Ex vivo organ perfusion – holy grail or costly care?
Joining our hosts this month are the esteemed ‘Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion’ experts, Edris Mahtab Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands) and Andreas Zuckermann (Medical University of Vienna, Austria). In this episode, Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü and Miia L Lehtinen discuss how these guests have influenced the developing field of heart and lung transplantation. Listeners can gain an understanding of the evolving difficulties associated with transplantation, and how innovative techniques are improving organ preservation.
Listeners are also encouraged to take a look at a related MMCTS article demonstrating relevant techniques.
Guest Speakers:
Edris A.F. Mahtab | (MD, PhD, FESC), Cardiothoracic surgeon, associate professor at Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Post zone K6-S, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Edris Mahtab started studying medicine at Leiden University in 2002. In 2008, he obtained his PhD degree and in 2010 graduated cum laude as MD. After completion of residency program in 2016 he started to work as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam. From 2024 Edris continued his career as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Leiden University Medical Center.
Andreas Zuckermann | Director Cardiac Transplantation, Dept Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna
Andreas Zuckermann, MD, is Director of Cardiac Transplantation at the Department of Cardiac Surgery/Medical University of Vienna in Austria. He is past President of In ISHLT and Austrian Transplant Society. He is a world-recognized leader in cardiac transplantation Dr. Zuckermann has been an invited speaker in over 300 international meetings and has been involved in teaching and training of experts from many global transplant centers.
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