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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 common thrombotic complications in the post-liver transplant period.
• Identify key components for resident education in transplant anesthesia.
• Evaluate potential challenges in transplant anesthesia fellowship training.
• Describe techniques and benefits of regional anesthesia in liver transplant surgery.
• Identify challenges in heart transplant patients supported by Ventricular Assist Devices.
• Analyze common complications and their management in lung transplant recipients supported by Extracorporeal Life Support.
• Identify key preoperative considerations and patient optimization strategies for orthotopic heart transplantation.
• Recognize and manage flash pulmonary edema in the context of heart transplant.

Target audience

This program is designed for Transplant Anesthesiologists, Intensivists, Transplant Surgeons, Residents, Fellows, and Medical Students.

Credit Statement

The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration Fee: 25 $. Free for trainees, medical students, speakers.

Registration: https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/r16gmotn0lxgnjq/

Meeting Location:

University of North Carolina

Roper Hall

150 Medical Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Accommodations

Guestrooms have been reserved at the AC Hotel Chapel Hill Downtown, 214 West Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, 27516. Details and booking link are provided below.

Event Summary

2025 SATA Conference

Start Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

End Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Rate: $249/night

Last Day to Book: Friday, September 26, 2025

Book your group rate for 2025 SATA Conference

Parking

Conference participants may park at the Bell Tower Parking Deck on the day of the event. A map link is provided below.

Visitor Parking – Maps – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Educational Program

Abdominal Transplantation

Moderator: Bryant Tran, MD (University of North Carolina)

1. 8:00-8:20 10 Things I Wish an Anesthesiologist Would Do Differently – Dr. Sorabh Kapoor (UNC Transplant Surgery)
2. 8:20- 8:40 Challenging Transplant Anesthesia Cases: Lessons Learned Cyanocobalamin- Dr. RJ Krom (UNC)
3. 8:40- 9:00 Thrombotic Complications After Liver Transplantation- Dr. Vadim Shatz (Univ of Miami)

Q&A 9:00-9:15

Moderator: RJ Krom, MD (University of North Carolina)

4. 9:15- 9:35 Resident Education in Transplant Anesthesia – Dr. Beth Ladlie (Mayo Clinic)  
5. 9:35- 9:55 The Future of Transplant Anesthesiology Fellowships – Dr. Beth Wilson (Duke University)
6. 9:55- 10:15: Percutaneous hepatic perfusion for liver malignancy- Dr. Ezekiel Egan (UNC)

Q &A 10:15- 10:30

Break 10:30-10:50

10:50-11:00: SATA Presidential Address- Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (Georgetown Univ) (Virtual)

Thoracic Transplantation

Moderator: Jake Rachiele, MD (University of Miami)

1.11:00- 11:20 Heart Transplant in VAD Recipients: Practical Challenges – Dr. Charles Ahene (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi) (Virtual)

2. 11:20- 11:40 Lung Transplant on ECLS: The Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Experience – Dr. Binu Easaw (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi) (Virtual)
3. 11:40- 12:00 Flash Pulmonary Edema During Heart Transplant: A Rare Intraoperative Crisis with Lasting Impact- Dr. Hong Liang (Mayo Clinic) (Virtual)

Q&A 12:00- 12:15

Lunch 12:15- 13:15

Moderator: Ariana Cook, MD (UNC)

4. 13:15- 13:35 Special Considerations for Orthotopic Heart Transplant- Dr. Jake Rachiele (Univ of Miami)
5. 13:35- 13:55 EVLP from organ evaluation to regeneration- Dr. Jorge Mallea (Mayo Clinic)
6. 13:55- 14:15 Intraoperative strategies to improve graft function postoperatively – Dr. Mariya Geube (Cleveland Clinic)

Q & A 14:15- 14:30

Break 14:30-14:40

Regional Lecture & Workshop

1. 14:40-15:00 Regional techniques for Liver Transplant- Dr. Hari Kalagara, MD (Mayo Clinic) (Virtual)
2. 15:00-16:00 Regional Workshop and Discussion of Strategies- Dr. Alex Doyal (UNC)

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 novel approach to optimize organ supply.
3. Optimize intraoperative management of patients undergoing transplantation.
4. Develop systematic approach to using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in
managing patients undergoing lung transplantation.
5. Evaluate the role of albumin administration in patients with end-stage organ disease.
6. Discuss challenges presenting to transplant anesthesiologist during complex cases.

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:
Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD, MHS (Johns Hopkins University)
Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (Georgetown University)
Katherine Forkin, MD (University of Virginia)
Steve Frank, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
Andrew Gold, MD (University of Pennsylvania)
Samhati Mondal, MD (University of Maryland)
Sergio Navarrete, DO (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Anita Vincent, MD (Georgetown University)
Uzung Yoon, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)
Additional Faculty listing:
Juan Pablo Arab Verdugo, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Erik Strauss, MD (University of Maryland)
Adam Seibert, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Katherine Forkin, MD (University of Virginia)
Stephanie Cha, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
Lane Pope, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
Chris Simmons, CRNA (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Eryn Thiele, MD (University of Virginia)

Registration: https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/r1ikj4up1v6bykr/

Registration Fee: free to both faculty and participants

AGENDA
February 8, 2025: 10:25 am – 3:30 pm

Chevy Chase Auditorium, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

10:25 am – 10:30 am Welcome and Introduction
Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD, MHS (Johns Hopkins University)

10:30 am -11:20 am Session one: Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization
Moderator: Samhati Mondal, MBBS (University of Maryland)

10:30 am – 10:50 am Alcoholic liver disease.
Speaker: Juan Pablo Arab Verdugo, MD (Virginia Commonwealth
University)

10:50 am – 11:10 am Xenotransplantation.

Speaker: Erik Strauss, MD (University of Maryland)

11:10 am – 11:20 am Q&A

11:20 am – 11:30 am Presidential Address – Gebhard Wagener, MD (Columbia University)

11:30 am – 11:35 am Break

11:35 am – 12:30 pm Session two: Intraoperative Challenges
Moderator: Uzung Yoon, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)

11:35 am – 11:55 am Analgesia for transplant.
Speaker: Adam Seibert, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University)

11:55 am – 12:15 pm What’s New in Coagulation Management in Liver Transplantation
Speaker: Katherine Forkin, MD (University of Virginia)

12:15 am – 12:35 pm Pulmonary complications of massive transfusion (including TRALI and
the need for ECMO). Speaker: Steve Frank, MD (Johns Hopkins University)

12:35 pm – 12:50 pm Q&A

12:50 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch break

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm Session three: Organ Support and Critical Care
Moderator: Steve Frank, MD (Johns Hopkins University)

1:30 pm – 1:50 pm Extracorporeal support during lung transplant.
Speaker: Stephanie Cha, MD (Johns Hopkins University)

1:50 pm – 2:10 pm Albumin: role in resuscitation and management in liver and thoracic
organ’s transplantation
Speaker: Lane Pope, MD (Johns Hopkins University)

2:10 pm – 2:20 pm Q&A

2:20 pm – 2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm – 3:25 pm Session four: Challenging Cases
Moderator: Anita Vincent (Georgetown University)

2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Case 1
Speaker: Chris Simmons, CRNA (Virginia Commonwealth University)

2:50 pm – 3:10 pm Case 2
Speaker: Eryn Thiele, MD (University of Virginia)

3:10 pm – 3:25pm Q&A

3:25 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Remarks: Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (Georgetown University)

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine and review regional anesthesia options for abdominal organ transplantation.
2. Describe the recommendations from SATA’s upcoming white paper for point-of-care ultrasound utilization in abdominal transplantations.
3. Summarize anesthetic considerations for intestinal transplantation.
4. Discuss the challenges of pediatric liver transplantation and compare special considerations in pediatric/adult liver transplant.
5. Summarize the role of preoperative evaluation tools in predicting outcomes following heart transplant.
6. Review outcomes data in cardiac transplantation based on donor type and examine special considerations for normothermic regional perfusion in cardiac transplantation.
7. Summarize and evaluate outcomes in heart transplantation in patients with mechanical circulatory support.

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists, intensivists, surgeons, fellows, residents, medical students, nurse anesthetists, advanced practice nurses, anesthesiologist assistants, physician assistants, and nursing staff who are involved in the perioperative care of transplant patients.

Faculty Listing: 

• Richa Dhawan, MD,MPH, FASA, FASE – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Cale Kassel, MD, FASA – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 
• Brian Cacioppo, MD  – University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
• Maireen Miravite, MD  – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE  
• Ryan Grell, MD – University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 
• Charles Walcutt, MD – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
• Trevor Wilke, MD  –  University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE   
• Katherine Kozarek, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI           
• Gebhard Wagener, MD – Columbia University, New York NY
• Kristin Trela, MD – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Danisa Daubenspeck, DO – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Jeffrey Songster, MD – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
• Sudhakar Subramani MD, MMed, FASE – UCI Health, Orange, CA

2025 Program organizing institution 

University of Nebraska (Meeting Chair: Cale Kassel, MD FASA)

Senior Meeting Regional Chair: Richa Dhawan, MD MPH FASA FASE

Platform:  Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation

Registration Link:  SATA – 2025 Midwest Regional Meeting

Registration Fee:  Free

PROGRAM

8:55 – 9:00 AM            Welcome and Introduction

                                    Richa Dhawan MD, MPH, FASE & Cale Kassel MD, FASA

9:00 – 9:50 AM            Liver Transplantation Session

(Moderator: Brian Cacioppo MD)

9:00 – 9:25 AM            Pediatric Liver Transplantation

                                    Maireen Miravite MD

9:25 – 9:50 AM                        POCUS for Transplant Anesthesiologists

                                    Ryan Grell MD

9:50 – 10:40 AM           Abdominal Organ Transplantation Session

                                        (Moderator: Richa Dhawan MD, MPH, FASE)

9:50 – 10:15 AM          Anesthetic Considerations for Intestinal Transplantation

                                    Charles Walcutt MD

10:15 – 10:40 AM        Regional Anesthesia for Abdominal Transplantation

                                    Trevor Wilke MD

10:40 – 10:50 AM        SATA President Address

                                    Gebhard Wagner M.D.

10:50 – 11:05 AM        BREAK

11:05 AM-12:20 PM   Heart Transplantation Session

(Moderator: Sudhakar Subramani MD, MMed, FASE, Kristin Trela MD)

11:05 – 11: 30 AM      Pre-Operative Evaluation & Outcomes after OHT

                                    Danisa Daubenspeck DO

11:30 – 11: 50 AM      Donor Type and Clinical Outcomes in OHT

                                    Jeff Songster MD

11:50 AM–12:20 PM   Outcomes after Heart Transplantation in Patients with MCS

                                    Katherine L. Kozarek MD

12:20-12:30 PM          Closing Remarks

Cale Kassel MD

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 virtual) meeting that has been designed to provide
a broad spectrum of clinicians a review of the latest updates on a variety of intra-operative and critical
care management topics in liver transplant anesthesia.

Learning objectives:
1. To review the useful ultrasound techniques (POCUS/TTE) for liver transplantation.
2. To review the normothermic regional perfusion in liver transplantation.
3. To review the anesthesia management for complex transplantations.
4. To understand the practice management strategy for liver transplant in major academic centers.
5. To share and understand how to create and manage liver transplant rotation for anesthesia resident
6. To review the various research in liver transplantation.

Target audience:
Specialists working in organ transplantation (e.g., transplant anesthesiologists, intensivists, transplant
surgeons, other transplant medicine specialists, and CRNAs) and trainees (e.g., residents, fellows;
medical students, nursing students).
Registration: https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/m1iwlb71mvqhqa/

Registration Fee:
US $35 (* Free registration for trainees, medical students, or nursing specialists).

Meeting format: Hybrid (In-person and virtual)

(* You will receive the meeting access to virtual format after registration).

Meeting venue:
Room CS-0101,
UCSF Clinical Science Building
521 Parnassus Ave,
San Francisco, CA 94143

Organizing institutions and program committee members:
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Alexandra Ruan – Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Nicholas Mendez – University of California, San Francisco, CA

Timetable:
09:00 – 09:10
(10 min)
Welcome & Introduction
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington

CT 09:10 -09:50
(40 min)
Session 1: POCUS/TEE Technique in Liver Transplantation
Moderator: Ruan Alexandra – Stanford University

09:10 – 09:40
(30 min)
POCUS/TEE Technique in Liver Transplantation
Marianne Chen – Stanford University

09:40 – 09:50
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

09:50 – 10:30
(40 min)
Session 2: Preservation Techniques in Liver Transplantation
Moderator: Nicholas Mendez – University of California San Francisco

09:50 – 10:20
(30 min)
Update on Advanced Liver Preservation Techniques
Garrett Roll – University of California San Francisco

10:20 – 10:30
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

10:30 – 10:40
(10 min)
Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:30
(70 min)
Session 3: Anesthesia Management for Complex Transplantation
Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California Los Angeles

10:40 – 11:00
(20 min)
Combined Heart – Liver Transplantation
Colby Tanner-University of California Los Angeles

11:00 – 11:20
(20 min)
Multi-organ Transplantations
Michael Chen – Stanford University

11:20 – 11:30
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

11:30 – 12:00
(30 min)
Lunch Break

12:00 – 13:40
(40 min)
Session 4: Expert Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kate Kronish – University of California San Francisco

12:00 – 13:00
(60 min)
PART 1: Practice Management in Liver Transplant Anesthesia
Moderator: Chris Wray – University of California Los Angeles
● Chris Wray – University of California Los Angeles
● Jennifer Cutler – Cedars-Sinai
● Ashraf Sedra – University of Southern California
● Alexandra Ruan- Stanford University
● Kate Kronish – University of California San Francisco
● Joshua Cohen – California Pacific Medical Center
● Malik Sunny – US Anesthesia Partners

13:00 – 13:40
(40 min)
PART 2: Liver Transplant Rotation for Anesthesia Resident
Moderator: Marianne Chen – Stanford University
● Christina Ma – University of California Los Angeles
● Coby Tanner – University of California Los Angeles
● Steve Vanhoy – University of Washington
● Marianne Chen – Stanford University
● Cara Crouch – University of Colorado

13:40 – 13:50
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

13:50 – 14:05
(15 min)
Coffee Break

14:05 – 14:50
(45 min)
Session 5: Frontiers in Transplant Research
Moderator: Dieter Adelmann – University of California San Francisco

14:05 – 14:20
(15 min)
PART 1: Updates for SATA Transplant Database Project
Dieter Adelmann – University of California San Francisco

14:20 – 14:50
(30 min)
PART 2: Research Abstract Presentations
1. Esophageal warming reduces intraoperative hypothermia during liver
transplantation: a single-center post-hoc analysis of the MHALT clinical trial
Anthony Phero – University of California San Francisco
2. Navigating Anesthetic Complexities: Liver Transplantation in Budd-Chiari
Syndrome
Asad H Bashir – University of Florida

14:50 – 15:00
(10 min)
Closing Remarks/President’s Address
Gebhard Wagener – SATA President

Sponsors
Thank you for supporting the 2024 SATA West Coast Annual Liver transplant Anesthesia Meeting: