2025 Winter Symposium

2025 Winter Symposium

Winter Symposium sessions recorded from January 2025.

If you are not an ASTS member and are registered for the 2025 Winter Symposium please email education@asts.org for access.

  • Welcome and Keynote
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    2025 Winter Symposium Welcome and Keynote

    2025 Winter Symposium Welcome and Keynote

    Welcome by the Vanguard Committee Chair: Bursin Ekser, MD, PhD

    Introduction of Keynote Session: Henry Randall, MD, MBA, FACS

    Keynote Speaker: Ryan Southworth, DO

  • The Evolving Role of OPOs in a Changing Environment
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    Future of OPO in the Era of CMS Metrics Centralized DCD to Maximize Organ Donation & Allocation Q & A Discussion

    Future of OPO in the Era of CMS Metrics  Harry Wilkins, MD
    Moderators: Julie Heimbach, MD & Tamer Shaker, MD
    Centralized DCD to Maximize Organ Donation & Allocation Doug Butler, MBA, RN
    Q & A Discussion All Session Speakers

  • What Can the American Board Surgery Offer Transplant Surgeons
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    ABS Intro & Explanation Panel Discussion

    ABS Intro & Explanation Kim Olthoff, MD Moderators: Kim Olthoff, MD & Mike Rizzari, MD
    Panel Discussion Amy Evenson, MD Jennifer Verbesey , MD

  • So You Want to Be a Mentor?
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    Becoming a Mentor & Staying a Mentor through the Years David Mulligan, MD Introduction to Cross Mentorship - Mentoring at All Levels James Guarerra, MD, FACS How to Engage with Mentees. Where Do You Start? Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, FACS How the ATP Committee Has Grown Mentorship in ASTS Katie Brodahl, PA-C, MPAS Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers Moderators: Anthony Watkins, MD, Kristina Lemon, MD & Katherine Klingenberg, PA-C, MMS

    Becoming a Mentor & Staying a Mentor through the Years David Mulligan, MD Moderators: Anthony Watkins, MD, Kristina Lemon, MD & Katherine Klingenberg, PA-C, MMS
    Introduction to Cross Mentorship - Mentoring at All Levels James Guarerra, MD, FACS
    How to Engage with Mentees. Where Do You Start? Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, FACS
    How the ATP Committee Has Grown Mentorship in ASTS Katie Brodahl, PA-C, MPAS
    Q&A Discussion  All Session Speakers

  • Oral Abstract Session I
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    Programmatic Normothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Liver Transplant Waitlist Outcomes for Patients with Lower MELD Scores: A Multi-Center Study -Sangeeta Satish, MD Alpha-Gal-KO Xenothymokidney Function in a Living Human Recipient with a Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Device - Imad Aljabban, MD Public Perceptions of Organ Donation by Determination of Death & Procurement Technique - Anji Wall, MD, PhD Out of Sequence Liver Transplants: A Nationwide Analysis of Organ Utilization & Allocation Equity - Glenn Wakam, MD

    Programmatic Normothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Liver Transplant Waitlist Outcomes for Patients with Lower MELD Scores: A Multi-Center Study Sangeeta Satish, MD
    Alpha-Gal-KO Xenothymokidney Function in a Living Human Recipient with a Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Imad Aljabban, MD
    Public Perceptions of Organ Donation by Determination of Death & Procurement Technique Anji Wall, MD, PhD
    Out of Sequence Liver Transplants: A Nationwide Analysis of Organ Utilization & Allocation Equity Glenn Wakam, MD

  • Najarian Lecture
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    David K.C. Cooper MD, PhD

    David K.C. Cooper MD, PhD 

  • Novel Approaches in Transplant
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    Everything Robotic: Robotic Donor Hepatectomy & Robotic Liver Transplant: World Largest Experience Dieter Broering, MD, PhD, FEBS, FACS Clinical Renal Xenotransplantation - The First Living Recipient & Current Challenges Tatsuo Kawai, MD Flip the Liver: Reduced Left Lateral & Monosegment Liver Transplants in Pediatric Recipients with Long Term Outcomes Deniz Balci, MD Applications of AI in Transplantation Mamatha Bhat, MD, PhD Optimizing Transplant Outcomes from Older Donors Stefan Tullius, MD PhD Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers Moderators: Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD & Varia Kirchner, MD

    Everything Robotic: Robotic Donor Hepatectomy & Robotic Liver Transplant: World Largest Experience Dieter Broering, MD, PhD, FEBS, FACS Moderators: Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD & Varia Kirchner, MD
    Clinical Renal Xenotransplantation - The First Living Recipient & Current Challenges Tatsuo Kawai, MD
    Flip the Liver: Reduced Left Lateral & Monosegment Liver Transplants in Pediatric Recipients with Long Term Outcomes Deniz Balci, MD 
    Applications of AI in Transplantation Mamatha Bhat, MD, PhD 
    Optimizing Transplant Outcomes from Older Donors Stefan Tullius, MD PhD 
    Q&A Discussion  All Session Speakers

  • Transplant Oncology
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    Update on Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastasis in the US & in the World Roberto Hernandez, MD Role of Liver & Multivisceral Transplants for the Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Akin Tekin, MD Current Protocols in Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic & Hilar CCA Majella Doyle, MD, MBA Current Perspectives in Transplatation for Liver Malignancies Nicolas Goldaracena, MD Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers Moderators: Arpit Amin, MD & Varvara Kirchner, MD

    Update on Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastasis in the US & in the World Roberto Hernandez, MD Arpit Amin, MD & Varvara Kirchner, MD
    Role of Liver & Multivisceral Transplants for the Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Akin Tekin, MD 
    Current Protocols in Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic & Hilar CCA Majella Doyle, MD, MBA
    Current Perspectives in Transplatation for Liver Malignancies Nicolas Goldaracena, MD
    Q&A Discussion  All Session Speakers

  • Creating Future Surgeon Scientists
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    Support from the Chair: Creating Future Surgeon-Scientists Allan Kirk, MD, PhD How to Manage a Busy Practice & Successful Research Laboratory? Keri Lunsford MD, PhD, FACS Maximizing the Collaboration Between Surgeons & Scientists and Societies ASTS & ILTS Valeria Mas, PhD, MS How the ASTS Surgeon-Scientist Committee Can Propel Your Career Satish Nadig, MD, PhD Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers Moderators: Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD & Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD

    Support from the Chair: Creating Future Surgeon-Scientists Allan Kirk, MD, PhD Moderators: Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD & Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD
    How to Manage a Busy Practice & Successful Research Laboratory? Keri Lunsford MD, PhD, FACS
    Maximizing the Collaboration Between Surgeons & Scientists and  Societies ASTS & ILTS Valeria Mas, PhD, MS
    How the ASTS Surgeon-Scientist Committee Can Propel Your Career Satish Nadig, MD, PhD
    Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers

  • Research Grants Session
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    2022 ASTS-Veloxis Fellowship in Transplantation Grant: Research Update Mohammed Akhtar 2022 ASTS Collaborative Scientist Grant: Research Update Heidi Yeh, MD 2021 ASTS-Natera Socio Economic and Racial Disparity Grant SERD: Research Update Praise Matemavi, DO Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers Moderators: Sunil Karhadkar, MD & Lisa McElroy, MD

    2022 ASTS-Veloxis Fellowship in Transplantation Grant: Research Update Mohammed Akhtar Moderators: Sunil Karhadkar, MD & Lisa McElroy, MD
    2022 ASTS Collaborative Scientist Grant: Research Update Heidi Yeh, MD
    2021 ASTS-Natera Socio Economic and Racial Disparity Grant SERD: Research Update Praise Matemavi, DO
    Q&A Discussion All Session Speakers