The mTOR You Know

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Megan Galle joins us from the Mayo Clinic to discuss maribavir for refractory cytomegalovirus infections with or without resistance post-transplant. PMID: 34864943

On the latest of our couch session series, Lauren Schumacher and Aileen Chi are joined by Megan Galle, Erik Henricksen and Lyndsey Bowman to discuss imposter syndrome.  It’s estimated that 70% of individuals will experience imposter syndrome. Join us to hear about how imposter syndrome impacted our panelists at different points in their transplant pharmacy career and tips to overcoming impost...

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Kaitlyn Grieves joins us from Massachusetts General Hospital to discuss how e levated posaconazole trough concentrations are not associated with increased risk for posaconazole toxicity in lung transplant recipients . PMID: 36205935

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Claire Schmidt joins us from Loyola University Medical Center to discuss the impact of belatacept and tacrolimus on cytomegalovirus viral load control and relapse in moderate and high-risk cytomegalovirus serostatus kidney transplant recipients. PMID: 36321801

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Elise Heiman joins us from Tampa General Hospital to discuss nirmatrelvir/ritonavir use with tacrolimus in lung transplant recipients. PMID: 36525555.

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Kayla Moody joins us from Duke University Hospital to discuss advancement in the field of xenotransplantation, as well as unique barriers and obstacles to overcome in this unique practice.

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Haley Hixson joins us from the University of Virginia Health to discuss risk factors for high level CMV viremia in liver transplant recipients. PMID: 35780512

In the latest edition of the mTOR You Know, Drs. Aileen Chi and Lauren Schumacher are joined by Drs. Rita Alloway and Simon Tremblay to litigate SOT clinical trials and its data.  Giving you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the highest court, the FDA, came down to its rulings and how to navigate the process. 

With the long-awaited passing of the Immuno Bill, there’s a new (Medicare Part) B in town to save the day! On this episode, your hosts Drs. Melissa Chaung and Kimberly Goehring chat with policy pioneers Drs. Lisa Potter, Joelle Nelson, and Jen McDermott to navigate  the unchartered waters of this new benefit. Join us as we discuss eligibility, enrollment, action items for transplant centers r...

In the latest edition of the mTOR You Know, Drs. Hannah Naguib and Thomas Wert are joined by Dr. Dominic Chan to pull back the curtain and take a deep dive into all things vaccination in SOT and the balancing act our immunosuppressed patients face with regards to vaccine-preventable disease. Do you think vaccines are just a jab? Think again.

In this episode of t he mTOR You Know Podcast, Evelyn Hsu, MD and Mary Moss Chandran, PharmD discuss the multi-dimensional disparities faced by pediatric transplant patients. They share the current landscape in pediatric transplant, discuss the effects of disparities in the continuum of care, assess the unmet need, and detail potential strategies to bridge disparities. They share im...

On the latest edition of the "mTOR You Know Couch Sessions" John Lyons and Alicia Lichvar are joined by guest host Lauren Schumacher and our wonderful panel of Aoife Iaria, Emily Garcia, Heather Johnson, and Idris Yakubu to discuss the winding and anxiety-ridden road to match day, the aftermath of the match, as well as the PGY2 job hunt for that first position. It's all about the journey, not the...

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Olivia Huber joins us from Tampa General Hospital to discuss the utility of the ImmuKnow assay pre-heart transplant as a predictor of rejection at the time of first endomyocardial biopsy. This blog was precepted by Angela Logan, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP.

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Yong Kim joins us from Yale New Haven Hospital to discuss outcomes of liver transplantation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV. This blog was precepted by Dr. Gianna Girone, PharmD.

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Karen Huang joins us from the University of Maryland Medical Center to discuss long-term outcomes in adult simultaneous liver-kidney transplant recipients with positive crossmatches. This blog was precepted by Dr. Jillian Casale, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP.

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Emily Garcia joins us from the University of Maryland Medical Center to discuss inhaled pulmonary vasodilator therapy in adult lung transplant. This blog was precepted by Dr. Jillian Casale. PMID: 34787647

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Brenda Astorga joins us from the University of Chicago Medicine to discuss national trends and outcomes of heart-kidney transplantation using hepatitis C positive donors. This blog was precepted by Dr. Lisa Potter. PMID: 34974630

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Julie Hubbard joins us from Barnes-Jewish Hospital to discuss the impact of the new UNOS donor heart allocation system on waitlist outcomes and early posttransplant mortality among adults with congenital heart disease. This blog was precepted by Dr. Nicole Nesselhauf. PMID: 34859574

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Carson Shoemaker joins us from the University of Virginia Health to discuss a single-center evaluation of letermovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus prevention in thoracic organ transplantation. This blog was precepted by Dr. Jennifer Geyston. PMID: 35031206

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Alyson Prom and Dr. Christina Doligalski join us from the University of North Carolina Medical Center to discuss the CFTR modulator Trikafta and its use post lung transplant for patients with underlying Cystic Fibrosis. This blog was hosted and precepted by Dr. Christina Doliglaksi. PMID: 34538541

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Nick Pauley joins us from Henry Ford Hospital to discuss every 2-month belatacept maintenance therapy in kidney transplant recipients greater than 1-year post-transplant. This blog was precepted by Dr. Arin Jantz. PMID: 33583120

On this episode of the mTOR You Know podcast Drs Katie McMurry and Alicia Lichvar discuss the pros and cons of steroid continuation and withdrawal in kidney transplantation. This episode was hosted by Drs. Thomas Wert and Melissa Durst. References: PMID: 18936569, 33533901, 16378069, 31680394, 26816011

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Aoife Iaria joins us from the University of Illinois at Chicago to discuss cytomegalovirus "blips" in high risk kidney/kidney-pancreas transplant recipients. This blog was precepted by Dr. Jamie Benken. PMID: 35014122

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Leanna Borges joins us from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital to discuss the Incidence of cytomegalovirus infection in seropositive kidney transplant recipients treated with everolimus. This blog was precepted by Dr. Alexandra James. PMID: 34990047

On this resident blog, PGY2 SOT Rachel Huntsman joins us from the Cleveland Clinic to discuss the use of maribavir for refractory cytomegalovirus infections with or without resistance post-transplant. This blog was precepted by Dr. Jamie Eckardt. PMID: 34864943