Hear from author and transplant surgeon, Dr. Joshua Mezrich as he sits down with Dr. Brendan Lovasik to discuss communications and storytelling.

Hear from the new ASTS Historians about their goals and initiatives

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, against the backdrop of a sunny Chicago skyline, the ASTS Pipeline Committee and ACS Liaison Workgroup hosted its inaugural Fellows Networking Reception at the VU Rooftop Bar — just one block from the main convention hotel. The event welcomed newly matched ASTS fellows and brought them together with fellowship directors, ASTS leadership, and transplant surgeons. Approximately 33 attendees, including 10 incoming fellows, gathered at the reception, lingering well past the end to continue conversations with new connections.

What was once a figment of brave imaginations is now common. The use of the robotic platform has expanded throughout every field of surgery, and transplantation is no exception. While early adopters have shared their achievements through plenary talks and proctorship, the demand to adopt robotic techniques in transplant has only grown. Now, ASTS has partnered with Intuitive Surgical to provide a critical resource in training the next generation of robotic transplant surgeons.

ASTS President, Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD sat down with Communications Committee member, Mark Aeder, MD, to discuss the status of OPTN Modernization.

Hear from robotic transplant expert Adeel Khan, MD as he sits down with Communications Committee Trainee Liaison, Brendan Lovasik, MD.

This month’s Fellows’ Corner was proposed by a senior member of ASTS, requesting a perspective on placing a liver on normothermic machine perfusion, a task that is often entrusted to fellows and junior faculty.

First awake kidney transplant performed at Northwestern University

Hear from Dr. Anji Wall on her journey in transplant and bioethics!

Listen to a discussion between Dr. Srinath Chinnakotla, and Dr. Vinayak Rohan.