Transplant Radio

Enjoy this discussion with Drs. Daniel Friedman, Infectious Disease Specialist, and Taylor Heald-Sargent, Pediatric Infectious Disease expert, as they explore one of the most complex aspects of transplant medicine: managing infection risk in immunocompromised patients. Drawing on their clinical and research experience, the conversation takes a deep dive into how infections impact transplant recipi...

Join Donald Ross “Scribe”, artist and founder of Scribbleverse Studios, shares how creativity and visual storytelling can play a powerful role in healthcare and transplant awareness. Donald discusses his unique contribution to the event: live painting three large-scale works representing the liver, kidney, and heart. These pieces served as a visual representation of the transplant journey and help...

Pesh Patel, Founder and CEO of A Kidney Life, shares a deeply personal and evolving story of resilience, advocacy, and action within the kidney disease and transplant community. Diagnosed with end-stage renal disease in 2017, Pesh experienced dialysis and received a kidney transplant in 2018. After facing rejection in 2021, he returned to dialysis and rejoined the transplant waitlist. Through this...

Dr. Ernie Tagles, transplant surgeon, President of the MIIKA Foundation, and Director of the DARte educational initiative, shares his mission to transform organ donation awareness through education, innovation, and community engagement. Broadcasting from the World Transplant Congress 2025, Dr. Tagles highlights a critical global challenge: the growing gap between patients in need of transplants an...

Join Dr. Megan Kamath, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at UCLA Health, as she shares insights into one of the most critical yet often overlooked phases of transplant care: the transition from pediatric to adult programs. Dr. Kamath highlights how this transition period represents a vulnerable moment for young transplant recipients, many of whom received their organ at an early a...

Lorrinda Gray Davis, President of TRIO (Transplant Recipients International Organization), shares her journey from liver transplant recipient to national patient advocate and policy leader. After receiving a life-saving transplant in 2018, Lorrinda channeled her professional background in large-scale leadership into advancing access, education, and equity in transplant care. She discusses how TRIO...

Join Dr. Sejal Patel, Medical Science Liaison, researcher, and multi-organ transplant recipient as she shares a story of resilience, innovation, and purpose within the transplant community. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes early in life, Dr. Patel later developed end-stage renal disease, leading to a combined kidney and pancreas transplant, followed by a second kidney transplant years later. Through...

In this episode, Bill Ryan, President and CEO of the Transplant Life Foundation, shares a deeply personal and impactful perspective on the transplant community, and the work still needed to better support it. As both a donor family member and longtime industry leader, Bill discusses the origins and mission of the Transplant Life Foundation, which was created to fill critical gaps in patient suppor...

In this deeply moving episode, Alison Conklin—heart transplant recipient and Editor-in-Chief of Bonus Days Magazine, shares her lifelong journey with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and how it shaped her purpose as a storyteller and advocate. Diagnosed at just 13 years old and experiencing the devastating loss of her mother to the same condition, Alison navigated decades of medical interventions, incl...

In this impactful episode, Glen Kelley—Patient Voice and Advocacy Leader with The Mended Hearts—shares his extraordinary journey as a multi-organ transplant recipient and his mission to transform patient support worldwide. Glen recounts his decades-long health journey, from surviving Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a teenager to navigating heart failure, a heart transplant, and later a kidney transplant. Th...

We learn today from Peggy Burkhard that transplant is not just a medical experience — it’s an emotional, creative, and community‑driven journey that patients, caregivers, and families navigate together. Peggy shares how the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link has evolved since its founding in 1992, offering a wide range of free programs that support patients from diagnosis through survivorship. S...

In this powerful episode of Transplant Radio, moderator Kevin Foth sits down with Meredith Cowden, Executive Director of the Meredith Cowden Foundation and also the AGVD Alliance, who shares her extraordinary 25‑year journey living with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Meredith opens up about her diagnosis with AML in 2001, her challenges with acute and chronic GvHD, and how her personal...

What happens when an ER resident working 80-hour weeks suddenly becomes the patient who needs a heart transplant? Dr. Alin Gragossian shares her extraordinary journey from emergency medicine resident to heart transplant recipient, and how that experience transformed her perspective as a physician. She discusses her path into critical care, the life-changing night that led to her transplant, and ho...

Dr. Keith Hansen shares his journey from biomedical engineer to transplant surgeon and innovator. As Founder and CEO of Diatiro, Dr. Hansen details the development of the Kidney Pod, an FDA Breakthrough-Designated device designed to keep kidneys at safe temperatures during transplant surgery. He explains how human-centered design, engineering innovation, and clinical insights led to a solution tha...

Patricia Draper, MSW, LCSW, Program Director of the Transplant Mentors program at Gift of Life joins us on Transplant Radio from the World Transplant Congress in San Francisco, CA. With a background in clinical social work and years of experience supporting transplant patients, Patricia shares how mentorship can profoundly shape the transplant journey, from evaluation through recovery. She explain...

In this heartfelt episode of Transplant Radio, Rob interviews Shara Brice , Executive Director of Gift of Life , whose 40+ year journey in nonprofit work and community building shines through every story she shares. From founding youth empowerment programs in East London to leading impactful education and mentorship initiatives in Kansas City, Shara discusses how her journey has been shaped by a p...

In this episode, Eurofins Viracor scientist Evan Sander discusses the development and validation of a novel multiplexed real-time qPCR panel for detecting and quantifying Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite responsible for Chagas disease. The conversation highlights the abstract presented at WTC2025, explores the impact of this research on transplant medicine, and showcases the scientific advancements...

Valuable insights into the role of AI & machine learning in clinical diagnostics from team members of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Viracor BioPharma , and Eurofins Transplant Genomics . They discuss how these advancements will shape their field, enhance patient care, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Eurofins Viracor | Director of Bioinformatics Rohita Sinha, PhD Eurofins Viracor...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 10 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth and Sarthak Virmani, MD, MBBS . Episode Links: Learn more about Eurofins Transplant Diag...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 9 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth with heart transplant recipient, Robert Goodman. Episode Links: Learn more about Eurofins...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 8 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth with 'A Kidney Life' founder, Pesh Patel . Episode Links: Learn more about Eurofins Trans...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 7 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth and Anna Morgan-Parlardy of the Chris Klug Foundation . Episode Links: Learn more about E...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 6 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth with the 'transplant dad,' Joseph Hillenburg. Episode Links: Learn more about Eurofins Tr...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 5 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth with PharmDs, Mary Moss Chandran & Christina Doligalski . Episode Links: Learn more a...

Listen to our Transplant Radio interview series, Part 4 of 10 from ATC 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. We exhibited as our Eurofins Transplant group, which is comprised of Eurofins Viracor , Eurofins Transplant Genomics , Eurofins Donor & Product Testing (DPT), Eurofins CellTx , and Ascend Clinical . Kevin Foth with physician, podcast co-host, and heart transplant recipient, Alin Gragossian, DO, MPH...