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ASTS advances the art and science of transplant surgery through patient care, research, education, and advocacy.
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In 1954, Dr. Joseph Murray and team performed the first successful kidney transplant at Harvard University Medical School.
In 2024, join us at ATC to recognize the 70th anniversary of this incredible work. bit.ly/4diAIqz
Image Source: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Archives
This week, we are recognizing the tremendous contributions of our #transplant nurses, who play a critical role in caring for patients through their life-altering transplant journeys. Thank you for your dedication and compassion! #TransplantNurseWeek #DonateLife
🌟 In-Depth Symposia Spotlight 🌟
What new technologies will make organs more available in the future? Hear from this panel of experts at ATC 2024 to find out!
Learn about this session and other topics that will be discussed at #ATC2024Philly bit.ly/3VJGr2i'
It’s day one of our first-ever Living Donor Liver Transplant Masterclass, where expert transplant surgeons are receiving in-depth, personalized training on initiating their own living donor liver programs at their centers! #livertwitter
The transplant team at NYU Langone Health made history, performing the first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney tx surgery! This marks a huge step forward in transplant, heralding a new chapter in the life of the patient, Lisa Pisano. nyulangone.org/news/first-eve…
Satish Nadig, MD PhD delivering our 1st Popplewell Invited Lectureship on molecular strategies to simulate cellular health and viability during transplant UCincyTransplant UC Health
Great lecture by Satish Nadig, MD PhD as Popplewell Family Visiting Professor about career path, investigation, curiosity and road to success. Motivated all of us! UC General Surgery Residents UCincyTransplant
Courage can hide in small places. For the better part of six months, it’s been living in a hospital room Mayo Clinic. Timothy Blotz #DonateLife #HeartTransplant
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It's National Pediatric Transplant Week and we are focused on ending the pediatric transplant waiting list & honoring pediatric donors & their families 💙💚 Thank you to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) American Society of Transplantation (AST) ASTS Transplant Families for their partnership in #KidsTransplantWeek ! 💗
Congratulations Leigh Anne Dageforde on being awarded the very prestigious Massachusetts General Executive Committee on Research 2024 Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award!
“Being passionate about other things makes me a more well-rounded person and ultimately a happier and more productive physician” says Dr. Bodzin about life outside of transplant. Find out how he achieves work/life balance in this week’s #WellnessWednesday ! bit.ly/40l6sp6