AJT Highlights

Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo discuss the key articles of the July issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. [3:52] Simultaneous quantification of native human and transgenic porcine liver function in a decedent model of extracorporeal cross-circulation [12:11] Pathologic evaluation of pig kidney and heart xenografts: 2024 recommendations from the Banff Xenotransplantation...

Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo discuss the key articles of the June issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. [3:32] MHC Matchmaker: An in silico based algorithm to analyze cross-species NHP, pig, and human MHC compatibility on the amino acid level [11:50] Wisdom of the Crowd: Ensuring the justness and validity of group decision-making in solid organ transplant [16:39] Inhib...

Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Somaya Zahran to discuss the key articles of the May issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Somaya Zahran is a transplant nephrology fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. [03:06] Sensitization in organ transplantation: Assessment of Risk (STAR) 2025 meeting group report [08:55] The Banff 2024 Kidney Meeting Report: Rejection...

AJT April 2026 Editors’ Picks Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Cesar Berto to discuss the key articles of the April issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Cesar Berto is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, in the Division of Infectious Diseases [03:28] Invasive mold infection in heart transplant recipients: A nationwide multice...

In this specialty podcast, Dr. Justin Barr is joined by Dr. Thomas Schlich and Dr. Susan Lederer to discuss the early history of transplant surgery, with Dr. Schlich focusing on the mostly European efforts inaugurating solid organ transplant between 1880 and 1910 whilst Dr. Lederer concentrates on skin, blood, and corneal transplants in early 20th century America.    Justin Barr practices abdomina...

Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Justin Barr to discuss the key articles of the March issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Justin Barr practices abdominal transplant and advanced hepatobiliary surgery at Ochsner Medical Center [03:13] Implementation of a physician assistant-led recovery model for heart transplantation: Clinical outcomes and programmatic bene...

Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Juan Pablo Huidobro to discuss the key articles of the February issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Juan Pablo Huidobro is an Assistant Professor in Nephrology at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile [02:52] Evolving landscape of thrombotic microangiopathy in kidney transplant recipients in the post–C5 inhibitor era [13:2...

AJT January 2026 Editors’ Picks Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Dr. Al-Faraaz Kassam to discuss the key articles of the January issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Al-Faraaz Kassam is an Assistant Professor in Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins University [03:45] Evaluation of kidney procurement biopsy and machine perfusion on allograft outcomes: A retros...

AJT December 2025 Editors’ Picks Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Hannah Bahakel to discuss the key articles of the December issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Hannah Bahakel is a Clinical Immunodeficiency fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center [03:34] Higher vs standard mean arterial pressure target in the immediate postoperative period o...

Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Christie Rampersad to discuss the key articles of the November issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Christie Rampersad is clinical associate, in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Toronto in the Ajmera Transplant Centre [03:45] The early impacts of an attempt to standardize kidney procurement biopsy practices [13...

AJT October 2025 Editors’ Picks Description:  Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo are joined by Dr. Christina Haugen to discuss the key articles of the October issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Christina Haugen is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. [03:28] Renal resistance trajectories during hypothermic machine perfusion in kidneys donated after cir...

Hosts Roz and Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo discuss the key articles of the September issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. [03:30] Blunted cardiac reserve as a marker of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy—Cardiac outcomes following liver transplantation and comparison to the existing guidelines [14:18] Back-table intra-arterial administration of C1 esterase inhibitor to deceased donor kidney allografts imp...

In this Specialty Podcast, Dr. Dami Ko is joined by Dr. Katherine Rizzolo, and Dr. Leonela Villegas to discuss kidney transplantation for undocumented immigrants in the United States, particularly the challenges they face and ethical considerations. Dr. Dami Ko is an assistant professor at Northeastern University, specializing in post-transplant care and quality of life. Dr. Katherine Rizzolo is a...

Hosts Roz and Alberto are joined by new Editorial Fellow Dr. Sofia Bin to discuss the key articles of the August issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Sofia Bin is an assistant professor of medical and surgical sciences at the University of Bologna.   [02:46] Gut microbiome alterations precede graft rejection in kidney transplantation patients [10:31] Molecular diagnosis of kidney...

Hosts Roz and Alberto discuss the key articles of the July issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. [03:48] Liver transplantation for hepatitis D virus/hepatitis B virus coinfection in Italy: an intention-to-treat analysis of long-term outcomes [13:42] 10 degree C static storage of porcine donation after circulatory death livers improves biliary viability and mitigates ischemia-reperfusio...

Host Roz is joined by new co-host Alberto Sanchez-Fueyo, MD, PhD to discuss the key articles of the June issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Sanchez-Fueyo is a Professor of Hepatology, and the Academic Director of the Institute of Liver Studies, King's College, London. [02:51] Recipient toll-like receptor 4 determines the outcome of ischemia-reperfusion injury in steatotic liver...

In this specialty podcast, Dr. Alissar El Chediak is joined by Dr. Jon Odorico and Dr. Ron Parsons to discuss the current state of pancreas transplantation, identify barriers and strategies for referral and candidate selection, and discuss solutions to address the decline in procedures. Alissar El Chediak, MD is a transplant nephrologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Jon Odorico, MD is a tran...

In this Specialty Podcast, Dr. Alejandra Mendoza is joined by Dr. Cameron Wolfe, infectious diseases specialist at Duke University, to discuss the growing concern of avian influenza (H5N1) in transplant recipients. Together, they explore the latest epidemiologic developments, potential risks to immunocompromised patients, and key considerations for clinicians managing solid organ and stem cell tra...

Host Roz is joined by Timucin Taner, MD, PhD and Dami Ko, PhD to discuss the key articles of the May issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Timucin Taner is a professor of surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Dami Ko is an assistant professor at the School of Nursing at Northeastern University. [02:51] Development and validation of the Neuro-Score: a specific scale to detect a...

Host Roz is joined by Rene Bermea, MD and Gonzalo Sapisochin, MD, PhD to discuss the key articles of the April issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Rene Bermea is an instructor at Harvard Medical School, and a transplant pulmonologist and intensivist. Dr. Gonzalo Sapisochin is an associate professor of surgery, abdominal transplant and surgical oncology at the University of Toront...

Host Roz is joined by Ross Doyle, PhD to discuss the key articles of the March issue of American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Ross Doyle is a consultant nephrologist at Mater Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. (Mentioned) A blood-based PT-LIFE (Pediatric Liver Transplantation-LIver Fibrosis Evaluation) biomarker panel for noninvasive evaluation of pediatric liver fibrosis after liver transplantation:...

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Dr. Adam Stewart to discuss the key articles of the February issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.   [00:02:38] A competing risks model to estimate the risk of graft failure and patient death after kidney transplantation using continuous donor-recipient age combinations [00:09:00] Donor-derived bartonellosis in solid organ transplant recipients from unh...

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Sergio Acuna, MD to discuss the key articles of the January issue of American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Sergio Acuna is a clinical instructor in abdominal transplant surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham   [03:21] The dangerous precedent of censoring scientific dissemination [08:45] Long-term ex situ normothermic machine perfusion allows regenera...

Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Abraham Matar, MD to discuss the key articles of the December issue of American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Abraham ‘Abe’ Matar is a Transplant Surgery Fellow at the University of Minnesota   [02:15] Economic Evaluation of Weight Loss and Transplantation Strategies for Kidney Transplant Candidates with Obesity Editorial: Selecting Weight Loss Strategies for Kid...

Description:  Hosts Roz and Josh are joined by Sharon Weeks Groh, MD to discuss the key articles of the November issue of American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Sharon Weeks Groh is a transplant surgeon at Walter Reed   [02:08] Robotic living donor hepatectomy is associated with superior outcomes for both the donor and the recipient compared to laparoscopic or open - A single center prospective...