August 2025

ORGAN TRANSPLANT

nORTHWESTERN MEDICINE ORGAN TRANSPLANT CENTER AT the 2025 WORLD TRANSPLANT CONgress

Surgeons and scientists from Northwestern Medicine Organ Transplant Center will be attending and presenting at this year’s World Transplant Congress (WTC). The WTC is organized jointly by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the American Society of Transplantation (AST), and The Transplantation Society (TTS). The event serves as a platform for experts from around the globe to meet and share research, discuss advancements, and address challenges in organ transplantation.

Date & Location
Saturday, August 2 – 6, 2025
​San Francisco, California
Visit us at booth #509

a sample of our presentation schedule

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

​Time
Location
Track & Session
Presenter
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7:00 AM
Room 11
IVS001. Eplet Matching: Hype or the Way to the Transplant Lasting a Lifetime – A Debate
Anat Tambur, DMD, PhD
8:15 AM
Room 21
IVS018 Role of Robotics in Transplantation: Are We Ready for Prime Time?
Jesse Davidson, MD, MSCI
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8:15 AM
Room 155
IVS020 Making It Easier: Removing Disincentives and Barriers from Live Donation
Dempsey Hughes, MD
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mONDAY, AUGUST 4

2:15 PM
Room 155
IVS054 Clinical Tolerance - News and Updates on Ongoing Trials
Joseph Leventhal, MD, PhD
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tUESDAY, aUGUST 5

8:15 AM
Room 155
IVS081 Advanced Practice Providers on the Cutting Edge: Expanding Roles in Surgery and Transplant Research

Wednesday, aUGUST 6

8:15 AM
Room 9
IVS109 The Complement System in Transplantation: Broad Consequences and Novel Treatments
Carl Atkinson, PhD
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8:15 AM
Room 23
IVS112 Managing an Increasing and Increasingly Complex Patient Population
John Friedewald, MD
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11:30 AM
SFO Ballroom
PL04 Closing Plenary: Reflection, Revelations, ​and the Road Ahead
Dempsey Hughes, MD
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