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	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
	Pediatric Blood/Marrow Transplant Overview Reggie E. Duerst, MD Associate Professor Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Clinical Director, Stem Cell Transplant Program Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL
	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
	Psychosocial Evaluation of Adult Cardiothoracic Transplant Candidates and Candidates for Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, RN, MS, FAAN Professor of Surgery and Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Administrative Director, Center for Heart Failure Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Division of Cardiac Surgery Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
	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
	Non-HLA Barriers to Blood/Marrow Transplant Nandita Khera, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Scottsdale, AZ
	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

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

C. Fred LeMaistre, MD
Senior Vice President
Sarah Cannon Market Operations
Physician in Chief of Blood Cancers
Sarah Cannon
Nashville, TN

Tina Rydland, PharmD
Crystal Clear Rx
Denver, CO

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Faculty and Planning Committee

Conference Planning Committee