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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)