Session Information

Liver Transplant Plenary

Date: Saturday, November 5th
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 AM EDT
Room: Room 151

About the Session

This liver transplant plenary session provides the opportunity for the audience to hear the latest state-of-the-art information on recent studies related to organ allocation and preservation, immunosuppression, and outcomes of transplantation in different hepatic disorders and malignancies in adults and children.

Learning Objectives

  • The audience will learn about effect of race on GFR equations, and impact of renal dysfunction on MELD score and liver allocation.
  • The audience will learn about multi-organ dysfunction in patients with ACLF and its impact on liver transplant outcomes.
  • The audience will learn about the impact of newer MELD variants on waitlist mortality risk in adolescent liver transplant registrants, and patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Abstracts

Speakers

Dr. Ruben Hernaez, MD, MPH, PhD, Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Dr. Mohammad S Siddiqui, DO, Virginia Commonwealth University, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Dr. Craig Rosenstengle, Baylor University Medical Center, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Dr. Allison J. Kwong, MD, Stanford University, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Dr. Mohammad Amin Fallahzadeh, Baylor University Medical Center, Internal Medicine Anjiya Shaikh, University of Connecticut, Internal Medicine