26th Annual National Conference

Faculty

Faculty PhotoHave We Achieved Pareto Optimality or Pareto Efficiency in Transplantation?
Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA
J. Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor
Departments of Surgery and Microbiology/Immunology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University;
Chief, Division of Organ Transplantation
Northwestern Memorial Hospital;
Founding Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
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Cardiovascular Disease: Guidelines and Challenges in Patient Management
Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH
Staff Cardiologist
Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

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Keynote Address — Delivering High-Quality Care to Diverse Populations: Pursuing Value and Equity in a Time of Health Care Transformation
Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH
Director, The Disparities Solutions Center
Senior Scientist, Mongan Institute for Health Policy Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Disparities Solutions Center and Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

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Increasing Living Donation in Minorities: Special Focus on Hispanics
Juan C. Caicedo, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Organ Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL

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Predicting Risk: Current Research and New Therapies for Optimal Management of Colorectal Cancer
Kristen K. Ciombor, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

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Current and Future Applications of Gene Therapy
Andrew M. Davidoff, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Surgery Department
Chief, General Pediatric Surgery Division
Director, Surgical Research
St. Jude Endowed Chair in Surgical Research
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN

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Metabolic Surgery and Transplantation
Tayyab S. Diwan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship
Director, Transplant Related Interdisciplinary Metabolic Surgery (TRIMS) Program
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

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The Impact of Frailty on Posttransplant Outcomes
Michelle James, MS, RN, CNS, CCTN, APRN-BC
Solid Organ Transplant Service Line Administrative Director
University of Minnesota Health
Minneapolis, MN

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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): Panel Discussion
Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD
Professor, Director of BMT
Chair of Blood and Marrow Transplant
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center;
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Faculty PhotoThe Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
William B. Leasure, MD
Psychiatrist
Division of Integrated Behavioral Health
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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SCD: Panel Discussion
Ines Lukombo
Transplant Recipient for SCD
Pittsburgh, PA

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Diabetes: Improvements in Prevention and Care
Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCP(C)
Director, Diabetes Outpatient Treatment and Education Center
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

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Advances in CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy in Leukemia
Shannon L. Maude, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director, Cancer Immunotherapy Program
Division of Oncology
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

 

Increasing Living Donation in Minorities: Special Focus on Hispanics
Soledad Mendoza
Kidney Transplant Donor
Chicago, IL

Faculty PhotoTransitioning from Pediatric to Adult Transplant Care for Solid Organ Transplants
Saeed Mohammad, MD
Attending Physician
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine;
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Integrating Telemedicine into Health Care Delivery for the Transplant Population
David C. Mulligan, MD, FACS
Professor and Chief, Section of Transplantation and Immunology
Department of Surgery
Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center
New Haven, CT

 

Increasing Living Donation in Minorities: Special Focus on Hispanics
Alberto Orozco
Kidney Transplant Recipient
Chicago, IL

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The Impact of Frailty on Posttransplant Outcomes
Michael Petty, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Minnesota Medical Center;
University of Minnesota Health
Minneapolis, MN

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Chronic Kidney Disease Continuum: The Relationship Between Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Transplant
Jane C. Tan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

Conference Planning Committee

Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA
J. Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor
Departments of Surgery and Microbiology/Immunology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University;
Chief, Division of Organ Transplantation
Northwestern Memorial Hospital;
Founding Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Sarah Chart, RN
Senior Director
OptumHealth Education
Eden Prairie, MN

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education
Eden Prairie, MN

Michelle James, MS, RN, CNS, CCTN, APRN-BC
Solid Organ Transplant Service Line Administrative Director
University of Minnesota Health
Minneapolis, MN

Michael Petty, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Minnesota Medical Center
University of Minnesota Health
Minneapolis, MN

Tina Rydland, PharmD
Crystal Clear Rx
Denver, CO

V. Silverstein, MD
Eagle Creek Medical Communications
Durham, NC