Didier Mandelbrot, MD
Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, University of Wisconsin Health
AST Member Since 1998
Events and Announcements
CEoT 2025
The 2025 Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT) meeting will focus on transplant modernization. Don't miss out!
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Membership Benefits
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Innovative Meetings
AST members receive discounts to meetings including the American Transplant Congress (ATC) and Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT).
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Networking and Collaboration
Expand your network beyond your institution with our Communities of Practice, member directory, and more.
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Transplant Education
Access webinars, courses, and curriculum created by subject-matter experts.
Communities of Practice Spotlight
Communities of Practice (COPs) are unique, specialty-area groups created with your needs in mind. Each COP is dedicated to exchanging knowledge, offering networking opportunities, advocating for patients, and developing resources.
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Advanced Practice Providers
APP COP represents Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) who practice within the transplant community.
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Recovery and Preservation
RAP COP represents and serves scientists interested in ex vivo organ and tissue preservation through advocacy, support, and development of activities that will advance the preservation of organs and tissues in the field of transplant.
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Psychosocial and Ethics
The PSECOP represents a multidisciplinary group who are involved in the assessment and care of the recipient and living donor throughout the transplant process.
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Infectious Disease
IDCOP leads the transplant infectious diseases community by fostering academic collaboration, developing clinical guidance and educational materials, promoting diversity and inclusion in the field, and mentoring.
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Transplant Administration and Quality Management
TxAQM COP represents individuals responsible for the administration and management of transplant programs including transplant center managed care contracting, financial oversight, and quality management.
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Transplant Pharmacy
TxPharm COP provides a forum for transplant pharmacists to network and collaborate on best practice solutions while promoting the growth and development of the transplant pharmacy discipline.
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Transplant Diagnostics
TxDx COP supports, develops, and advances the knowledge and practice of transplantation pathology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility, and HLA antibody testing aiming to improve outcomes for transplant recipients.
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Trainee and Young Faculty
The TYF COP was created to empower transplant professionals throughout their training and early development of their careers, to participate actively and represent their unique needs in AST.
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Kidney Pancreas
KPCOP represents those in kidney and pancreas transplantation and advances the field through activities focused on education, research, public policy, and collaboration.
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Liver and Intestinal
LICOP represents transplant professionals engaged with liver or intestinal transplantation and advances the field through research, education, collaboration, and mentoring.
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Community of Transplant Scientists
COTS represents and serves scientists interested in transplant research by developing and supporting activities that will enhance research in the field of transplantation.
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Women's Health
WHCOP represents male and female members interested in gender-related transplant issues and supports the leadership and career advancement of women and other underrepresented communities within the transplant field.
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Pediatric
PCOP represents and advocates for those who dedicate their careers to advancing transplantation through clinical care, research, and education for pediatric populations.
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Living Donor
LDCOP represents multidisciplinary members who are involved in the care of living kidney or liver organ donors throughout the donation continuum. LDCOP works to enhance the quality, effectiveness, access, and integrity of living donation.
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Donation and Transplantation Optimization
DTO COP aims to create and sustain effective and facilitated collaboration between donation and transplant professionals to drive continuous performance improvement of the system.
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Thoracic and Critical Care
The TCC COP is a community of professionals dedicated to advancing the field of heart transplantation, lung transplantation, and donor management, and to improving patient care by promoting research, education, advocacy, and organ donation.
Learn moreDr. Segev follows up on his "Basics of AI and Transplantation" presentation to discuss the applications of AI to kidney transplantation.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
AST in Action
Take Action: Living Donor Protection Act
This legislation seeks to protect living organ donors from discrimination in areas of life and disability insurance. We need your help to get this legislation passed.
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Don't let your colleagues miss out on AST's benefits. New members who purchase a 2025 membership will receive the rest of 2024 free!
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