnosed with 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
Timothy Wan, Esq.
Corporate Counsel
Samantha Hil
Project Manager
Tom D'Alessandro
Chief Financial Officer
Larry McMahon
Director of Operations
Kevin Nelson
Chief Information Officer
Matthew Ronin
Director of Research & Technology
Joe Sinacore
Director of Education & Development
Andre Carvalho
Manager, Operations

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