Xenotransplantation: Pig to Human Heart Transplant

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:00

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After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:

  1. Understand our process of eIND approval, background data.
  2. Understand the postoperative course, xenograft function.
  3. Understand what we learned from our experience.

Speaker:

  • Bartley Griffith, MD, FACS, FRCS • The Thomas E. and Alice Marie Hales Distinguished Professor in Transplantation, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Moderator:

  • Jayme Locke, MD, MPH, FACS, FAST • Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Transplantation, Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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This topic was suggested by the AST Education Committee for inclusion in the 2021-2022 T3 webinar series. With this session, we hope to provide transplant professionals with the most up-to-date information on the latest developments in Xenotransplantation. AST would like to thank our expert panelists for agreeing to participate in this webinar and sharing their knowledge on the topic.

Series category: 
T3: Timely Topics in Transplantion