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)