Announcements & Highlights
Southeastern SATA Meeting – 2025
Learning objectives Discuss strategies to enhance interdisciplinary communication and coordination between anesthesia and surgical teams during transplant procedures. Describe the anesthetic challenges associated with complex or unusual transplant cases. List […]
SATA Work Product Recognized as Top-Viewed Article in Clinical Transplantation
SATA Work Product Recognized as Top-Viewed Article in Clinical Transplantation We are proud to share that a recent SATA work product has been recognized as the top-viewed article in Clinical Transplantation. This achievement […]
ILTS-SATA Meeting 2025
Please join us on October 10, 2025 for the 2025 Perioperative Care in Liver Transplantation meeting jointly organized by the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) and the Society for […]
ILTS & SATA Joint Meeting 2025
Please join us on October 10, 2025 for the 2025 Perioperative Care in Liver Transplantation Meeting jointly […]
The 2025 Symposium of the Society for Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia
Sunday, March 23 to Monday, March 24, 2025 Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Honolulu, HI 98101 Registration (with CME credit): https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/r1n184420f1w9d7/ $50 for SATA, SOCCA and SCA members, $150 for […]
The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia “Fellow of the SATA Designation”
The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) Board approved the designation and credential “Fellow of the SATA” or FSATA. This designation indicates the SATA member has demonstrated, […]
SATA REGIONAL DMV-P ANNUAL MEETING 2025
Learning objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: 1. Describe contemporary approach to management of patients with alcoholic liver disease. 2. Discuss xenotransplantation as a […]
SATA 2025 Midwest Regional Meeting
Learning Objectives: Examine and review regional anesthesia options for abdominal organ transplantation. Describe the recommendations from SATA’s upcoming white paper for point-of-care ultrasound utilization in abdominal transplantations. Summarize anesthetic considerations […]
SATA West Coast Regional Meeting
SATA WEST COAST ANNUAL LIVER TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIA MEETING 2024 SATURDAY, DEC 14TH, 2024, 9:00 – 15:00 (PST) Course Syllabus Course overview: This SATA regional meeting is a hybrid (in-person and […]
2025 SATA Seed Grant Funding Mechanism!
We invite you to submit your application for the 2025 Seed Grant! Grant Description The SATA Seed Grant is a one-year, $5,000 starter grant for transplant projects, open to junior […]
SATA Announces “Affiliated Subspecialty Society” Status with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
SATA Announces “Affiliated Subspecialty Society” Status with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) is delighted to announce it has recently […]
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2024 SATA Southeastern Regional Meeting
Learning objectives: Discuss options for pain control in liver recipients. Describe common conditions associated with liver transplant recipients and discuss screening and treatment options. Discuss optimization of lung transplant recipients. […]
SATA Mid-State Meeting
Learning objectives: Construct a perioperative plan for Jehovah’s witness patients undergoing liver transplantation. Discuss oncological indications for liver transplantation. Describe various practice patterns in kidney transplantation. Review the role of […]
ILTS & SATA Joint Meeting 2024
Location: Jefferson University Jefferson Alumni Hall Eakins Lounge 1020 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA Click here to complete your register Click here to review the Program Agenda
The 2024 Symposium of the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA)
The 2024 Symposium of the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) In conjunction with the annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) With interactive POCUS ultrasound […]
2024 SATA TriState Meeting
Learning objectives On completion of this activity the participants will be able to Learn about how normothermic machine perfusion affect organ allocation Discuss indications and practical considerations of sick patients […]
2024 SATA DMV Regional Meeting
Learning objectives: 1. Discuss the implications of normothermic perfusion on organ preservation 2. Describe the benefits of robotic-assisted laparoscopy for living donor hepatectomy 3. Explain the role of veno-venous bypass […]
SATA Seed Funding
SATA has established a Seed Grant funding mechanism! SATA Seed Project Funding
SATA 2024 Midwest Meeting
Learning objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: 1. Understand techniques used in liver transplantation for blood conservation 2. Identify the optimum preoperative cardiopulmonary workup […]
Research
SATA Liver Transplant Anesthesia Database Project
We would like to introduce SATA’s new multicenter database project aimed at quality improvement in liver transplant anesthesia. The goal of this program is to help transplant centers establish their […]
Newsletter
Fall 2024 SATA Newletter
UNOS News By Flora Simmons, MD White Paper Analyzes the Ethical Issues in Normothermic Regional Perfusion The OPTN board has approved release of a white paper addressing the ethical […]
Spring 2024 SATA Newsletter
UNOS News By Flora Simmons, MD Record-breaking 10,000 Liver Transplants Performed in 2023 In 2023, more than 10,000 liver transplants were recorded, more than any single year in history. […]
Spring 2023 SATA Newsletter
SATA Annual Meeting, Denver Colorado – Recap By Natalie Smith, MD The Annual SATA Meeting was held in conjunction with the International Annual Research Society (IARS) meeting in the […]
Winter 2023 SATA Newsletter
UNOS News By Flora Simmons, MD UNOS Launches National Liver Pairing Program In an effort to increase access to living donations, UNOS has initiated a national pairing program for swapping […]
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Testimonials
“I have found SATA as my professional home to find like-minded anesthesiologists in the US and the world. As someone interested in liver transplant anesthesiology, I thoroughly enjoy the camaraderie. Helping this young organization grow and be influential among other multi-discipline transplantation societies, I have found my new energy and passion. ”
-Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA.
“In my opinion SATA is the first professional platform for transplant anesthesiologists. It is a professional and academic home dedicated to providing its members with resources to succeed in their careers.”
-Susan Mandell, MD, PhD
“Networking through SATA has allowed me to participate in the design of clinically meaningful research, learn logistics of multicenter studies and gain trusted colleagues across the country.”
-Andrea Miltiades, MD
‘Involvement in SATA has allowed me to become more involved in our subspecialty community and network with other transplant anesthesiologists across the country. The educational and research opportunities I have had through SATA have helped me become a better physician.’
-Cara Crouch, MD
“The webinars have been a really nice way to stay connected with SATA through this difficult year. The presentations are relevant and informative but I think the best part is the lively group discussions at the end.”
-Natalie Smith, MD.
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