AJT Highlights

AJT August 2022 Editors’ Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by AJT Editorial Fellow Hirsh D. Trivedi, MD, MSc, to discuss the key articles of the August issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

AJT July 2022 Editors’ Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by AJT Editorial Fellow Prince Singh, MBBS, FASN, FACP to discuss the key articles of the July issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

AJT June 2022 Editor’s Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh discuss the key articles of the June issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

AJT May 2022 Editor’s Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Natalia Castillo Almeida, MD (University of Nebraska) and Beau Kelly, MD, MBA, FACS, FAST (DCI Donor Services and AST Board Member) to discuss the key articles of the May issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

AJT April 2022 Editors’ Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Dustin Carpenter, MD, MPH (Weill Cornell Medical Center) to discuss the key articles of the April issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

Use of Organs from SARS-CoV-2-Positive Donors: Weighing the Risks versus Benefits

We are now more than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet many questions remain about how to approach solid organ transplant donors with COVID-19 infection. With the recent Delta and Omicron variant surges, the prevalence of COVID-19 positive donors has increased creating challenges for transplant centers needing to balance the risk of donor-derived infection with mortality on the waitlist. This special episode, hosted by AJT Fellow Dr. Carol Kao, features what is currently known on this topic as well as unique perspectives from the Italian experience by Dr. Paolo Grossi and the US by Drs. Ricardo La Hoz and Mike Green, moderated by Dr. Emily Blumberg.

AJT March 2022 Editors’ Picks

Host Roz Mannon is joined by Carol Kao, MD (Washington University in St. Louis) to discuss the key articles of the March issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

AJT February 2022 Editors’ Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Satish Nadig, MD, PhD (Northwestern) to discuss the key articles of the February issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

AJT January 2022 Editors’ Picks

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, MD, PhD (Weill Cornell Medical Center) and Juan Carlos Caicedo, MD (Northwestern) to discuss the key articles of the January issue of American Journal of Transplantation.

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Pros, Cons, and a Patient‘s Perspective

Requirements for COVID-19 vaccination for transplant candidates are currently being widely considered by transplant programs. While many programs promote vaccine mandates to improve the safety of transplantation, others are reluctant to impose mandates for a variety of reasons, including issues of equity and legal concerns (including government restrictions). The impact on patients and programs has sparked a lively debate on this topic. This podcast highlights the complexity of issues related to vaccine mandates both from the provider and patient viewpoints.