Four Strategies for Carrying Out a DCD Lung Transplantation

2 December, 2025 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST

• Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Education
• Online Education
• Professional Communities
• Webinar

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) has emerged in recent years as a promising alternative to traditional organ donation and is being used with increasing frequency. This webinar will explore various approaches to DCD donation and lung transplantation.

Moderators

Alexander Bernhardt, MD
Sophia Auner, MD
Mauricio Villavicencio, MD, MBA

Presentations

Four Strategies for Carrying out a DCD Lung Transplantation   With the Organ Care System
Presented by Gabriel Loor, MD

Four Strategies for Carrying out a DCD Lung Transplantation   With the XVIVO System: The US Perspective
Presented by Pablo Sanchez, MD

Four Strategies for Carrying out a DCD Lung Transplantation   With the XVIVO System: the EU Perspective
Presented by Andrea Mariscal, MD, PhD

Four Strategies for Carrying out a DCD Lung Transplantation   With Direct Procurement
Presented by Laurens Ceulemans, MD

Four Strategies for Carrying out a DCD Lung Transplantation   With NRP
Presented by Stephen De Vries, PA

Speakers

Alexander Bernhardt, MD

University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

Sophia Auner, MD

University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

Mauricio Villavicencioi, MD, MBA

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN USA

Gabriel Loor, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX USA

Pablo Sanchez, MD, PhD

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, PA USA

Andrea Mariscal, MD, PhD

Hospital Puerta de Hierro

Madrid, Spain

Lauens Ceulemans, MD, PhD

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Stephen DeVries, PA

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN USA