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`Welcome to the Joint American
`Transplant Meeting
`May 11-16, 2001
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`How to Use this Program Book
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`The Program Book is divided into four sections:
`Association and general information, scientific
`program, abstracts and indexes. All accepted
`abstracts are published in this supplement and
`begin on page 136.
`Association and General Information
`This section will list the officers and committee
`members of the American Society of Transplant
`Surgeons and the American Society of
`Transplantation, the master schedule of all
`meeting events, times and schedules of the
`specific activities, lists of corporate partners,
`future meetings and exhibitors. Please reference
`this section for any logistic and/or time
`questions regarding the meeting in general.
`
`Scientific Program
`The 2001 Scientific Program for the Joint
`Meeting begins on page 47, including:
`• Day-at-a-Glance pages with the daily
`schedules of events for each day
`• Pre-meeting Symposia and Mini-Courses
`• Sunrise Symposia
`• Plenary Sessions
`• Concurrent Sessions
`• Poster Sessions
`• Parallel Luncheon Workshops
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`Abstracts
`All oral abstract presentations listed in the
`program section have been assigned a
`chronological program number. This number
`corresponds with the number of the abstract
`printed in this supplement. Poster presentations
`will be held in the River Exhibition Hall. All
`poster presentations have been assigned a
`chronological program number for reference
`when locating your printed abstract. Board
`numbers for poster presentations are identified
`with a P before the number. Please refer to the
`program for the appropriate board number when
`locating a poster for viewing.
`
`Indexes
`Disclosure Index
`The disclosure index lists all abstracts by
`program number where a potential relationship
`that could affect the objectivity of a presentation
`has been disclosed. This index may be found on
`page 477.
`Author Index
`The author index begins on page 479 of this
`supplement. The author index lists all abstract
`authors in alphabetical order. Numbers
`correspond with the abstract and program
`numbers.
`Key Word Index
`The key word index, lists key words from each
`abstract in alphabetical order. The Key Word
`index begins on page 511.
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`Target Audience
`This meeting is designed for physicians,
`surgeons, scientists, nurses, organ procurement
`personnel, and pharmacists who are interested in
`the clinical and research aspects of solid organ
`and tissue transplantation
`Overview of TRANSPLANT 2001
`To provide a forum for exchange of new
`scientific and clinical information relevant to
`solid organ and tissue transplantation.
`To create an arena for the interchange of ideas
`regarding care and management of organ and
`tissue transplant recipients.
`To facilitate discussions of the
`socioeconomic, ethical and regulatory issues
`related to solid organ and tissue
`transplantation.
`A variety of formats have been planned to
`encourage the exchange of new scientific and
`clinical information and support an
`interchange of opinions regarding care and
`management issues, as well as
`socioeconomic, ethical and regulatory issues
`relevant to organ and tissue transplantation.
`Scientific material is presented through
`symposia, oral abstracts, concurrent
`workshops, and poster presentations as well
`as small group sessions designed for in-depth
`exploration of both clinical and basic science
`topics.
`Educational 0 bject ives
`The objective of this activity is to help you
`understand, examine, and discuss:
`The latest advances in transplantation, both
`clinical and basic;
`Barriers to successful outcomes;
`Challenges in pediatric transplantation;
`Immunosuppressants inthe various organs;
`The newest technologies in immunology and
`transplant research;
`Advances in xenotransplantation
`Infections associated in transplantation;
`The latest finding in cell and stem cell
`research;
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`General Information
`Progress in transplant tolerance;
`The problem of delayed renal allograft
`function;
`The pros and cons of heart and heart-lung
`transplantation;
`Current information on immunobiology ;
`The latest clinical trial results:
`Future challenges in kidney-pancreas and
`pancreas;
`Practice guidelines for follow-up and
`management of transplant recipients;
`The path of curing autoimmune diabetes.
`Abstracts
`are
`Abstracts selected for TRANSPLANT 2001
`presented in plenary, concurrent and poster
`sessions that highlight the most outstanding
`papers from all transplant specialties.
`All accepted abstracts are published in this
`official TRANSPLANT 2001 program book, a
`supplement to the new joint AST/ASTS journal,
`American Journal of Tkansplantation (AJT).
`All abstracts selected for presentation and the
`final program are available on-line through the
`TRANSPLANT 2001 website,
`www.transplant2001 .org.
`
`Registration
`All attendees must be registered for the meeting.
`Registration is located on the lobby level in the
`built-in registration counters off the main hotel
`lobby of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.
`Registration hours are listed on page 5 under the
`schedule of activities. Program distribution is
`located in the “Coat Check” area on the lobby
`level, near the Gift Shop. Your meeting bag and
`program will be available for pick up during the
`same hours as open registration hours.
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`Two Hotels
`Selected parallel luncheon workshops and
`concurrent sessions are located in the Hotel
`Intercontinental Chicago. This hotel is located
`approximately three blocks from the Sheraton. A
`30-minute break before and after the luncheons
`and between the concurrent sessions has been
`included in the program to allow for travel
`between the two properties. Shuttle buses will
`be running continuously between the Sheraton
`and Intercontinental between 1 1 :45 AM and 6:OO
`PM on Sunday - Tuesday.
`Parallel Luncheon Workshops
`Parallel Luncheon Workshops, designed to be
`small interactive working sessions, are limited in
`size. Most of the luncheons are sold out. If you
`are not registered for one, you should check at
`the registration desk for available sessions.
`Selected Poster Sessions
`The posters are an important part of the scientific
`program of TRANSPLANT 200 1. The Planning
`Committee has selected a number of top posters
`to be presented in special open sessions as mini-
`oral presentations. These sessions take place
`Sunday - Tuesday from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM. A
`cash luncheon will be available on the
`Promenade Ballroom of the Sheraton.
`Sunrise Symposia
`Starting on Sunday, May 13 through Wednesday,
`May 16, there are concurrent Sunrise Symposia
`each morning from 6:30 AM to 7:45 AM. These
`are single-topic symposia that are open to all
`registrants for TRANSPLANT 2001. A
`continental breakfast will be provided each
`morning. All Sunrise Symposia take place in the
`Sheraton.
`
`Restaurant Reservation Service
`A restaurant reservation desk is open in the
`registration area. Staff will be available for
`assisting you with dinner reservations during the
`following hours:
`Friday, May 11
`Saturday, May 12
`Sunday, May 13
`Monday, May 14
`Tuesday, May 15
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`1 :OO PM - 6:OO PM
`11:OO AM- 6:OO PM
`1 1 : 30 AM - 7 :30 PM
`11~30 AM - 7100 PM
`11:30 AM - 7:OO PM
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`Postgraduate Course
`Due to a high number of requests for review and
`update material, the Planning Committee has
`developed a course that will provide the type of
`programming that this requires. It is designed for
`attendees wishing to review some of the basic
`and important issues related to transplantation.
`Efforts have been made to cover issues related to
`specific organs in addition to universal transplant
`topics. Speakers have been asked to review
`their topics as well as present the most recent
`data. They have been instructed to not only
`present their research but also summarize
`important recent publications/work in the area
`they are discussing. The course will begin on
`Friday May 11 at 1:30 PM and end Saturday,
`May 12 at 12:OO Noon. The program for this
`new event can be found on page 47. This event
`takes place in the Sheraton. There is a separate
`registration for this and it is not included in the
`full meeting registration.
`Pre-meeting Symposia
`On Saturday, May 12, there are several pre-
`meeting symposia beginning at 1 :00 PM. All
`pre-meeting symposia take place in the Sheraton.
`These events are included in your registration for
`the Annual Meeting.
`
`Special Course for Transplant Nurses
`and Coordinators
`A special mini-course for transplant nurses and
`coordinators is taking place on Saturday, May 12
`from 1 :00 PM to 6:OO PM. Registration is
`included with the Annual Meeting Registration.
`This event takes place in the Sheraton.
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`Exhibits
`The exhibits are an integral part of the complete
`educational experience and will feature the latest
`in technology and research in the field of
`transplantation medicine. The exhibits are
`located in the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and
`Towers and ample opportunity is provided for
`attendees to visit the exhibits. Detailed
`information on each of the exhibits and booth
`location are provided in this program on page
`33. Along with your name badge, you have an
`electronic business card. By presenting this card
`to exhibitors during show hours, exhibiting
`companies can easily capture your name and
`address information for follow up. Exhibit
`hours are listed on page 5 under the schedule of
`activities.
`Member Services
`There are membership booths for both the ASTS
`and AST located in the Sheraton River
`Exhibition Hall. Membership, future meeting
`information, public policy information, and
`society literature as well as computer
`demonstrations of the ASTS and AST web sites,
`are available. Members and non-members are
`encouraged to stop by to find out about the many
`benefits of ASTS and AST membership.
`
`Continuing Medical Education
`Accreditation
`The ASTS designates this educational activity
`for a maximum of 44.5 hours in category 1
`credit toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition
`Award. Each physician should claim only those
`hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the
`educational activity.
`Pharmacists ACPE
`Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. is approved by the
`American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
`as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical
`education. This information is not intended as an
`endorsement of, or as a recommendation of, any
`Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. product mentioned in
`this material.
`
`Nursing
`Amedco is approved as a provider of continuing
`education by the MN Nurses Association, which
`is accredited as an approver of continuing
`education in nursing by the Amercian Nurses
`Credentialing Center’s Commission on
`Accreditation, Provider P-73.36; 44.5 Contact
`Hours.
`lkansplant Coordinators ABTC
`The American Board of Transplant Coordinators
`(AVTC) has approved this educational offering
`for up to 44.5 Category I Continuing Education
`Points for Transplant Coordinators (CEPTCs).
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`ACCME Accreditation Statement
`The activity has been planned and implemented
`in accordance with the Essential Areas and
`Policies of the Accreditation Council for
`Continuing Medical Education (AACME) by the
`American Society of Transplant Surgeons
`(ASTS). The ASTS is accredited by the
`ACCME to provide continuing medical
`education for physicians.
`
`Full Disclosure Policy
`All faculty participating in the continuing
`medical education programs sponsored by the
`American Society of Transplant Surgeons are
`expected to disclose to the program audience
`any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related
`to the content of their presentation(s).
`A disclosure statement listing all faculty who
`have indicated potential relationships that could
`affect the objectivity of their presentation can be
`found in your meeting bag. Disclosures related to
`abstract presentations can be found on page 477.
`ADA Compliance
`The Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers and
`Hotel Intercontinental Chicago are fully
`accessible to the physically challenged.
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`Instructions for Obtaining Credits
`CME
`If you would like continuing medical education
`(CME) credits, simply pickup a CME Certificate
`form at the CME Information Desk, located on
`the ballroom level of the Sheraton, or the
`Registration Desk. At the end of your last day of
`the meeting just fill out the form and turn in the
`bottom copy at the CME Information Desk or
`Registration Desk. The top copy is your CME
`certificate, which you keep. That’s all you need
`to do, no waiting for the mail! No other CME
`certificate will be issued.
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`The CME information desk will be open during
`educational hours.
`
`Pharmacists (ACPE)
`Stop by the CME Information Desk. We have
`everydung you need there.
`
`Nursing
`Nurses can receive contact hours for attending
`Transplant 200 1. We have all the details at the
`CME Information Desk and the Registration Desk.
`
`lkansplant Coordinators (ABTC)
`Transplant Coordinators can receive contact hours
`for attending Transplant 200 1. We have all the
`details at the CME Information Desk and the
`Registration Desk.
`
`International Attendees
`For international attendees a “Certificate of
`Attendance” can be picked up at the CME
`Information Desk or the Registration Desk.
`Evaluation
`Your Opinions Are Important To Us!
`EVALUATION FORMS are located at the CME
`Information Desk or the Registration Desk. We
`take your input seriously and use it to plan and
`improve the meeting each year. Stop by and pick
`one up.
`
`Speaker Ready Room
`There are Slide Preview/Speaker Ready Rooms
`for presenters located in Sheraton Chicago Hotel
`and the Hotel Intercontinental. Be sure to check
`the program for hotel and room location.
`All session rooms, concurrent and plenary, will
`be set for both slide and/or computer
`presentations. Speakers are asked to bring their
`computer presentation formatted to run on a
`windows-based PC on either CD-rom, zip drive,
`jazz drive or floppy disk. Speakers who are
`using computer presentation will be asked to
`check in their presentation the day BEFORE they
`are scheduled to present. Please read your
`acceptance instructions carefully to avoid any
`problems.
`IFYOU AREPRESENTINGINTHE HOTEL
`INTERCONTINENTAL DO NOT CHECK
`YOUR SLIDES INTO THE SHERATON.
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`7~00 AM - 6:OO PM
`7:OO AM - 6:OO PM
`7:OO AM - 6:OO PM
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`Sheraton Speaker Ready Room: Parlor C
`11 ZOO AM - 6:OO PM
`Friday, May 11
`7:OO AM - 6:OO PM
`Saturday, May 12
`6:OO AM - 6:OO PM
`Sunday, May 13
`6:OO AM - 6:OO PM
`Monday, May 14
`6100 AM - 6:OO PM
`Tuesday, May 15
`6:OO AM - 12:30 PM
`Wednesday, May 16
`Intercontinental Hotel Speaker Ready Room:
`Ohio
`Sunday, May 13
`Monday, May 14
`Tuesday, May 15
`Poster Sessions
`The Posters Sessions are an important education
`event of this meeting. We hope you support and
`attend these scientific presentations. All poster
`presentations will be held in the River Exhibition
`Hall on the ground floor of the Sheraton. All
`posters presentations have been assigned a
`chronological program number for reference
`when locating your printed abstract in this
`supplement. A P# indicates board number
`location for poster boards in the hall. Please refer
`to the program for the appropriate board.
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`Message Center
`Novartis is supporting a Message Center, located
`in the River Exhibition Promenade, directly
`outside the Exhibit Hall. Please check with them
`for fax and telephone numbers or call the
`Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers main
`number, 3 12-464- 1000 and ask to be connected
`with the TRANSPLANT 2001 Message Center.
`Shuttle Buses
`There will be continuous shuttle bus service
`between the Sheraton, Intercontinental and all
`TRANSPLANT 2001 hotels. Bus schedules will
`be posted in the lobbies of all the hotels.
`Service will begin daily at 6:OO AM each
`moming.
`Press
`Press may register for the meeting free of charge as
`Press. Proper press credentials must be
`presented with your form. Press registration
`does not include any luncheon workshops or the
`postgraduate course. The TRANSPLANT 2001
`Press Room is located in Parlor B in the
`Sheraton Hotel. This office will be open
`Sunday-Wednesday from 1O:OO AM - 500 PM
`daily.
`
`Posters may be set up and viewed during the
`following times:
`
`Sunday May, 13
`Set up: 3:OO PM - 5 3 0 PM
`Viewing: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
`Presenters in attendance: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
`Dismantle: Immediately after session
`
`Monday May, 14
`Set up: 7:OO AM - 8:OO AM
`Viewing: 8:OO AM - 7:OO PM
`Presenters in attendance: 5:30 PM - 7:OO PM
`Dismantle: Immediately after session
`
`Tuesday May, 16
`Set up: 7:OO AM - 8:OO AM
`Viewing: 8:OO AM - 7:OO PM
`Presenters in attendance: 5:30 PM - 7:OO PM
`Dismantle: Immediately after session
`
`Poster Session I will be held in conjunction with
`the opening of the Exhibits and the wine and
`cheese reception. Presenters will be in
`attendance during the entire time from 5:30 PM -
`7:30 PM. Presenters for Poster Session I1 and I11
`on Monday and Tuesday should be in attendance
`from 5:30 PM - 7:OO PM and beer and pretzels
`will be served. Posters will be open for
`viewing on Monday and Tuesday from 8:OO AM
`- 7:OO PM.
`Posters are to be removed immediately following
`the end of the poster session. Any posters left on
`the board will be removed and can be picked up
`at the Freeman desk in the back of the hall before
`Wednesday, May 16" at 12:OO noon. Any posters
`not picked Up by that time will be discarded.
`
`Future Joint American Transplant Meetings
`Transplant 2004
`Transplant 2002
`May 15 - 19,2004
`April 27 - May 1,2002
`Boston, MA
`Washington, DC
`Transplant 2003
`May 31 -June 4,2003
`Washington, DC
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`Transplant 2005
`May 20 - 25,2005
`Seattle, WA
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`Message Center
`Novartis is supporting a Message Center, located
`in the River Exhibition Promenade, directly
`outside the Exhibit Hall. Please check with them
`for fax and telephone numbers or call the
`Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers main
`number, 3 12-464- 1000 and ask to be connected
`with the TRANSPLANT 2001 Message Center.
`Shuttle Buses
`There will be continuous shuttle bus service
`between the Sheraton, Intercontinental and all
`TRANSPLANT 2001 hotels. Bus schedules will
`be posted in the lobbies of all the hotels.
`Service will begin daily at 6:OO AM each
`moming.
`Press
`Press may register for the meeting free of charge as
`Press. Proper press credentials must be
`presented with your form. Press registration
`does not include any luncheon workshops or the
`postgraduate course. The TRANSPLANT 2001
`Press Room is located in Parlor B in the
`Sheraton Hotel. This office will be open
`Sunday-Wednesday from 1O:OO AM - 500 PM
`daily.
`
`Posters may be set up and viewed during the
`following times:
`
`Sunday May, 13
`Set up: 3:OO PM - 5 3 0 PM
`Viewing: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
`Presenters in attendance: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
`Dismantle: Immediately after session
`
`Monday May, 14
`Set up: 7:OO AM - 8:OO AM
`Viewing: 8:OO AM - 7:OO PM
`Presenters in attendance: 5:30 PM - 7:OO PM
`Dismantle: Immediately after session
`
`Tuesday May, 16
`Set up: 7:OO AM - 8:OO AM
`Viewing: 8:OO AM - 7:OO PM
`Presenters in attendance: 5:30 PM - 7:OO PM
`Dismantle: Immediately after session
`
`Poster Session I will be held in conjunction with
`the opening of the Exhibits and the wine and
`cheese reception. Presenters will be in
`attendance during the entire time from 5:30 PM -
`7:30 PM. Presenters for Poster Session I1 and I11
`on Monday and Tuesday should be in attendance
`from 5:30 PM - 7:OO PM and beer and pretzels
`will be served. Posters will be open for
`viewing on Monday and Tuesday from 8:OO AM
`- 7:OO PM.
`Posters are to be removed immediately following
`the end of the poster session. Any posters left on
`the board will be removed and can be picked up
`at the Freeman desk in the back of the hall before
`Wednesday, May 16" at 12:OO noon. Any posters
`not picked Up by that time will be discarded.
`
`Future Joint American Transplant Meetings
`Transplant 2004
`Transplant 2002
`May 15 - 19,2004
`April 27 - May 1,2002
`Boston, MA
`Washington, DC
`Transplant 2003
`May 31 -June 4,2003
`Washington, DC
`
`Transplant 2005
`May 20 - 25,2005
`Seattle, WA
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`ASTS and AST Corporate Supporters
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`The ASTS and AST gratefully acknowledge the support of unrestricted educational grants from the
`following companies (at time of publication):
`American Society of Transplant
`Surgeons
`Founder's Circle
`Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.
`Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
`Roche Laboratories Inc.
`Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals
`Friend
`Tyco Healthcare - Valley Lab
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`Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.
`N ovart i s Pharmaceuticals Corporation
`Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals
`Gold
`Roche Laboratories Inc.
`Friend
`Medlmmune, Inc.
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`Corporate Supported Social Events and/or Symposia
`The supporters of the ASTS and AST have planned a number of events for the evenings during the Joint
`American Transplant Meeting. Information regarding these events will be sent from the individual
`sponsors or if you are interested in attending, you may stop at their booth in the Exhibit hall.
`Saturday, May 12
`Monday, May 14
`Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceutical Inc.
`Sponsored by Wyeth-Ayerst Inc.
`Tuesday, May 15
`Sunday, May 13
`Sponsored by Fujisawa Healthcare Inc.
`Sponsored by Roche Laboratories Inc.
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`TRANSPLANT 2001 Program Committee
`Joint 2001 Executive Planning Committee
`Fadi G. Lakkis, MD
`Hugh Auchincloss, Jr., MD
`J. Richard Thistlethwaite, Jr., MD, PhD
`Mark L. Ban; MD
`Joint 2001 Planning Committee
`Michael R. Lucey, MD
`David M. Briscoe, MD
`Joren C. Madsen, MD, DPhil
`Jonathan S. Bromberg, MD, PhD
`Arthur J. Matas, MD
`Kenneth E. Drazan, MD
`John P. Roberts, MD
`Donald E. Hricik, MD
`Peter G. Stock, MD, PhD
`Stuart J. Knechtle, MD
`Angus W. Thomson, PhD. DSc.
`Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski, MD, PhD.
`
`Transplant 2001 Abstract Review Committee
`Kidney - Immunosuppression A
`Kidney - Acute/Chronic Rejection
`Chairs:
`Mitchell L. Henry
`Flavio Vincente
`William J. C. Amend
`Robert S. Gaston
`Sundaram Hariharan
`Harold J. Helderman
`Christopher L. Marsh
`Todd E. Pesavento
`Raymond Pollak
`Timothy 1. Pruett
`James A. Schulak
`Ron Shapiro
`Alan H. Wilkinson
`Kidney - Immunosuppression B
`Chairs:
`Gabriel M . Danovitch
`Mark D. Pescovitz
`John J. Curtis
`Elmahdi A. Elkhammas
`Ronald S. Filo
`M. Roy First
`Lorenzo Gallon
`Thomas A. Gonwa
`William H. Marks
`Paul W. Nelson
`Martha Pavlakis
`John D. Pirsch
`Charles F. Shield
`Stephen J. Tomlanovich
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`Chairs:
`Jimmy A. Light
`Douglas J . Norman
`Enver Akalin
`Colm C. Magee
`Thomas R. McCune
`Thomas G. Peters
`David Rush
`Susan L. Saidman
`Fred P. Sanfilippo
`Kim Solez
`Randall Sung
`Kidney - GVH, Complications, Infections
`Chairs:
`Daniel C . Brennen
`Geraldine G . Miller
`Nesli Basgoz
`Bryan N. Becker
`Roy D. Bloom
`Emily A. Blumberg
`Jay Alan Fishman
`Simin Coral
`Susan Keay
`Marian G. Michaels
`Ram Peddi
`Jutta Preiksaitis
`Emilio Ramos
`Robert H. Rubin
`Gary G. Singer
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`Kidney - Pediatrics, Recurrent Disease
`Chairs:
`Mark R. Benfield
`Matthew R. Weir
`Kenneth L. Brayman
`David J. Cohen
`Richard A. Cohn
`Vikas R. Dharnidharka
`Robert B. Ettenger
`Bertram L. Kasiske
`Minnie Sarwal
`Asher Schachter
`Bradley A. Warady
`Kidney - Preservation, Donation/Allocation,
`EconomicdPublic Policy, Surgical Techniques, and
`Other
`Chairs:
`David J . Conti
`Francis L. Delmonico
`Stephen T. Bartlett
`Nicholas J. Feduska
`Carl E. Haisch
`Marquis E. Hart
`David Hull
`Lawrence G. Hunsicker
`Richard J. Knight
`Jeffrey A. Lowell
`Robert M. Merion
`Edgar L. Milford
`Brian M. Murray
`Richard V. Perez
`John A. Powelson
`Lloyd E. Ratner
`James J. WYM
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`Liver - Immunosuppression, AcutelChronic
`Rejection, GVH, Pediatrics
`Chairs:
`Gary Levy
`Jorge Reyes
`James D. Eason
`Jean C. Ernond
`Thomas M. Fishbein
`David R. Grant
`Douglas W. Hanto
`Thomas G. Heffron
`Abhinav Humar
`Lynt B. Johnson
`GoranB.Klintmalm
`John R. Lake
`Sue V. McDiarmid
`Michael J. Millis
`Leendert C. Paul
`Jorge Rakela
`Richard J. Rohrer
`Charles B. Rosen
`Hugo R. Rosen
`Lewis W. Teperman
`Russell H. Wiesner
`Liver - Infections, Complications, Recurrent
`Disease, Surgical Techniques
`Chairs :
`Alan N . Langnas
`Carlos V Paya
`Jeffrey S . Crippin
`Sandy Feng
`John D. Hughes
`Mark W. Johnson
`Igal Kam
`Ruud A. Krom
`Maureen F. Martin
`Victor J. Navarro
`Kim M. Olthoff
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`Liver - Preservation, Economics/Public Policy,
`Donation Allocation, Other
`Chairs:
`Charles M . Miller
`Michael K. Porayko
`GregoIy T. Everson
`Richard B. Freeman
`Gregory J. Gores
`Eliem Katz
`Emmet B. Keeffe
`Paul Martin
`Santiago J. Munoz
`John J. Poterucha
`Christopher R. Shackleton
`Mitchell L. Shiffman
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`Pancreas and Islets - All Topics
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`Chairs:
`Osama Gaber
`James Shapiro
`Christopher E. Freise
`Lillian W. Gaber
`Paul F. Gores
`Scott A. Gruber
`Rainer WG Gruessner
`Angelika C. Gruessner
`Dixon B. Kaufman
`David K. Klassen
`Ali Naji
`Cristiana Rastellini
`Camillo Ricordi
`Paul R. Robertson
`David Shaffer
`Michael E. Shapiro
`Robert J. Suatta
`David E. R. Sutherland
`Harold C. Yang
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`Heart/Lung - All Topics
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`Chairs:
`Bruce R. Rosengard
`David 0. Taylor
`R. Morton Bolman
`David M. Follette
`Edward R. Ganity, Jr.
`Leo C. Ginns
`Marshall Hertz
`Mary1 R. Johnson
`Jon Kobashigawa
`Robert B. Love
`James E. Lnyd
`Janet R. Maurer
`Si M. Pham
`Robert C. Robbins
`Larry L. Schulman
`Sara J. Shumway
`Thoralf Sundt III
`Hannah A. Valentine
`Bone Marrow - All Topics
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`Chairs:
`Ginny L. Bumgardner
`Adriana Zeevi
`Donald C. Dafoe
`Lisa Florence
`Mary S. Leffell
`T. Mohanakumar
`Susan L. Orloff
`Nancy Reinsmoen
`Mark D. Stegall
`Brian M. Susskind
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`Immunosuppression, Preclinical Studies
`Chairs:
`Paul C. Kuo
`Stanislaw Stepkowski
`Michael M. Abecassis
`Giacomo P. Basadonna
`Rafik M. Ghobrial
`Roslyn B. Mannon
`Michael Melter
`Randall E. Moms
`Barbara Murphy
`Bruno Watschinger
`Lucille E. Wrenshall
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`Tolerance
`Chairs:
`Robert Lechler
`Judith M . Thomas
`Alan D. Kirk
`Christian P. Larsen
`Takashi Maki
`Soji F. Oluwole
`Abdul S. Rao
`Terry B . Strom
`Manikkam Suthanthiram
`Megan Sykes
`Ana Maria Waaga
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`AcuteIChronic Rejection
`Chairs:
`Wayne W. Hancock
`Kenneth A. Newell
`William M. Baldwin
`Eugenia V. Fedoseyeva
`Gregg A. Hadley
`Phil F. Halloran
`Peter Nickerson
`Allen J. Norin
`Thomas C. Pearson
`James W. Williams
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`Allorecognition, Antigen Presentation,
`Co-Stimulation and Other
`Chairs:
`William J. Burlingham
`Ann M . VanBuskirk
`Gilles Benichou
`Elizabeth H. Field
`Peter S. Heeger
`Sheri M. Krams
`Charles G. Orosz
`John P. Vella
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`Lymphocyte Activation, Lymphocyte-Down-
`Regulation, Chemokines/Adhesion Molecules and
`C ytokines
`Chairs:
`Robert L. Fairchild
`Olivia M . Martinez
`Keith D. Bishop
`Anil Chandraker
`Anita Chong
`Thomas M. Coffman
`Ashwani Khanna
`Didier A. Mandelbrot
`David Perkins
`Jeffrey D. Punch
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`Genetic Modulation, Islet/Cell Transplantation and
`Bone MarrowlGVH
`Chairs:
`Anthony M. Jevnikar
`David M . Rothstein
`David A. Geller
`XianChang Li
`Jay S. Markowitz
`Anthony P. Monaco
`Noriko Murase
`Philip J. O’Connell
`Patricia Thistlethwaite
`Kenneth A. West
`Xin Xiao Zheng
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`Tissue Injuryk’reservation
`Chairs:
`Ana J. Coito
`Christopher Y. Lu
`Pierre-Alain Clavien
`Douglas G. Farmer
`David K. hnagawa
`Milan M. Kinkhabwala
`Richard M. Lewis
`Hamid Rabb
`Daniel Shoskes
`Stefan Tullius
`Hans-Dieter Volk
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`Xenotransplantation
`Chairs:
`Jonathan P. Fryer
`Richard N . Pierson
`David H. Adams
`Amelia M. Bartholomew
`David K. C. Cooper
`Donald V. Cramer
`Duane Davis
`Julia 1. Greenstein
`Joseph R. Leventhal
`Jeffrey S. Platt
`Daniel R. Salomon
`Robert Zhong
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`ASTS
`2000 - 2001
`ASTS Board of Directors
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`President
`Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD
`President-Elect
`Marc 1. Lorber, MD
`Immediate Past President
`Ronald W. Busuttil, MD, PhD
`Past President
`Joshua Miller, MD
`Secretary
`Abraham Shaked, MD, PhD (2002)
`Treasurer
`Richard J. Howard, MD, PhD (2003)
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`Councilors-at-Large
`Anthony M. D’Alessandro, MD (2001)
`James A. Schulak, MD (2001)
`Arthur J. Matas, MD (2002)
`Camillo Ricordi, MD (2002)
`David M. Follette, MD (2003)
`Goran B. G. Klintmalm, MD, PhD (2003)
`Executive Director
`Gail D. Durant
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`Ronald W. Busuttil
`Joshua Miller
`Ronald M. Ferguson
`Hans W. Sollinger
`Nicholas L. Tilney
`Mark A. Hardy
`Frank P. Stuart
`Clyde F. Barker
`Arnold G. Diethelm
`David E. R. Sutherland
`Barry D. Kahan
`J. Wesley Alexander
`John C. McDonald
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`1999-2000
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`1997-1 998
`1996-1 997
`1995-1 996
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`1993-1 994
`1992-1 993
`1991 -1 992
`1990-1 991
`1989-1 990
`1988-1 989
`1987-1 988
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`Robert J. Corry
`Anthony Monaco
`H.M. Lee
`Oscar Salvatierra
`G. Melville Williams
`Richard L. Simmons
`James Cerilli
`Jermiah G. Turcotte
`Frederick K. Merkel
`John S. Najarian
`Thomas L. Marchioro
`Folkert 0. Belzer
`Thomas E. Starzl
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`1986-1 987
`1985-1 986
`1984-1 985
`1983-1 984
`1982-1 983
`1981 -1 982
`1980-1 981
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`1977-1 978
`1976-1 977
`1975-1 976
`1 974- 1 975
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`ASTS Mission Statement
`The ASTS and its members are committed to leading the way in the 21 st Century in:
`1. Fostering and advancing the practice and science of transplantation for the benefit of patients and society.
`2. Guiding those who make policy decisions that influence the practice and science of transplantation.
`3. Increasing organ donation.
`4. Defining and promoting training and the career-long education of transplant surgeons, scientists and
`physicans.
`5. Advancing the professional development and careers of transplant surgeons, scientists and physicians.
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`ASTS Committee Listing
`INFORMATICS AND DATA
`MANAGEMENT
`Chairman -Robert Merion
`Jonathan Paul Fryer
`Suzanne T. Ildstad
`Henry T. Lau
`Arthur J. Matas
`Allan M. Roza
`James F. Whiting
`Chris Shackleton
`Jorge Reyes
`Lloyd Ratner
`Robert Fischer
`MEMBERSHIP
`Chairman -Douglas Farmer
`Richard M. Lewis
`Christopher R. Shackleton
`R. Patrick Wood
`Steve Colquhoun
`John Fung
`David Laskow
`Phil Seu
`Curtis Holt
`Lewis Teperman
`NEWSLETTER
`Editor - Michael M. Abecassis
`Asst. Editor- Dixon B. Kaufman
`Amy L. Friedman
`Robert Bruce Love
`Bmce G. Sommer
`Giacomo Basadonna
`Steve Rudich
`Donnie Aultman
`PROGRAM, PUBLICATIONS &
`POSTGRADUATE COURSE*
`Chairman - J. RichardThistlethwaite, Jr.
`Morton Bolman
`Carl E. Haisch
`Allan D. Kirk
`Raymond Pollak
`Jay Markowitz
`Mike Millis
`Stuart Knechtle
`Jonathan S. Bromberg
`Peter Stock
`Charles Miller
`Chris Larsen
`John Roberts
`Michael M. Abecassis
`Hugh Auchmcloss
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`Term expires at end of annual meeting in year indicated
`*Nominations Committee Chair rotates annually to current President
`ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
`ISSUES
`Chairman - Joshua Miller
`Benedict Cosimi
`William PfaR
`James D. Perkins
`Byers W. Shaw, Jr.
`Goran Klintmalm
`Micahael Abecassis
`John McDonald
`John Najarian
`Robert Cony
`BYLAWS
`Chairman - Douglas W. Hanto
`Mark M. Pescovitz
`Wright Pinson
`Ron Shapiro
`John Colonna
`John Brems
`John Burke
`Albin Gritsch
`Randy Bollinger
`EDUCATION
`Chairman - Charles Miller
`Christopher P. Johnson
`Christopher Marsh
`Jon Ordorico
`Ronald M. Pelletier
`John F. Valente
`G k M Hdff
`Eliezer Katz
`Milan Kinkhabwala
`Lewis Teperman
`craigsmith
`Norman Kneteman
`Patricia Sheiner
`David Reich
`*NOMINATIONS
`Chairman -Nancy Ascher
`Ronald W. Busuttil
`Joshua Miller
`Anthony D’ Alessandro
`James A. Schulak
`Arthur Matas
`camiuo Ricordi
`ETHICS
`Chairman - Francis Dehnonko
`camill0 Ricordi
`Carlton Young
`Donald Dafoe
`Scott Gruber
`Susan Orloff
`John Colonna
`Steve Bartlett
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