Liver Transplantation for Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis
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

Opportunistic Infections in the Immunocompromised
Jeffery J. Auletta, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine;
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center;
Director, Host Defense Program
Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Hematology/Oncology/BMT & Infectious Diseases
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH

Increasing Kidneys for Transplantation: Decreasing Discards
Matthew Cooper, MD
Professor of Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine;
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Washington, DC

Innovations in Left Ventricular Assist Devices for End-stage Heart Failure; and
New Allocation Policy for Heart Transplant
Jerry Estep, MD
Section Head,
George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery;
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Normothermic Liver Preservation: Current Status and Future Directions
R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS
Sherrie and Alan Conover Chair for Excellence in Liver Transplantation
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation;
Professor of Surgery, Institute for Academic Medicine
Full Member, Research Institute
Weill Cornell Medical College;
Houston Methodist
Houston, TX

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: New Therapies after 40 Years!
Fiona He, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Multiple Myeloma: What’s New in Treatment Options
Jonathan L. Kaufman, MD
Associate Professor,
Hematology and Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

CAR T-cell Therapy: A Personalized Immunotherapy Approach to Cancer
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

New Allocation Systems and Policy Changes for Liver Transplantation
Shivang Mehta, MD
Transplant Hepatology
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Blood/Marrow Transplant for Autoimmune Disease
Matthew Mei, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
City of Hope
Duarte, CA

Lung-in-a-Box: Advances in Lung Transplant Technology
Michael A. Smith, MD
Associate Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation
Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Treatment Options Outside of Transplant
Christopher J. Sonnenday, MD, MHS
Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation
Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI