Apheresis Team

Apheresis Treatment Team

• Medical Director: David M. Ward, MD, FRCP, HP (ASCP)
• Associate Medical Director: Amber Sanchez, MD
• Nurse Manager: Odette Ada, BSN, RN
• Administrative Director: Jill Deetz, RN, BSN
• Finance Coordinator: Anita
• Administrative Assistant: Ninette
• Administrative Assistant: Majella

• David M. Ward, MD, FRCP, HP (ASCP)
• Amber Sanchez, MD  
• Scott Mullaney, MD
• Danuta Trzebinska, MD
• Robyn Cunard, MD

Principal Apheresis Physician at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center:

• Scott Thomson, MD

In addition to the physicians listed above, our team includes:

• Roland Blantz, MD
• Frances Gabbai, MD
• Joachim Ix, MD
• Ravindra Mehta, MD
• Cynthia Miracle, MD 
• Robert Parmer, MD
• Dena Rifkin, MD
• Mita Shah, MD 
• Kumar Sharma, MD
• Prabhleen Singh, MD
• Robert Steiner, MD

Our physicians are supported by Nephrology Fellows at UC San Diego Medical Center

UC San Diego Pediatric Faculty Apheresis Physicians at Rady Children’s Hospital:

• Nadine Benador, MD  
• Peter Yorgin, MD

UC San Diego Medical Center Inpatient Plasmapheresis Manager:

• Eileen Lischer, RN, BSN

Apheresis Nursing Team

The Apheresis Program is supported by a dedicated team of specially trained nurses.

The Apheresis Team at UC San Diego Health System