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Lung Transplant Symposium

This is a ticketed, add-on event. Registration for the STS Annual Meeting is a prerequisite for in-person attendance at the symposium.

Those unable to travel to San Antonio may register to attend the symposium as a stand-alone, livestreamed event. Learn more.

Lung Transplant Symposium

  • Friday, Jan 26th
    7:00 AM – 7:45 AM CT
    Unlocking the Potential of EVLP: Direct and Indirect Gains
    Location: 302ABC
    Industry Speaker: Caitlin Demarest, MD, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Jacob A. Klapper, MD – Duke University Medical Center
    Industry - Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Welcome
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Temple University Hospital
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    8:20 AM – 9:50 AM CT
    Session 1: Recipient Selection
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Norihisa Shigemura, MD (he/him/his) – Temple University Hospital
    Moderator: Michael S. Mulligan, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington Medical Center
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Break
    Location: 301/302 Foyer
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    10:20 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Session 2: Donor Selection
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Jasleen Kukreja, MD – University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Matthew Hartwig, MD – Duke University Medical Center
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    11:50 AM – 12:50 PM CT
    Lunch
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CT
    Navigating the Changing Landscape of Lung Transplant
    Location: 302ABC
    Industry Speaker: Errol L. Bush, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins
    Industry Speaker: Matthew Hartwig, MD – Duke University Medical Center
    Industry - Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    12:50 PM – 2:05 PM CT
    Session 3: Intraoperative Management
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Kewal Krishan, MD – Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
    Moderator: Errol L. Bush, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    2:05 PM – 2:20 PM CT
    Break
    Location: 301/302 Foyer
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    2:20 PM – 3:50 PM CT
    Session 4: Postoperative Management
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Kenneth R. McCurry, MD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
    Moderator: Aaron M. Cheng, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington Medical Center
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    3:50 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Session 5: Challenging Situations
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Shaf Keshavjee, MD MSc FRCSC FACS – University Health Network, University of Toronto
    Moderator: Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Temple University Hospital
    Lung Transplant Symposium
  • Friday, Jan 26th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Lung Transplant Reception
    Location: 301/302 Foyer
    Lung Transplant Symposium