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Heart-Lung Transplantation Clinical Practice Standards Committee

The CPSC nominates surgeons to writing groups within and outside of the AATS to contribute in a meaningful way to the guidelines and best practices that steer both the Heart and Lung transplant specialties.

This group also identifies cutting edge topics that the writing groups within the AATS thoroughly research and give guidance and recommendation on through the creation of expert consensus documents.

Co-Chair

Marcelo Cypel, MD

Co-Chair

Carmelo A. Milano, MD

Director

Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD

Member

Hannah Copeland, MD

Member

David A. D'Alessandro, MD

Member

Matthew Hartwig, MD

Member

Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Member

Edward G. Soltesz, MD

Member

Bryan A. Whitson, MD

Writing Groups

Techniques and Best Practices in Lung Preservation and Procurement

Writing group in the Lung Transplant specialty exploring donor assessment, surgical techniques, EVLP, NRP, DCD and Various modes of preservation

Acute Surgical management of MI and associated complications – the role of mechanical support

Writing group in the Heart Transplant specialty exploring considerations and surgical management of acute ischemic emergencies

Past Projects

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Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2023 Heart Transplantation Expert Consensus Document

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The Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Lung Transplantation


The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Lung Transplantation Expert Consensus Document

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