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2020 American Transplant Congress

May 30-June 1, 2020

ATC Virtual Congress
Live Broadcast Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2020
OnDemand Access: May 30, 2020 - June 4, 2021

Originally scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, this became a Virtual Congress due to COVID-19. For more information, visit The Official ATC Congress site.

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  • UK Residents Transplanted Overseas: A Summary of UK Data from 2000-2016

    A. Cronin1, L. Mumford2, M. Robb2, L. Burnapp2, R. Johnson2

  • Uncontrolled DCD vs DBD Liver Transplantation in the United States: Is it Safe to Push the Envelope?

    R. A. Choudhury1, D. Yoeli1, H. Yaffe1, H. B. Moore1, G. Hoeltzel2, A. Schulick1, K. D. Conzen1, J. J. Pomposelli1, E. A. Pomfret1, T. L. Nydam1

  • Uncovering Factors That Lead to an Increase in Significant Early Rejection Outcomes in Cardiac Transplant Patients

    N. Parimi1, J. Titterington2

  • Under-Diagnosed Hyperoxalosis in Transplant-Listed Patients

    A. Tariq, L. Lakhani, W. Greenspan, S. Alasfar, F. Naqvi, D. Brennan

  • Undernutrition and Hypoleptinemia Modulate Cytomegalovirus Infection

    E. David1, M. Zhu2, W. Parker2, N. MacIver1, A. D. Kirk2, E. T. Chambers1

  • Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions about Liver Disease and Living-Donor Liver Transplant- Results of a National Survey

    C. Zell1, C. Caruso1, T. Kirby2, S. Piccirilli3, S. Ganesh4, J. Whyte5, A. Humar3

  • Understanding the Decision-Making of 2576 Potential Living Kidney Donors of Different Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds

    A. Waterman1, G. H. Kim1, Y. Cui2, O. N. Ranasinghe1, J. L. Beaumont2, D. Adey3, U. Reddy4, B. Campbell5, F. L. Weng6

  • Understanding the Molecular Phenotype of Kidney Injury

    J. Reeve1, P. Halloran1, &. the INTERCOMEX Study Group2

  • Understanding the Relationship between Health Literacy, Education Level, and Transplant Actions among Low-Income and Black Patients

    A. Waterman1, S. L. Skelton2, O. N. Ranasinghe1, J. L. Beaumont3, L. Alvarez3

  • Unexpected Regulation of Foxp3+ Treg Production, Stability and Function by the Nuclear Co-Repressor, Sin3A

    L. M. Christensen1, T. Akimova2, R. Han1, L. Wang1, A. Samanta1, W. W. Hancock2

  • Unified Management of Inferior Vena Cava Web and Right Hepatic Vein in Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Membranous Obstruction of Vena Cava (Budd Chiari Syndrome)

    Y. Nah, S. Park, E. Lee, S. Park

  • Unique Genomic & Proteomic Profile of Liver Mesenchymal Stromal Cells is Associated with Their Superior Immunomodulatory Properties

    F. Yigitbilek, W. D. Park, N. Abrol, M. D. Stegall, T. Taner

  • Unique Podocyte and Multiplex Single-Cell RNASeq Analysis of Paired Sera and Bone Marrow Samples Suggest a Role for Perturbed Hematopoeitic Progenitors in FSGS Recurrence

    P. Rashmi, T. Sigdel, A. Alica Da Silva, R. Paul, D. Galligan, J. Wolfe, F. Vincenti, M. Sarwal

  • UNOS Hard to Place Kidneys: Are We Working Too Hard?

    S. Chaudhry, K. L. King, S. A. Husain, D. Cohen, L. Ratner, S. Mohan

  • UNOS Registry Myocarditis Heart Transplantation Outcome

    J. P. Li1, P. Kingsford1, S. Nuno1, D. Miklin1, G. Liu2, J. Rahman2, K. Pandya2, C. Lum3, P. Banankhah2, P. Genyk1, D. Vucicevic4, A. Wolfson5, R. Chand6, K. Yang1, S. Shah1, A. Kiankhooy7, J. Nattiv2, S. Hashmi1, J. Pizula1, A. Lee1, M. Fong2, L. Grazette2, E. C. DePasquale2, A. S. Vaidya2

  • Unrealized Potential Utilization of HCV+ Deceased-Donor Kidneys and Livers

    A. Massie, C. Durand, N. Desai, W. El-Nahal, D. Segev

  • Unresolved Disparities: Sex, Racial, Ethnic, and Insurance Differences in Performance Status at Listing for Liver Transplant

    R. Rosenblatt, B. Fortune, A. Jesudian, C. Lucero, R. S. Brown, B. Samstein, J. Emond, E. Verna, K. Halazun

  • Unsupervised Analysis of the Alloimmune Response Using Single-Cell Mass Cytometry

    J. Harden, X. Wang, C. Esquivel, O. Martinez, S. Krams

  • Unusual Case of Delayed Onset Proteinuria in AT1R Antibody Mediated Rejection

    K. Venkatachalam, L. Mackelaite, H. Dave

  • Uremic Symptoms: A Patient-Reported Outcome That is Associated with Access to Kidney Transplantation and Waitlist Mortality among Kidney Transplant Candidates

    K. Taylor1, N. Chu2, Z. Shi2, E. Rosello3, S. Kunwar2, P. Butz3, S. Norman4, D. Crews5, K. Greenberg5, D. Segev3, T. Shafi6, M. McAdams-DeMarco3

  • Ureteral Complications Post Kidney Transplantation – Incidence and Preferred Treatment Modality

    R. Patten1, H. Mustafa2, S. Desai3, J. Buggs4, E. Rogers4, A. Kumar1, V. Bowers4

  • Urinary APOA4 as a Biomarker for Chronic Renal Allograft Injury and Rapid Renal Function Decline in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    H. Jeon1, D. Shin1, J. Oh1, J. Park2, K. Ko3, J. Kim3, S. Lee3

  • Urinary CXCL10: From Diagnosis to Prediction of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplantation

    C. Tinel1, A. Vermorel1, D. Picciotto1, L. Morin1, C. Legendre1, M. Rabant2, D. Anglicheau1

  • Urinary Exosomal Hemopexin, a Validated Diagnostic Marker for Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    J. Lee1, J. Kim2, G. Lee2, S. Jeon2, H. Noh2, J. Lim2, H. Jung2, J. Choi2, J. Cho2, S. Park2, Y. Kim2, C. Kim2

  • Urine Donor Derived Cell Free DNA Aids in the Diagnosis of BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with BK Viruria

    G. Huang1, X. Chen1, W. Chen1, P. Chen1, T. Jiang2, C. Wang1, L. Chen1

  • Uromodulin to Osteopontin Ratio in Deceased Donor Urine is Associated with Kidney Graft Outcomes

    S. G. Mansour1, C. Liu2, Y. Jia2, P. Reese3, I. Hall4, T. El-Achkar5, K. LaFavers5, W. Obeid2, M. Thangamani6, A. Rosenberg2, M. Doshi7, E. Akalin8, J. Bromberg9, M. Harhay10, S. Mohan11, B. Schröppel12, P. Daneshpajouhnejad2, P. Singh13, F. Weng14, H. Thiessen-Philbrook2, C. Parikh2

  • Use of 16S Sequencing to Reveal Potential Respiratory Pathogens in Lung Transplant Recipients

    C. Eskind1, M. Shilts1, H. Boone1, J. Schmitz2, C. Shaver3, S. Das1, G. Satyanarayana1

  • Use of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Therapy Prior to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Impact Recovery of Function

    G. R. Bohan1, J. Trofe-Clark1, T. Fallah1, M. Norris1, R. D. Bloom2, D. Sawinski2, G. Malat1

  • Use of Cell Saver Leads to Lower Consumption of Blood Products During Liver Transplantation

    R. Danc

  • Use of Direct Acting Antiviral Medications in Transplant Recipients Receiving Organs from Hepatitis C Viremic Donors

    S. Bova1, A. Cameron1, C. Durand1, J. Katzianer2, M. LeGrand2, L. Boyer1, J. Glorioso3, L. P. Toman1

  • Use of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Assay to Monitor Treatment Response to Allograft Rejection in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients

    J. Steggerda1, H. Phan Pizzo2, J. Garrison2, X. Zhang3, M. Haas4, I. Kim1, S. Jordan1, D. Puliyanda2

  • Use of ICG Fluorescent Imaging in the Assessment of Kidney Transplant Perfusion after a Vascular Complication Requiring Complex Vascular Reconstruction

    A. Cracco, D. Reino, S. Joshua, S. Ebaid, J. Vanatta

  • Use of Letermovir for Cytomegalovirus Management in Thoracic Organ Transplantation

    J. L. Saullo, A. Ferrari, E. M. Eichenberger, J. M. Steinbrink, A. W. Baker, M. Bacchus, E. K. Maziarz, S. Kakoullis, L. Zaffiri, H. Berry, J. M. Reynolds, C. R. Wolfe

  • Use of Sitagliptin versus Placebo to Reduce the Incidence and Severity of Post-Transplant Diabetes after Kidney Transplantation

    H. Wijeweera, J. Hagopian, M. Ramakrishnan, L. Chen, R. Delos Santos

  • Use of Subunit Herpes Zoster Vaccine in VZV-Seronegative Transplant Recipients to Prevent Primary Varicella

    A. G. L'Huillier1, V. H. Ferreira2, C. Hirzel3, M. Ierullo2, T. Ku2, N. Selzner2, J. Schiff2, J. Tikkanen2, C. Miao4, D. S. Schmid4, A. Humar2, D. Kumar2

  • Use of Tacrolimus Extended-Release in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. January1, J. Hagopian1, N. Nesselhauf1, K. Progar1, R. Delos Santos2

  • Use of tCRM to Aid Diagnosis of Allograft Rejection in Kidney Transplantation

    A. Zarinsefat1, J. Liberto1, I. Damm1, C. Ramirez2, J. Guerra2, J. Alberu2, M. Sarwal1

  • Using an Ex Vivo Blood-Free Model of Preservation and Reperfusion to Evaluate the Effects of Subnormothermic Perfusion with Hydrogen Sulfide on DCD Porcine Renal Grafts

    S. Juriasingani1, A. Ruthirakanthan1, M. Richard-Mohamed2, M. Zhang1, M. Levine1, E. Sogutdelen1, M. Mandurah1, A. Sener1

  • Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Identification of High Risk Transplant Recipients for Focused Management

    M. A. Schnitzler1, C. Dagli2, C. Canfield2, N. Dzebisashvili3, C. Varma1, D. Axelrod4, K. Lentine1, R. Ouseph1, H. Randall1

  • Using HCV Infected Organs and the Challenge of Third-Party Payers

    R. Daloul, A. Michaels, L. Sobotka, T. Pesavento, K. Washburn

  • Using Nudges for Liver Transplantation Prehabilitation: Results from PRIMER (Prehabilitation Intervention to Maximize Early Recovery), a Home-Based Behavioral Pilot and Feasibility Trial

    M. Serper, L. S. Jones, T. Clement, K. Reddy, A. Duarte-Rojo, P. P. Reese

  • Using Personal Contact with Donors and Recipients to Bridge Disparities in Native American Organ Donation and Transplantation

    Y. Kelly1, J. Trompeta1, J. Rawlings2, T. Bongiovanni1

  • Using Quality Metrics to Improve Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

    C. Jadlowiec, M. Petrosky, J. Welch, S. Holligan, A. Thorp, S. Wilson, C. Mansour, A. Mathur, K. Reddy, H. Khamash, K. Engholdt

  • Using Trajectory Analysis to Characterize Trends in OPO Performance with Population-Based Metrics

    K. Ross1, D. Goldberg2, R. Lynch1

  • Utility of Bimonthly Viral Monitoring for Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    I. Melgarejo1, D. Jorgensen2, S. Hariharan2, C. Puttarajappa2

  • Utility of dd-cfDNA in TCMR 1A and Borderline Allograft Rejection

    E. Stites1, D. Kumar2, O. Olaitan3, G. Gupta2

  • Utility of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Living Kidney Donor Candidates

    Y. Lu1, A. Naik1, K. Woodside2, R. Sung2, R. Doshi3, R. Parasuraman1, S. Norman1, M. Doshi1

  • Utilization and Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplants after Change in Allocation Policy

    M. L. Samoylova1, B. I. Shaw1, S. J. Kesseli1, S. Sanoff2, Y. Patel2, A. S. Barbas1, L. McElroy1

  • Utilization of Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulation in Solid Organ Transplant Patients: A National Survey of Institutional Practices

    D. Pierce1, A. Lichvar1, D. Salerno2, P. Klem3, G. Waldman4, J. M. Park5

  • Utilization of Hepatitis C Positive Organs in Kidney Transplantation

    J. Mandel, U. Kaszubski, A. Freeman, L. Hutchinson, M. Janusek, C. Reuter, C. Velasco, B. Wise, S. Anders, E. Bugeaud

  • Utilization of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in Liver Transplantation. A Single Center Experience

    R. Cohen, N. Chandolias*, K. Khanmoradi, S. Campos, H. Kaul, J. Walter, S. Rossi, V. Navarro, R. Zaki

  • Utilization of High Terminal Creatinine Kidney Donors for Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

    A. Montal, J. Torabi, N. Muhdi, J. Melvin, Y. Miura, M. Ajaimy, L. Lirano, Y. Azzi, C. Pynadath, E. Akalin, S. Greenstein, J. P. Rocca, J. A. Graham

  • Utilization of Kidneys from Deceased Donors with Positive Hepatitis C Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (HCV NAT+)

    K. L. King, S. A. Husain, S. Mohan

  • Utilization of Kidneys with Microthrombi and Acute Kidney Injury

    W. De Faria, E. Shipman, G. Ciancio, G. Guerra

  • Utilization of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Impact on Outcomes in the New Heart Allocation System: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry

    L. K. Truby1, M. Farr2, E. M. DeFilippis3, K. Takeda3, V. K. Topkara3

  • Utilization of Organs from Donors Exposed to Hepatitis C: ? Standard of Care

    M. Marvin1, S. Gaines2, P. Mohan3, A. Kotru1, C. Koo1, B. Addissie4, A. Unzueta4, S. Khurana4

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