January 16-19, 2025 | Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, Phoenix, AZ
The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Transplant Surgeons designates this live activity for a 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Credit hours are subject to change. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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All listed times are in the Eastern Time Zone (ET)
12:10 PM | Report for JEDI Training |
Why We Need JEDI Warriors Among Our Providers Speaker: Shane Nelson | |
JEDI Warrior Successes and Wins to Increase Access to Transplantation in Diverse Populations Speaker: Dinee Simpson, MD | |
Why Do We Need to Continue to Highlight JEDI? Speaker: Sonja Green-Smith | |
Q&A Discussion | |
1:10 PM | Oral Abstract Session I |
Age Matters: What Affects the Cumulative Lifespan of a Transplanted Liver? Speaker: Chase Wehrle | |
Clinical Outcomes and Donor-Specific Antibody Kinetics Five Years After Imlifidase Desensitization Speaker: Ian Jaffe | |
Successful outcomes after liver transplant for colorectal liver metastases at a high-volume center in North America. The importance of a proper selection Speaker: Mariana Chávez Villa | |
Leveraging Brain Death as a Novel Pre-Clinical Human Model: The Parsons Model Speaker: Maggie Jones-Carr | |
1:50 PM | Break |
2:10 PM | Najarian Lecture |
2:50 PM | TACC Presentation Speakers: Wendy Grant, MD, FACS John Magee, MD |
3:10 PM | Break |
3:30 PM | The ABCs & XYZs of Machine Perfusion |
Utilizing Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: Current Status and Future Directions Speaker: Andrea Schlegal | |
Real Life Issues with Perfusion in the US Speaker: Mark Hobeika, MD | |
Expanding the Donor Pool with Perfusion: Are There Limits? Speaker: Aleah Brubaker, MD, PhD | |
Machine Perfusion: Show Me the Money? Speaker: Andrew Barbas, MD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
4:30 PM | The ABCs & XYZs of Normothermic Machine Perfusion |
Development and Implementation of Abdominal NRP Programs Speaker: Shennen Mao, MD | |
Technical Approaches for the Abdominal NRP: Central, Peripheral, and Intraabdominal Cannulation Speaker: Kristopher Croome, MD | |
Financial and Allocation Considerations for NRP Expansion within OPOs: Local Recovery and Back Speaker: David Aufhauser, MD | |
ASTS Agenda for the Advancement of NRP: Policy, Research, and Standardization Speaker: Anji Wall, MD, PhD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
5:30 PM | Poster Session A & Networking Reception |
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
Concurrent Sessions | |
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Advanced Transplant Provider Session |
APP Committee Update/Welcome Speaker: Elaina Weldon, MSN, ACNP-BC | |
How to Start an APP Team to Growing to 24/7 Coverage Model Speaker: Amy Ambrosini, AGACNP-BC, MSN, CCRN | |
From Few to Many, the Growing of APP Teams Speaker: Jen Sharp, MSN, ACNP-BC | |
Leadership Presentation Speaker: Deborah Hoch, DNP, ACNP | |
Lung Transplant Basics for Abdominal APPs Speaker: Katina Walline, PA-C | |
Internal Rehabilitation Speaker: Katherine Brodahl, PA-C, MPAS | |
Liver Frailty (1, 3 months) with Blood Biomarkers Speaker: Jessica Fisher, DNP, BSN | |
Kidney Topic/Belatacept Speaker: Jessica Speigel, PA-C | |
Donor Centers Speaker: Philip Sommer | |
Transplant Psych Pearls Speaker: Tyler Branagan | |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Hot Topics in Pediatric Transplantation |
Pediatric Transplant Surgery as a Career Speaker: Alexander Bondoc, MD | |
Technical Variants in Pediatric Liver Transplant Speaker: Kambiz Etesami, MD, FACS | |
Pediatric Multi-Visceral Current Challenges & Updates Speaker: Akin Tekin, MD | |
Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Technical Challenges & Unique Considerations Speaker: Christine Hwang, MD, FACS | |
Panel Discussion & Q&A | |
9:00 AM | Break |
9:10 AM | Advocacy Updates |
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Demonstration Proposal Speaker: Steven Potter, MD | |
Why Should You Get Involved with Advocacy? Speaker: Kiran Dhanireddy, MD | |
Legislative Update Speaker: Peggy Tighe, JD | |
Regulatory Environment & HRSA OPTN Modernization Initiative Speaker: Diane Millman, JD | |
Panel Discussion/Q&A | |
10:20 AM | Advancing Your Transplant Leadership Skills |
Are You Ready to Be the Boss? Speaker: Irene Kim, MD | |
Expanding/Building Your Program Speaker: Shimul Shah, MD, MHCM | |
Growing Your APP Team Speaker: Katherine Klingenberg, PA-C, MMS | |
When's the Right Time to Leave & Do it Gracefully Speaker: David Lee, MD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
11:30 AM | Sponsored Lunch Symposium |
12:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Opening |
General Sessions | |
12:30 PM | Transplant Oncology |
Case Discussion: Multifocal iCCA for Transplant Speakers: Ashish Saharia, MD, Amit Singal, MD, Milind Javle, MD | |
Case Discussion: HCC and PVTT Speakers: Parissa Tabrizian, MD, Amit Singal, MD, Milind Javle, MD | |
Case Discussion: CRC Mets Speakers: Shimul Shah, MD, MHCM, Amit Singal, MD, Milind Javle, MD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
1:40 PM | Research Grants Session |
Mechanisms of Combined Kidney/Bone Marrow Transplant (CK/BMT) Tolerance using Polyclonal Autologous Tregs to Promote Durable Chimerism in a Translational Model Speaker: Erin Duggan, MD | |
Mechanisms of Transplant Tolerance Induction with Costimulatory Blockade, Post-Transplant Total Lymphoid Irradiation, and Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Infusion Speaker: Steven Kim, MD | |
RNA Interference During Liver Machine Preservation to Improve Liver Graft Quality Speaker: Paulo Martins, MD, PhD | |
Using Phenotypic Precision Medicine to Individualize Immunosuppression Based on Quantifiable Markers of Immune Response and Allograft Injury Speaker: Ali Zarrinpar, MD, PhD | |
2:30 PM | Award Ceremony |
2:40 PM | Hume Lecture: Thomas Peters, MD |
3:10 PM | Break |
3:30 PM | Oral Abstract Session II |
Current Heart Allocation: Are Exceptions Justified Speaker: Amrusha Musunuru, MD | |
Combined Liver Transplant and Cardiac Surgery: Long Term Outcomes and Predictors of Success Speaker: Glenn Wakam, MD | |
Preimplantation infusion of C1 Esterase Inhibitor (C1INH) improves deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) function in allografts at risk for ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) Speaker: Steven Wisel, MD | |
Multicenter US liver transplant outcomes after NRP versus SRR from DCD donors Speaker: Aleah Brubaker, MD, PhD | |
4:10 PM | Revitalizing the Transplant Surgeon's Lifestyle: Strategies for Success and Wellness |
Harnessing Procurement Centers & Machine Perfusion for Work/Life Balance Speaker: Jennifer Yu, MD | |
Transplantation: the Ultimate Team Sport Speaker: Grace Lee Riddle, MD | |
Navigating Work though Personal Hardship Speaker: Kristin Mekeel, MD | |
Peer Support Through the Storm Speaker: Sunil Geevarghese, MD, FACS, MSCI | |
The Impact of Mindset on Surgical Training & Surgeon Resilience Speaker: Kelly Collins, MD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
5:30 PM | Poster Session B |
6:00 PM | Pints with Professors: Pipeline Networking Event |
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
8:00 AM | Aggressive Approaches for Expanding Kidney and Pancreas Transplant |
Using Marginal Organs to Safely & Successfully Expand the Kidney Pool Speaker: Caroline Jadlowiec, MD | |
A Programmatic Approach to Expanding Kidney Volume Speaker: Nicole Ali, MD | |
A Surplus of DGF & How to Deal With It? Speaker: Carrie Thiessen, MD, PhD | |
Innovations in Pancreas Transplant: Missed Opportunities Speaker: Joseph Scalea, MD | |
8:40 AM | Trimming the Transplant List - Creating a Weight Loss Pathway for Obese Candidates |
Medical vs. Surgical Options for Obese Transplant Candidates Speaker: Rachel Forbes, MD | |
Surgical Issues Post Bariatric Surgery in ESRD Candidates Speaker: Anil Paramesh, MD | |
Creating a Consortium to Share Best Practices for Weight Loss in Transplant Candidates Speaker: Tayyab Diwan, MD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
9:20 AM | Break |
9:50 AM | The Future of Transplantation |
The Future of Robotics in Organ Transplantation Speaker: Adeel Khan, MD | |
Advances in Tolerating the Kidney Speaker: Stephan Busque, MD, FRCSC | |
Putting the Liver to Work for Tolerance Speaker: Timucin Taner, MD, PhD | |
The Next Frontier of Xenotransplant Speaker: Robert Montgomery, MD, FACS, PhD | |
Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Transplantation Speaker: Tommy Ivanics, MD | |
10:40 AM | The Road Less Traveled: Achieving Success as a Surgical-Scientist |
How to Begin a Basic Science Career as a Clinical Surgeon Speaker: Juliet Emamaullee MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS | |
Training Grants in Transplant Surgery: Creating a Pipeline Speaker: Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH | |
Partnering with Surgeons and Cracking the Code for Success in Outcomes-Based Research Speaker: Allan Massie, PhD | |
Notes from a Chair on Creating a Successful Surgical Scientist Speaker: Keith Lillemoe, MD | |
Q&A Discussion | |
11:30 AM | Sponsored Lunch Symposium - Sponsored by Transmedics |
12:30 PM | Oral Abstract Session III |
Validation of a Pre-operative Risk Score to Predict Early Allograft Dysfunction following Living Donor Liver Transplantation Speaker: Audrey Brown, MD | |
Long-term Function of a Gal-KO Xenothymokidney Transplant in a Brain-Dead Decedent Speaker: Jeffrey Stern, MD | |
Postoperative Fibrinolytic Resistance is Associated with Early Allograft Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation Speaker: Hunter Moore, MD | |
T Cell Repertoire Profiling in Allografts and Native Tissues in Recipients with COVID–19 After Solid Organ Transplantation: Insight into T Cell–Mediated Allograft Protection from Viral Infection Speaker: Joshua Weiner, MD | |
1:10 PM | Awards Ceremony II |
1:30 PM | President's Message: Elizabeth Pomfret, MD, PhD |
2:00 PM | Break |
2:30 PM | ATP Initiative: Care Kits for Caregivers |
6:30 PM | Reception, Dinner & Dancing Celebrate 50 Years of ASTS & Bring Out Your Best 1970s Fashion! |
8:00 AM | Breakfast |
9:00 AM | Mini Oral Abstracts |
Outcomes of Obese Donors and their Recipients in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Speaker: Ronit Patnaik, MD | |
Hydrogen Sulfide Supplementation Improves Renal Graft Function in an Ex Vivo Porcine Model of Ischemia and Reperfusion Speaker: Alp Sener, MD, PhD | |
Single Center Analysis of The Positive Impact of a 24/7 Advanced Practice Provider Care Model for Liver Transplant Recipients Speaker: Amy Ambrosini, AGACNP-BC, MSN, CCRN | |
Immunomodulatory Role of Wharton’s Jelly-Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Kidney Transplantation Speaker: Anton Dugandzic | |
The Impact of Machine Perfusion on Outcomes of Macrosteatotic Liver Allografts Following Liver Transplantation Speaker: Claire Cywes | |
The Impact on Geographic Disparity of Removing Donor Service Area from Kidney Allocation Speaker: Luckmini Liyanage | |
PreTransplant Normothermic Perfusion Affects Inflammatory Transcripts Following Perfusion and Implantation in both DCD and DBD Liver Grafts Speaker: Glenn Wakam, MD | |
The Use of Pediatric En Bloc Donors with low GFR in Adult Kidney Transplants Speaker: David Farhat, MD | |
9:40 AM | Break |
10:00 AM | Expanding Toolkit for Living Donor Surgery |
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: The Gold Standard Speaker: Stephanie Yi, MD, FACS, MPH | |
Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: The New and Improved Approach Speaker: Jason Wellen, MD, MBA | |
The Open Approach to Living Donor Surgery: Tried, True, and Safe Speaker: Nicolas Goldaracena, MD | |
Minimally-Invasive Live Donor Hepatectomy: The Ideal Approach Speaker: Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS, MBBCh, BAO | |
Q&A Discussion |
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