Look Back at ISHLT2026
The ISHLT’s 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions featured multidisciplinary science and global collaboration. Over 4,200 attendees gathered in Toronto, ON Canada to share the latest research and work to transform care and outcomes for people with advanced heart and lung disease.
The ISHLT2026 general sessions highlighted excellence in the ISHLT community and provided diverse, global perspectives on transplant access, organ donation awareness, and future innovations and considerations of transplantation and regenerative science.
ISHLT recognized outstanding achievements through the ISHLT2026 Awards Presentation including 2026 Amanda W. Rowe Distinguished Service Award recipient Robert L. Kormos, MD, FRCS(C), FACS. The 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient John Dark, MD, FRCS gave an important address encouraging practitioners to learn from history.
The ISHLT2026 scientific program featured more than 110 diverse scientific sessions. Catch up on the latest science reported live from the meeting.
This annual gathering is a unique opportunity for the global community to share scientific progress, spark curiosity, renew friendships, and expand networks to include new contributors to the fields of advanced heart and lung disease. Mark your calendars for ISHLT2027, which will be held in at the
International Convention Centre Sydney in Sydney, NSW Australia Wednesday, 14 April – Saturday, 17 April, 2027. The Preconference Day will take place on Tuesday, 13 April, 2027.
Thank you to all the attendees, volunteers, ISHLT leadership, ISHLT2026 Program Planning Committee, and especially to ISHLT2026 Scientific Program Chair Caroline Patterson, BMBS, MD and ISHLT President Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH for taking ISHLT2026 to the next level!