Heart Transplantation in 2021 and Beyond: Expanded Donor Criteria, DCD Donation, and Normothermic Regional Perfusion

On Friday, March 19, CTSNet hosted a live event on the new heart organ allocation system and how that has impacted transplant programs across the country. Moderated by Amy Fiedler, MD, assistant professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Wisconsin, and joined by panelists David A. D'Alessandro, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, Ashish S. Shah, MD, of Vanderbilt University, and Jason W. Smith, MD, of the University of Wisconsin, the roundtable also explored the role of DCD and normothermic regional perfusion in donors.

MODERATOR

Amy G. Fiedler, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

PANELISTS

David A. D'Alessandro, MD
Associate Professor
Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Ashish S. Shah, MD
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Alfred Blalock Endowed Director and Chairman
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Jason W. Smith, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

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