Program overview:
This SATA regional meeting will provide discussion of novel areas of interest in liver, heart, and lung
transplantation.
Learning objectives:
At the end of this session participants will be able to:
1. Determine the potential benefits and challenges of ECMO in liver, heart and lung transplantation
2. Understand risk and benefit of postponing abdominal closure after liver transplantation
3. Learn the different antimicrobial strategies adopted in abdominal and cardio-thoracic transplant
patients to protect them from infection in the perioperative period
4. Understand the potential complication of vascular cannulation for V-V bypass
5. Understand the challenges of managing blood products reserve for a patient with antibody
6. Determine the best approach to liver transplant for a patient with Severe AS
Target audience:
Anesthesiologists, Intensivists, Surgeons, Hepatologists, Cardiologists, Fellows,
Resident, Medical Students, Nurse anesthetists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Anesthesiologist Assistants,
Physician Assistants, and Nursing staff who are involved in the perioperative care of transplant patients.
Core Faculty
Lorenzo De Marchi, MD, FASE (Chair)
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital
Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD, MHS, FCCM
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Katie Forkin, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Chief, Liver Transplant Anesthesia
University of Virginia Health
Sergio Navarrete, DO
Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Additional Faculty listing:
Promise Ariyo, MD MPH
Assistant Professor
Divisions of Cardiac Anesthesia & Critical Care
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Zachary Janik, MD
Anesthesia Resident
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Olivia S. Kates, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Shane Ottman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
Pedjman Radkani, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital
Gregory Serrao, MD, MSE, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Benjamin Wilson, MD
Anesthesia Resident
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital
Hamy Kassahun, MD
Anesthesia Resident
University of Virginia Health
SATA-DMV 2023 10:25 am – 3:30 pm
10:25 am – 10:30 am Welcome and Introduction – Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (MGUH)
10:30 am -11:20 am ECMO in Transplant – Moderator: Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD (JHH)
10:30 am – 10:50 am ECMO in liver transplant – Gregory Serrao, MD (Mount Sinai)
10:50 am – 11:10 am ECMO in CT transplant – Promise Ariyo, MD (JHH)
11:10 am – 11:20 am Q&A
11:20 am – 11:30 am Presidential address
11:30 am – 11:35 am Break
11:35 am – 12:30 pm Management of open abdomen in Liver Transplant (Pro/ Con) – Moderator: Sergio Navarrete, DO (VCU)
11:35 am – 11:55 am Con – Pejman Radkani, MD (MGUH)
11:55 am – 12:15 pm Pro – Shane Ottmann, MD (JHH)
12:15 am – 12:35 pm The CCM Perspective – Aliaksei Pustavoitau (JHH)
12:35 pm – 12:50 pm Q&A
12:50 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch break
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm Third Session – Moderator: Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (MGUH)
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm Perioperative Antimicrobial Therapy in Abdominal Transplant – Olivia Kates, MD (JHH)
2:10 pm – 2:20 pm Q&A
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:25 pm Challenging Cases – Moderator: Katherine Forkin, MD (UVA)
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm LDLT in a patient with Severe AS – Hamy Kassahun , MD (UVA)
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Blood management for patients with antibodies-Zachary Janik,MD (JHH)
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Complication V-V bypass cannulation – Ben Wilson, MD (MGUH)
3:15 pm – 3:25pm Q&A
3:25 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Remarks
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