Allan Massie discusses the recent publication "Landscape of US Waitlist Registrants who Received Transplantation Abroad"

Dr. Allan Massie was interviewed during WTC22025 by our Social Media Editor, Macey Levan, about the recent publication in Transplantation.

This study examined the trend of US transplant waitlist candidates receiving transplants abroad from 2010 to 2023. On average, 58.4 transplants occurred annually, peaking at 80 in 2017. Kidney transplants were the most common, accounting for 92.1% of cases. Popular destinations included the Philippines, India, Mexico, China, and Iran. During the COVID-19 pandemic, India and Mexico saw the least decline in transplant numbers. Most recipients were US citizens or residents, but nonresidents and Asian candidates were more likely to travel abroad for transplants. Understanding these patterns is crucial for managing posttransplant care and addressing resource impacts on destination countries.

About Allan Massie: https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/allan-b-massie
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Director, Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research (C-STAR) Quantitative Core
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About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 8: Behind The Paper with Allan Massie - Transplantation Journal

Behind the Paper with Richard Formica.
Richard Formica discusses the recent publication in Transplantation journal "The Economic Value of Volunteers Directing and Managing the US Organ Donation and Transplantation System"

View the full paper: 
https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/fulltext/2025/03000/the_economic_value_of_volunteers_directing_and.30.aspx

About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal
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More about Richard Formica
https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/richard-formica

Episode 9: Behind the Paper with Richard Formica - Transplantation Journal

SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Dr. Leonardo Riella was interviewed by our Social Media Editor, Macey Levan, about the recent publication in Transplantation.

Kidney transplant (KT) recipients experience high rates of cardiovascular disease, allograft dysfunction, and diabetes, negatively impacting long-term outcomes. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) provide cardiovascular and kidney benefits in non-KT recipients, but evidence in KT recipients remains limited. This systematic review and meta-analysis provide updated evidence on the efficacy and safety of SGLT2i and GLP-1RAs on KT recipients.

Original Article:
https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/fulltext/9900/sglt2_inhibitors_and_glp_1_receptor_agonists_in.1154.aspx
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About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 10: Behind The Paper - Leonardo Riella - Transplantation Journal

Macey Levan sits down with  Richard Formica and Rexanah Wyse Morrissette to discuss the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) .
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More about Richard Formica
https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/richard-formica/
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About Rexanah Wyse Morrissette
https://spp.umd.edu/our-community/faculty-staff/rexanah-wyse-morrissette
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About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 11: Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) discussion with Richard Formica and Rexanah Wyse

David K.C. Cooper discusses the recent publication "The Relative Roles of Inflammation in Kidney Allotransplantation and Xenotransplantation"

The nature and severity of the inflammatory response influences the outcome of organ allotransplantation and xenotransplantation. In allotransplantation, the source of the allograft, for example, from a living, brain-dead, or circulatory death donor, influences the inflammatory response, as do such factors as the preexisting comorbidities and the length of the period of chronic kidney disease in the recipient and the management he/she has received. There is also inflammation associated with the transplant surgery, for example, as a result of ischemia-reperfusion injury. In xenotransplantation, inflammation associated with donor factors will be reduced and, as the patients will receive a pig graft at a much earlier stage of their chronic organ failure, the contribution of recipient factors should also be reduced. However, there is a well-documented systemic inflammatory response to the presence of a pig xenograft (probably associated with species molecular differences) that plays a role in activating the innate immune response. Indeed, there is a complex interaction between inflammation, coagulation dysfunction, and the innate and adaptive immune responses. Suppression of the inflammatory response, for example, by interleukin-6 receptor blockade, would appear to be beneficial after xenotransplantation. Several biomarkers of inflammation have been identified that may be valuable in assessing the response to therapy.

Read the publication: 
https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/fulltext/9900/the_relative_roles_of_inflammation_in_kidney.1173.aspx
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About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 12: Behind The Paper - David K.C. Cooper - Transplantation Journal

About Kyle R. Jackson, MD, PhD
Kyle R. Jackson, MD PhD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and a Senior Scholar at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He is a clinically active transplant surgeon with a clinical practice focused on adult and pediatric kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation, and laparoscopic kidney donation. His primary research interest is in characterizing the impact of climate change and environmental pollutants on human health, with a particular focus on healthcare utilization and disease burden. His clinical practice has also led to a special interest in understanding how these environmental factors impact transplant patients, who are uniquely susceptible to these effects due to the profound immunomodulation necessary to facilitate successful transplantation as well as highly prevalent place-based vulnerabilities. He also uses national registry and claims-based datasets to solve clinically relevant problems in solid organ transplantation - such as identifying optimal transplant strategies for the immunologically high-risk, quantifying and improving equity and access to organ transplantation, and characterizing the clinical and financial impact of post-transplant complications. Dr. Jackson has received direct research support as a Principal Investigator from both foundational and federal sources, such as the NIH/NIDDK and the Doris Duke Foundation.
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About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 13: Behind The Paper - Kyle Jackson - Transplantation Journal

Macey Levan interviews Linda Cendales about Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) .
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About Linda Carime Cendales
https://surgery.duke.edu/profile/linda-carime-cendales
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About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 14: Meet the VCA Surgeon - Linda Cendales - Transplantation Journal

Macey Levan sits down with Prof. Carla C. Baan (Transplantation Journals Executive Editor, Past ESOT President) to discuss highlights from WTC 2025 and what’s ahead for the transplant community. They cover Carla’s path as a basic scientist, mentorship and advice for future investigators, the Transplantation journals’ fellows program, and the upcoming call to recruit Editorial Fellowships.

Episode 15: Meet The Editor - Carla Baan- Transplantation Journal

Moderators
Jennifer Li (Australia) – TTS Education Co-Chair
Shweta Anjan (United States)

Speakers
Rachel Phalen (United States)
Meera Gupta (United States)
Michelle Long Schoettler (United States)

📖 This webinar is based on two recent publications in Transplantation:

Risk Factors for Solid Organ Graft Failure and Death in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Retrospective Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Study
Publish Ahead of Print, June 23, 2025 | DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005377
👉 Read the article - https://www.ovid.com/journals/trans/a...

Risk Factors for Solid Organ Graft Failure and Death in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients Undergoing Solid Organ Transplantation: A Retrospective Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Study
Publish Ahead of Print, June 23, 2025 | DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005397
👉 Read the article - https://www.ovid.com/journals/trans/a...

🎯 Learning Objectives

Understand the risks for solid organ transplant (SOT) failure in patients with prior hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Understand the risks for SOT failure in patients undergoing HSCT.

🔔 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to the TTS channel for more education content.

About the Journal
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.
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The Transplantation Society - Learn more about our journla:
https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-journal

Episode 16:  Outcomes in Sequential Solid Organ and Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Explore effective social media strategies to enhance transplant communication, education, and engagement with patients, professionals, and the public.
- How Social Media Has Been Used in Transplantation - Macey Levan
- Leveraging Social Media to Increase Organ Donation - Frank Dor
- The Professional Edge: Do’s and Don’ts as a Transplanter on Social Media - Augusto dos Santos, Jr
 Objectives
Understand the evolution and impact of social media in transplantation.
Learn strategies to design and measure effective organ donation campaigns.
Identify best practices for professional and ethical social media use.

🔔 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to the TTS channel for more education content.

About the Journals
The official Journal of The Transplantation Society. Transplantation (https://transplantjournal.com) and is published monthly and is a highly cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year.

Transplantation Direct (https://tts.org/journal/transplantation-direct) is an open access portal for international transplantation with rapid electronic publication of peer-reviewed, high-quality basic research and clinical studies related to the field of transplantation. 
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The Transplantation Society (https://tts.org) provides focus for global leadership in transplantation through the advancement and development of both the science and clinical practice of transplantation throughout the world abd scientific communication, continuing education of its membership and guidance on the ethical practice of transplantation.

Episode 17: Transplantation and Social Media:From Global Impact to Personal Practice (Oct 29, 2025)

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Episode 17: Transplantation and Social Media:From Global Impact to Personal Practice (Oct 29, 2025)

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