ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Wednesday, 22 April – Saturday, 25 April, 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, ON Canada
Scientific Program
ISHLT2026 Final Program Now Available!
The final scientific program for the ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is now available! Visit the Online Program Viewer to explore newly added abstract sessions and learn more about the exciting sessions in store for you in Toronto.
ISHLT2026 Online Program ViewerAbstract sessions are available to browse, with abstracts embargoed until 1 March.
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Online Program Viewer
Search for sessions, speakers, or topics, making it easier than ever to view scientific content relevant to your interests.
Scientific Schedule at a Glance
A PDF overview of the scientific sessions available each day.
Program Planning Committee
Meet the group responsible for the selection of all of the Annual Meeting's scientific content.
Abstract Award Finalist Presentations
Three ISHLT Scientific Abstract Awards will be awarded during the ISHLT2026 Annual Meeting. Click the sessions below to learn more about the finalists for each award.
ISHLT2026: Philip K. Caves Award Session
Room 714-716
Established in 1982, the Philip K. Caves Award encourages and rewards original high-quality research performed by residents, fellows, trainees, and graduate students.
Established in 1982, the Philip K. Caves Award encourages and rewards original high-quality research performed by residents, fellows, trainees, and graduate students. The award is bestowed annually on the candidate whose oral presentation is judged to be the best of those selected for the Caves Award Session at the Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.
The winner will be announced during the General Session on Saturday, 25 April.
Award Finalists
Anna Alber, MSc
Marie Lannelongue Hospital
Le Plessis Robinson, France
Abstract Title: Combined Hemofiltration and Hemadsorption Improves Cardiac Performance After Prolonged Ex Situ Perfusion
Ankita Burman, PhD
University of Toronto/UHN
Toronto, ON Canada
Abstract Title: Transcriptomic Landscape of B Cells in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD): Intragraft B Cells Exhibit Upregulation of STAT1-Related Pathways
Lucy Luo, MD, PhD
Northwestern Univerity
Chicago, IL USA
Abstract Title: Spatially-Restricted Circuits Between CXCL9+ Macrophages and T Cells Drive Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant Patients
Bilal Khan Mohammed, MBBS, MD
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL USA
Abstract Title: Regenerative uPAR Directed Car-T Therapy Reduces Fibrosis, Restores Vascular Architecture, and Improves Cardiopulmonary Function in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
Tammy Ruth, MD, MEd
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN USA
Abstract Title: Use of Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Recovery in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients, an ACTION Registry Analysis
Michal Schafer, MD, PhD
Univeristy of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Abstract Title: Septal - Right Ventricular Free Wall Mechanical Dyssynchrony Predicts Immediate Right Heart Failure Following the LVAD Implantation
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