Submission Site for ISHLT 2024 Annual Meeting Abstracts Now Open
Accepting abstracts from researchers, clinicians, and junior faculty across all professional disciplines involved in advanced heart and lung disease and their therapies.

Chicago, USA – 1 August, 2023
 

JHLT Leads Transplantation in Impact Factor
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation maintains number one ranking among transplantation journals

Chicago, Illinois – 7 July, 2023
 

Michelle Kittleson Named Interim JHLT Editor-in-Chief as Daniel Goldstein Steps Down Due to Health

Chicago, Illinois – 6 July, 2023
 

ISHLT 2023 Annual Meeting Awards Showcase Advances in Treatment of Advanced Heart and Lung Disease
Fourteen presenters from six countries were recognized for excellence for their presentations on machine learning, non-invasive therapy techniques, barriers to donor acceptance, and more.

Chicago, Illinois – 2 June, 2023
 

ISHLT Names Prof. Dirk Van Raemdonck as Inaugural Editor-in-Chief for JHLT Open

Chicago, Illinois – 31 May, 2023
 

ISHLT and ISHLT Foundation Fund Research and Career Development with Grants
Five grant recipients announced at Annual Meeting

Chicago, Illinois – 22 April, 2023
 

ISHLT Submits Comments on Updated Billing Article to MolDX

Chicago, Illinois – 12 April, 2023
 

ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions to Convene International Transplant Community Next Month
Abstracts for ISHLT2023 are now available

Chicago, Illinois – 14 March, 2023
 

ISHLT Honors Jon Kobashigawa for Lifetime Achievement in Treating Advanced Heart Disease
Society celebrates Dr. Kobashigawa’s decades of contributions to the thoracic transplant community

Chicago, Illinois – 15 February, 2023
 

Joint Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Released by the Heart Failure Society of America and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Rockville, Maryland – 6 February, 2023
 

ISHLT2023 Meeting Final Program Announced
43^rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions features the latest in advanced heart and lung disease science and clinical practice.

Chicago, Illinois – 20 January, 2023
 

ISHLT Elects New Board Members and Professional Community Leaders
Incoming volunteer leadership brings diverse expertise and dedication to interdisciplinary care

Chicago, Illinois – 1 December, 2022
 

ISHLT and ESOT Partner on MCS Academy in Prague
Clinicians and allied health professionals to gather on 13 November, concurrently with the first day of ESOT TLJ 3.0 Consensus Conference

Prague, Czech Republic – 5 September, 2022
 

Submit Your Best Science: ISHLT Accepting Abstracts for its 2023 Annual Meeting
Abstracts welcomed from researchers, clinicians, and junior faculty across all professional disciplines involved in advanced heart and lung disease and their therapies.

Chicago, Illinois – 1 August, 2022
 

Next Generation Advances Science with Research at ISHLT Annual Meeting
Award-winning presentations spotlight the latest in machine learning, novel disease management techniques, and the impact of race and gender in determining health outcomes

Chicago, Illinois – 21 July, 2022
 

Rebecca Cogswell, MD, Named Incoming Medical Director of the International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry

Chicago, Illinois – 11 July, 2022
 

ISHLT Statement on Access to Abortion and Reproductive Health

 

JHLT: Tops in Transplantation
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation increases Impact Factor, maintains number one ranking among transplantation journals

Chicago, Illinois – 29 June, 2022
 

ISHLT Drives Innovation with Research Grants
Society awards fund studies to improve care and outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease.

Chicago, Illinois – 6 May, 2022
 

ISHLT Presents Xenotransplantation Webinar on 25 May

Chicago, Illinois – 2 May, 2022
 

ISHLT Honors Hannah Valantine for Lifetime Achievement in Treating Advanced Heart Disease
Society celebrates three decades of Dr. Valantine’s contributions to the thoracic transplant community

Boston, Massachusetts – 28 April, 2022
 

ISHLT Launches Foundation to Fund Research in Thoracic Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Pulmonary Hypertension

Boston, Massachusetts – 27 April, 2022
 

ISHLT Professional Communities Elect Leaders Across Seven Specialties
Incoming volunteer leadership brings international, multidisciplinary perspectives

Addison, Texas – 1 April, 2022
 

ISHLT Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions to Convene International Transplant Community Next Month
Abstracts for ISHLT2022 are now available; meeting returns to an in-person format for the first time since 2019

Addison, Texas – 1 March, 2022
 

ISHLT Core Academies in Heart and Lung Transplantation Precede Annual Meeting in Boston
HFTX and LTX Core Academies designed for junior faculty and trainees offered on 26 April

Addison, Texas – 15 February, 2022
 

ISHLT Opens Registration for ISHLT2022 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
Society offers an in-person experience in Boston at the end of April plus virtual options

Addison, Texas – 14 January, 2022
 

ISHLT Elects New Board Members to Take Office in April 2022
Incoming volunteer leadership brings international, multidisciplinary perspectives

Addison, Texas – 1 December, 2021
 

Preliminary Program Now Available for ISHLT’s 2022 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
ISHLT2022 will be held in Boston and feature additional virtual options for the advanced heart and lung failure community

Addison, Texas – 16 November, 2021
 

ISHLT Accepting Applications for Research Grants in Mechanical Circulatory Support
Researchers and VAD coordinators invited to apply by 31 January, 2022

Addison, Texas – 4 November, 2021
 

ISHLT Academies Return with Core Competencies Course in Pulmonary Hypertension
Online and self-paced, the PH Core Academy is designed for junior faculty, trainees, and anyone interested in a refresher

Addison, Texas – 30 September, 2021
 

Submit Your Best Science: ISHLT Accepting Abstracts for its 2022 Annual Meeting
Abstracts welcomed from researchers, clinicians, and junior faculty across the entire care team.

Addison, Texas – 8 September, 2021
 

ISHLT Honors Innovation in Heart and Lung Disease Research by All Members of the Care Team
Society recognizes ISHLT2021 abstract presentations to elevate professional specialties and encourage a multidisciplinary ISHLT

Addison, Texas – 12 August, 2021
 

ISHLT Celebrates Excellence with Early Career Abstracts Awards from 2021 Annual Meeting

Addison, Texas – 29 July, 2021
 

JHLT Strengthens Impact Factor, Maintains Status as Top Journal in Transplantation for a Seventh Year

Addison, Texas – 7 July, 2021
 

ISHLT and JHLT Share COVID-19 Vaccination Findings and Recommendations

Addison, Texas – 13 May, 2021
 

ISHLT Awards Three Research Grants at 2021 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Grants given in partnership with Medtronic, ICCAC, and Enduring Hearts

Addison, Texas – 28 April, 2021
 

ISHLT Honors Kirklin, Hess and Taylor with Lifetime Achievement Awards
New Distinguished Service Award created to honor longtime Executive Director Amanda Rowe

Addison, Texas – 28 April, 2021
 

ISHLT’s First All Virtual Annual Meeting to Kick off This Month

Addison, Texas – 1 April, 2021
 

ISHLT Elects New Board Members

• ISHLT Elects Andreas Zuckermann President-Elect of Board of Directors
• ISHLT Re-Elects Christian Benden Secretary of Board of Directors
• ISHLT Re-Elects Michael A. Shullo Treasurer of Board of Directors
• ISHLT Elects Marc de Perrot to Board of Directors
• ISHLT Re-Elects Daniel F. Dilling to Board of Directors
• ISHLT Elects Mardi Gomberg-Maitland to Board of Directors
• ISHLT Elects Angela Lorts to Board of Directors

Addison, Texas – 6 January, 2021
 

ISHLT Adds Directors of Education and Research, Marketing and Communications

Addison, Texas – 7 December, 2020
 

Research to Assess Impact of Telemedicine on VAD Patients During Pandemic
Medtronic, ISHLT and ICCAC provide grant award to University of Chicago Researcher

Addison, Texas – September 17, 2020
 

JHLT Earns Number One Ranking in Transplantation Journals
Sixth Year as Top Journal for JHLT

Addision, Texas – August 4, 2020
 

Vanderbilt Researcher Receives Award to Study LVADs in Heart Failure Patients

Addision, Texas – March 27, 2020
 

ISHLT Elects New Board Members

• ISHLT Elects Joseph G. Rogers President
• ISHLT Elects Lara Danziger-Isakov President-Elect

Addison, Texas – May 19, 2020
 

Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Named Incoming Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Addision, Texas – May 12, 2020
 

JHLT Releases First Reports of Heart Transplant Recipients Infected with COVID-19

Addision, Texas – March 18, 2020
 

ISHLT Adds Chief Operating Officer and Director, Education and Meetings

Addison, Texas – February 18, 2020
 

ISHLT Names Respected Health Association Leader as New CEO

Addison, Texas – December 11, 2019
 

Stanford Researcher Wins Award for Work on Post-Transplant Rejection

Addison, Texas – June 11, 2019
 

Colorado Researcher Wins Award for Work Leading to Early Detection of Rejection in Transplant Recipients

Addison, Texas – June 11, 2019
 

ISHLT Welcomes New Board Members

• Stuart Sweet, President
• Joseph Rogers, President-Elect
• Jason Christie, Secretary
• Raymond Benza, Treasurer
• Annemarie Kaan, Director
• Ulrich Jorde, Director

Addison, Texas – May 7, 2019
 

ISHLT2019 – Friday, April 5, 2019

• Special Ops approach to transplants boosts patient outcomes, lowers cost
• New approach to assessing rejection in heart transplant patients far more effective

Orlando, Florida – April 3, 2019
 

ISHLT2019 – Thursday, April 4, 2019

• Researchers call for national guidelines on marijuana use and heart transplant eligibility
• New system to preserve donor hearts could expand donor pool by using organs outside of standard scope
• Hearts from Hepatitis C patients are safe to transplant, research shows

Orlando, Florida – April 4, 2019
 

ISHLT2019 – Wednesday, April 3, 2019

• Older heart-failure patients ineligible for transplants fare well on novel pump, opening door to new treatment option
• Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation releasing themed issue on MCS to coincide with ISHLT2019
• Researchers develop method for early detection of common post-transplant cancer

Orlando, Florida – April 3, 2019
 

2017 Impact Factor for Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation on the rise - again

Addison, Texas – June 28, 2018

 

ISHLT Welcomes New Board Members

• Jeffrey Teuteberg, President
• Stuart Sweet, President-Elect
• Raymond Benza, Treasurer
• Goran Dellgren, Director
• Martin Goddard, Director
• Kathleen Grady, Director
• Manreet Kanwar, Director
• Michael Shullo, Director

Addison, Texas – June 7, 2018