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General Thoracic

Early Career Surgeons

Modernized Solutions for Lung Failure, From Bench to Bedside

Sunday, January 26, 2025
8:00am – 9:30am PT
Location: 408A

Presentations:

  • 8:00am – 8:10am PT
    Endobronchial Valve Therapy vs. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in the United States

    Presenting Author: J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD MPH MHL FACS FRCS FCCP FCCM – WVU Medicine

  • 8:10am – 8:20am PT
    The United States Experience with Combined Lung and Liver Transplantation

    Presenting Author: Liam R. Kugler, BS – University of Florida

  • 8:20am – 8:30am PT
    The Impact of Various Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Strategies on Transplantation Outcomes: A Comprehensive Analysis of Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing

    Presenting Author: Amer Alzahrani, MD, RRT (he/him/his) – UPMC

  • 8:30am – 8:40am PT
    The Survival Paradox in Sarcoidosis Patients Undergoing Lung transplantation: Overview of the Lung Allocation Score Era

    Presenting Author: Theodore M. Lin, MD (he/him/his) – Creighton University School of Medicine

  • 8:40am – 8:50am PT
    The Impact of Kidney Transplantation on Survival Outcomes for Lung Transplantation

    Presenting Author: Lynette A. Lester, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California

  • 8:50am – 9:00am PT
    Gender Disparity in Waitlist Outcomes of Lung Transplantation in the Composite Allocation Score System

    Presenting Author: Peter D. Cho, BS (he/him/his) – Drexel University College of Medicine

  • 9:00am – 9:10am PT
    Lung Transplantation with Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis

    Presenting Author: Matthew P. Weber, MD – University of Virginia

  • 9:10am – 9:17am PT
    Robotics in Lung Transplantation

    Invited Speaker: Stephanie H. Chang, MD (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Health

  • 9:17am – 9:24am PT
    Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in 2025: What's Next?

    Invited Speaker: Gabriel Loor, MD (he/him/his) – Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • 9:24am – 9:30am PT
    Discussion