Maximizing the Donor Pool: ECMO-Driven Advances in Cardiothoracic Transplantation

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29 September, 2025 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Oxon Hill, MD, USA

  • Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation
  • Collaborative
  • Education
  • In Person Education
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support
ELSO / ISHLT Joint Breakout Session | 29 September, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET

ELSO / ISHLT Joint Breakout Session

This joint session, presented by ISHLT and ELSO will be held during the 36th Annual ELSO Conference held 28-30 September in Oxon Hill, MD USA.

Moderators

Alexander Bernhardt, MD
Raj Ramanan, MD
Pablo Sanchez, MD

Presentations

ECPR to Organ Donation
Presented by Marta Velia Antonini,

Diagnosing Brain Death in the ECMO Patient
Presented by Adriana Valverde, MD

Bridging the Gap: DCD for Pediatric Heart and Lung Recipients
Presented by Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, MBA

The Role of NRP and Machine Perfusion in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Presented by Aaron Williams, MD

Complex Decisions: Ethical Dilemmas of ECMO, DCD and NRP Donors
Presented by Anna Reed, MD

Open Discussion and Q&A
Led by Moderators

Speakers