Annual Meeting Presentation

WashU Transplant Nephrology/BJH Transplant Present at American Transplant Congress 2022

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WashU Nephrology Transplant and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Transplant will be well-represented at the 2022 American Transplant Congress (ATC) being held virtually and in-person June 4-8 in Boston, MA. 

A joint annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the ATC provides transplant professionals the opportunity to present and discuss new scientific and clinical information relevant to solid organ and tissue transplantation.

Participants include:

Anuja Java, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Director of Kidney Transplant at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, has two invited lectures:

  • “Updates on Atypical HUS and C3G: From Diagnosis Pre-Transplant to Prevention and Management Post-Transplant”
  • “Role of Complement Testing (Genetic and Functional) in Evaluation of C3G Recurrence Risk and Implications for Treatment.”

Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD,Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, Division of Nephrology, will present the invited lecture:

  • “3D Printing Organ Manufacturing”

Andrew Malone, MBBCh, Assistant Professor of Medicine, will present a Rapid Fire Oral Abstract:

Dr. Massini Merzkani Transplant Nephrology

Massini A Merzkani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, will present a Rapid Fire Oral Abstract and is first author on a Poster Abstract:

Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, Director of Pediatric Nephrology, Hypertension and Pheresis, was on the planning committee of the meeting and will be presenting a Plenary Session 1 lecture and a Rapid Fire Oral Abstract, and is senior author on three Poster Abstracts:

Mohamed “Mo” Ibrahim, MD, Transplant Fellow, is first author on two Poster Abstracts:

Kristin Progar, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital BJH, is first author on two Poster Abstracts:

Haris Murad, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, is first author on a Poster Abstract:

Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs at Barnes-Jewish/Washington University Transplant Center, is first or senior author on multiple Abstract Posters and a Rapid Fire Oral Abstract:

Nicole Nesselhauf, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Program Director of PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency, is Moderator of the session: Let’s be Direct: Ultra-Short Direct Acting Anti-Viral Prophylaxis to Expand Donor Pool.

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Helen-Wijeweera-ANP

Helen Wijeweera, ANP-BC, Nephrology Nurse Practitioner, will be Co-Moderator of the session: Groundbreaking Research Led by Advanced Transplant Providers.

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Download ATCC program brochure here.

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