Faculty and Planning Committee

26th Annual National Conference

Faculty

	Have 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
	Cardiovascular Disease: Guidelines and Challenges in Patient Management Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH Staff Cardiologist Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	The Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic William B. Leasure, MD Psychiatrist Division of Integrated Behavioral Health Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
	SCD: Panel Discussion Ines Lukombo Transplant Recipient for SCD Pittsburgh, PA
	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
	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
	Transitioning 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
	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
	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
	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

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