Optimizing Transplant Access Through Outreach, Living Donation, and Machine Perfusion: New Practice Paradigms | AASLD

Optimizing Transplant Access Through Outreach, Living Donation, and Machine Perfusion: New Practice Paradigms

Nov 10 2025
Convention Center: Room 206, Level 2
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

World Class Speakers

Sumeet Asrani, MD MSc
Presenter

Sumeet Asrani, MD MSc

Liver Consultants of Texas
AnnMarie Liapakis, MD
Presenter

AnnMarie Liapakis, MD

NYU Langone Transplant Institute
Kristopher Croome, MD
Presenter

Kristopher Croome, MD

Mayo Clinic Florida
Yee Lee Cheah, MD
Presenter

Yee Lee Cheah, MD

Houston Methodist Hospital
Pratima Sharma, MD, MS
Moderator

Pratima Sharma, MD, MS

University of Michigan Medical Center
Manhal Izzy, MD
Moderator

Manhal Izzy, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Description

Presenters explore new practice paradigms for optimizing liver tarnsplant acccess and examine effective strategies for dissemination of knowledge regarding the benefit of living donor liver transplant (LDLT) through directed, nondirected, and paired donation. Other topics include the role of machine perfusion in improving transplant access, outreach hepatology and transplant clinics, telehepatology, and the role of minimally-invasive surgical techniques in the growth of LDLT programs.

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Presentations

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Oct 09 2026
Convention Center - Room 206, Level 2

Hepatology and Transplant Outreach Clinics in the Community and Telehepatology: Increased Patient Access Versus Increased Provider Burden

Sumeet Asrani, MD MSc , Presenter
Public Health
Transplant
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Oct 09 2026
Convention Center - Room 206, Level 2

Raising Awareness of Living Donation: Role of Transplant Hepatology

AnnMarie Liapakis, MD , Presenter
Public Health
Transplant
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Oct 09 2026
Convention Center - Room 206, Level 2

Machine Perfusion: Weighing the Outcomes and Cost

Kristopher Croome, MD , Presenter
Public Health
Transplant
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM
Oct 09 2026
Convention Center - Room 206, Level 2

Building Blocks of a Living Donor Liver Transplant Program Incorporating Minimally-Invasive Surgery

Yee Lee Cheah, MD , Presenter
Public Health
Transplant

Objectives

  • Explain the role of machine perfusion in expanding the donor pool and improving access to transplant.
  • Identify the benefits and challenges of outreach hepatology and transplant clinics in the community and recognize opportunities for telehepatology.
  • Appraise effective strategies for dissemination of knowledge regarding the benefit of living donor liver transplant (LDLT) through directed, nondirected, and paired donation.
  • Review the resources and training needed for the growth of an LDLT program through minimally-invasive surgical techniques.