2026 ISHLT Thoracic Recovery Course - Hands-On Experience

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21 April, 2026 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT

University of Health Network (UHN): Temetry Advanced Surgical & Simulation Centre and UHN ARC, Toronto, ON Canada
  • Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation
  • Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Education
  • In Person Education
  • ISHLT2026
  • Workshop
2026 ISHLT Thoracic Recovery Course - Hands-On Experience

Download the Preliminary Program for detailed course topics, learning objectives, and information on the target audience for this course.

Preliminary Program

The program offers a unique blend of didactic education and hands-on practical training to enhance participants' proficiency in donor organ recovery, ex-situ preservation, and transplantation decision-making. Scrubs and instruments will be provided.

Didactic Sessions
Expert-led lectures covering standard and extended criteria donor hearts and lungs, DBD and DCD procurement techniques, and ex-situ preservation strategies, including the latest advancements in temperature-controlled static preservation and normothermic perfusion.

Hands-On Practical Training
Under the guidance of experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeons, participants will work in pairs to perform thoracic organ retrieval from both DBD and DCD models. The training will include rapid recovery techniques and cannulation for thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP), providing realistic, hands-on experience in donor management and organ preparation.

This comprehensive, hands-on training course is designed for cardiothoracic surgery trainees and fellows interested in a unique training experience.

Academy Chairs

Headshot of Aleem SiddiqueAleem Siddique, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE USA
Headshot of Marcelo CypelMarcelo Cypel, MD
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON Canada
Headshot of Goran DellgrenGoran Dellgren, MD, PhD
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Göteborg, Sweden
 
Academy Faculty

Marius Berman, MD, FRCS (CTh), Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Jose Campo-Canaeral de la Cruz, MD, PhD, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Laura Donahoe, MD, MSc, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
Emily Granger, MBBS, St. Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
Jordan Hoffman, MD, MPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO USA
Seyed Alireza Rabi, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
Sahar Saddoughi, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN USA
Edouard Sage, PHD, MSc, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Marian Urban, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA

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