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Adrianne Sikora BSN,RN,CCTC

Denver,CO

Summary

Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator and Registered Nurse with extensive experience in transplantation and rare disease management. Proven track record in fostering trusted relationships with patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Expertise in delivering comprehensive education on disease states and treatment options, effectively translating complex clinical information for diverse audiences while designing engaging virtual and in-person educational programs.

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Work History

Senior Kidney Transplant Coordinator

Children’s Hospital Colorado
05.2015 - Current
  • Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for approximately 60 pediatric and young-adult kidney transplant patients and families, building trusted relationships and providing individualized disease-state education, advocacy, and ongoing support.
  • Lead development and implementation of a comprehensive pediatric-to-adult transplant transition program, including bilingual educational curricula, multidisciplinary presentations, and patient and caregiver engagement initiatives.
  • Develop and deliver comprehensive clinical education for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, patients, and caregivers through professional presentations, individualized instruction, staff training, and educational resources.
  • Design and implement pre- and post-transplant educational curricula, manuals, and teaching materials tailored to patient developmental needs, health literacy, treatment complexity, and caregiver understanding.
  • Build and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, APPs, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and community providers to facilitate multidisciplinary care, strengthen HCP engagement, and improve patient outcomes.
  • Provide specialized education and support for patients and families affected by rare and complex diseases, addressing treatment adherence, disease progression, medication management, and quality-of-life challenges.
  • Deliver clinical education and share best practices through national conference presentations, multidisciplinary collaboration, and professional training initiatives, translating complex clinical information into practical, actionable guidance

Liver Transplant Coordinator / House Supervisor / Emergency RN

Centura Health
04.2014 - 05.2015
  • Coordinated complex inpatient and outpatient liver transplant care, patient and caregiver education, multidisciplinary transitions, medication management, and urgent clinical needs.
  • As House Supervisor, supported hospital-wide clinical operations, staffing, escalation, patient flow, and multidisciplinary problem solving in a high-acuity environment.

Clinical Organ Recovery Supervisor

Donor Alliance
05.2007 - 04.2014

• Led multidisciplinary clinical teams and time-sensitive organ donation and recovery activities across multiple hospital systems, serving as a clinical subject matter expert and Administrator on Call.

• Built trusted relationships with physicians, hospital leaders, transplant centers, and clinical teams while advancing quality, regulatory compliance, education, and operational performance.

• Designed and delivered onboarding, simulation-based training, continuing education, and hospital presentations for nurses, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

Emergency Department RN

Health One; Travel Agency
09.2002 - 05.2007

Trauma-Surgical RN

Mayo Clinic
09.2001 - 09.2002

Education

BSN - Nursing

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
08-2001

Bachelor of Science - Graduate Biostatistics Coursework

University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health
Aurora, CO

Skills

  • Disease-state education
  • Healthcare provider relationships
  • Patient engagement
  • Rare disease
  • Virtual and In-Person education
  • Patient advocacy
  • Healthcare regulations
  • Program development
  • Specialty pharmacy collaboration
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Confidentiality and Regulatory Compliance

Accomplishments

  • 2026 IPTA invited panelist: Infections in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients — Recurrent UTIs.
  • 2024 American Transplant Congress: GROWN-UP bilingual transition initiative.
  • 2026 ABTC Standard Setting Committee and CCTC examination content work group.
  • 2024 — Co-author, “The GROWN-UP Initiative: A Novel Bilingual Program to Transition from Pediatric to Adult Solid Organ Transplant Care,” American Transplant Congress.
  • 2023 — Co-author, “Reduced Severe Neutropenia with Steroid-Avoidant Immunosuppression in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients,” ASPN / Pediatric Academic Societies.
  • 2022 — Co-author, “Sensitization and BK Viremia Risk Following Subclinical COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients,” American Transplant Society.
  • Peer-reviewed publications in Pediatric Transplantation (2020); national presentations including NATCO and Grand Rounds (Cheyenne Regional Medial Center); former President, Colorado Transplant Nurses Society.

Certification

  • RN, Colorado
  • CCTC, ABTC

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Senior Kidney Transplant Coordinator

Children’s Hospital Colorado
05.2015 - Current

Liver Transplant Coordinator / House Supervisor / Emergency RN

Centura Health
04.2014 - 05.2015

Clinical Organ Recovery Supervisor

Donor Alliance
05.2007 - 04.2014

Emergency Department RN

Health One; Travel Agency
09.2002 - 05.2007

Trauma-Surgical RN

Mayo Clinic
09.2001 - 09.2002

BSN - Nursing

University of Northern Colorado

Bachelor of Science - Graduate Biostatistics Coursework

University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health
Adrianne Sikora BSN,RN,CCTC
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