In this episode, Tara Storch, co-founder of Taylor's Gift Foundation, shares her family's journey through tragedy and the creation of a foundation dedicated to organ donation awareness and grief support for donor families. Tara recounts the sto...

In this episode, we welcome Guillermina Sanchez, the Executive Director of LifeLink of Puerto Rico, overseeing day to day operations for LifeLink of Puerto Rico, which facilitates organ and tissue donation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Isl...

We are joined by the esteemed Dr. Daniel Goldstein from Montefiore Einstein Medical Center to discuss the development of the heart transplant field, and medicine overall, across the last few decades. Together, we highlight the advancements in m...

We are joined by Dr. Cyndi Grobmeier, the president of the Maddog Strong Foundation. The Maddog Strong Foundation was created in the spirit of Maddie “Maddog” Grobmeier who passed away unexpectedly from an asthma attack the day after her 18th b...

An exclusive interview with Dr. Jake Miles, the Paragonix Medical Director of Abdominal Organs and first host of the new Paragonix mini-educational series, Statistically Speaking. Learn more about the upcoming series at: https://pa...

Rich Rothweiler, Director of Organ Utilization at Mid-America Transplant, joined us to discuss the responsibility of an Organ Procurement Organization in a donor organ recovery journey. Rich's expertise and knowledge in placing donations has he...

Dr. Amy Fielder is a cutting-edge cardiothoracic surgeon who represents change in the field of transplantation. She joins us in the studio alongside our hosts, Michael Tajima and Mary Jacoski, to discuss the rapid shifts in cardiac care and the...

Dr. Ahmet Kilic joins the studio to discuss the growth and accomplishments of the Johns Hopkins Medicine heart transplant program. He shares a recent, monumental accomplishment of transplanting five hearts in a mere seven days, made possible by...

We're joined by renowned surgical director Dr. Pablo Sanchez, who highlights the logistical challenges of coordinating a transplant team and the use of technology to streamline communication. Discover how new donor lung allocation policies and ...

In this episode, we're joined by the remarkable Dr. Hannah Copeland, one of the foundational authors of the notable ISHLT Consensus Statement on Donor Heart and Lung Procurement. Dr. Copeland has contributed to numerous research publications on...

In this episode, we're joined by the remarkable Dr. Andreas Zuckermann, a luminary in the realm of transplantation. Dr. Zuckermann takes us on a journey through his distinguished career, from transplant coordinator to cardiac surgeon to ISHLT P...

 Dr. Joseph Scalea joins us in the studio to discuss the ever-growing need for innovation and tech that is driving healthcare forward. Driven by a passion for creativity and engineering, Dr. Scalea shares his journey into transplantation a...

The heart allocation system has been evolving for decades, dating back to the late 80s. On today's episode, Dr. Shelley Hall sheds light on the latest development: the continuous distribution model aimed at enhancing the allocation process. Thi...

From the historic reliance on ice storage to the cutting-edge realm of controlled hypothermic preservation, discover how temperature plays a pivotal role in organ preservation. In this debut episode of our conversational series, Professor Laure...