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Critical Care and Perioperative Management

Early Career Surgeons

The Changing Landscape of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Sunday, January 26, 2025
11:30am - 1:00pm PT
Location: 409AB

    Moderator(s)

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    Michael Mulligan, MD (he/him/his)

    Chief and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    University of Washington Medical Center
    Mercer Island , Washington, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Leora Yarboro, MD

    Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery
    University of Virginia Medical Center
    Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

    Disclosure(s): Arthrex: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, September 22, 2024)

Disclosure(s):
Michael S. Mulligan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Leora T. Yarboro, MD: Arthrex: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, September 22, 2024)

Presentations:

  • 11:30am - 11:40am PT
    Current Approaches to DCD Heart and Lung Procurement and Preservation

    Invited Speaker: Pedro Catarino, MD – Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • 11:40am - 11:50am PT
    Benefits of 10° Static Lung Preservation and Implications for Cardiac Preservation

    Invited Speaker: Konrad Hoetzenecker, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • 11:50am - 12:00pm PT
    Heart Retransplantation in the Modern Era: Trends in Characteristics and Outcomes

    Presenting Author: Shi Nan Feng, BPSH (she/her/hers) – Divison of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  • 12:00pm - 12:10pm PT
    Commercialization of the Procurement Process: Financial Impact Implications For Trainees and Alternative Strategies

    Invited Speaker: Jordan R.H Hoffman, MD – University of Colorado

  • 12:10pm - 12:20pm PT
    Donor Procurement Centers: Efficiencies, Impact in Finances, and Potential Limitations

    Invited Speaker: Varun Puri, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

  • 12:20pm - 12:30pm PT
    Impact of Extended Heart Recovery Distance on Transplant Outcome Under the Current Heart Allocation Policy: The United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis

    Presenting Author: Sooyun Caroline Tavolacci, MD, MSCR (she/her/hers) – Westchester Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • 12:30pm - 12:40pm PT
    Beyond the Implant: Acquiring Skills in Candidate Selection, Donor Management, and Donor Recipient Matching

    Invited Speaker: Maria E. Currie, MD, PhD – Stanford University

  • 12:40pm - 1:00pm PT
    Moderated Panel Discussion