Case Reports
Anesthetic Considerations for Lung Transplant of PAH Group1 Patients
Case Presentation A 16-year-old girl with familial pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) presented to our institution for consideration of bilateral lung transplant. She was small for her age because of her chronic medical condition and had been taking pulmonary vasodilators for the past several years… Conclusion Concomitant severe PAH and RV systolic dysfunction present a significant […]
Living Donor Liver Transplant: Donor Management
SATA Vanguard Committee Expert Lecture Series Dr. Sakai earned his MD in 1989 and his PhD in 2001 (cardiovascular surgery) from Kyoto University in Japan. After completing a cardiovascular surgery residency in 1995 at Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan, he became a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon in Japan. After completing clinical and research cardiovascular fellowships at the […]
Evaluation for lung transplantation – Pulmonologist’s Perspective
SATA Vanguard Committee Expert Lecture Series Evaluation for lung transplantation – Pulmonologist’s Perspective June 22, 2021 | 6:00pm EST Dr. Wilkey earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1995. She then went on to earn her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in 1999 and then her Medical degree in 2008. All three […]