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Aug 25, 2020, 17:29 PM by Jen Taylor

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) is deeply saddened by the passing of ASTS member Khalid Khwaja, MD, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on August 23, 2020. He was 52.

Aug 21, 2020, 12:30 PM by Jen Taylor

The President-Elect and Councilor election results were announced at the first virtual ASTS Town Hall on May 30, 2020.

Aug 6, 2020, 13:29 PM by User Not Found

For transplant programs, SRTR will stop all patient follow-up on March 12, 2020, the day prior to the public health emergency declaration, i.e., waitlist survival, transplant rate, and outcomes will not be assessed after that date.

Aug 6, 2020, 10:41 AM by Jen Taylor

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Transplantation thanked ASTS and its members for supporting the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Campaign in the nine years since its launch and for contributing to its continued success in 2020.

Jul 31, 2020, 11:36 AM by User Not Found

To disseminate the latest science in transplantation surgery while safeguarding the health and safety of attendees, we have decided to hold the 21st Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium virtually.

Jul 29, 2020, 15:31 PM by User Not Found

In light of the events in recent months that have illuminated the plight of Black Americans, I continue to reflect on the role we must play in confronting racism and the devastating consequences of this persistent evil.

Jul 28, 2020, 14:20 PM by User Not Found

Racism is morally wrong, inhuman, and unjust. In recent times we have all witnessed and lived through events that continue to illustrate that racism is an integral part of our society.

Jun 30, 2020, 09:39 AM by User Not Found

On June 26, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report entitled, “Assessing Solid Organ Donors and Monitoring Transplant Recipients for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus Infection — U.S. Public Health Service Guideline, 2020”.

Jun 25, 2020, 13:56 PM by User Not Found

It is with great sorrow that the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) announces one of our own, Dr. Felicitas Koller and her husband, lost their 4-year-old son Tunis on Sunday in a tragic accident at home.

Jun 24, 2020, 16:33 PM by Jen Taylor

C-Path's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium (TTC), ASTS, and the American Society of Transplantation (AST) are pleased to announce the first-ever recipients of the TTC Data Trailblazer Award.