Navigating the Complexities of the Liver Transplant: An IR Approach

Coordinator(s)

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  Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor of Radiology
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division, United States
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  Charles Kim, MD, FSIR

  Professor and Chief of Interventional Radiology
  Duke University, United States

The session will define the role through didactic information and case-based presentations on the role of IR in preserving graft function in adult and pediatric populations. We will also discuss the changing algorithms, allocation, and outcomes for extended criteria transplants in the Living donor era.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM ET

  Hepatic Artery Stenosis and Thrombosis: Clinical Impact and Treatment Options Wins and Losses
  

  Speaker: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
• 8:40 AM - 8:50 AM ET

  Venous Complications in Liver Transplant: Optimizing Endovascular Management
  

  Speaker: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
• 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM ET

  The Pediatric Liver Transplant
  

  Speaker: Jose Alberto Hernandez, MD – Texas Children Hospital
• 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM ET

  Technical Challenges of TIPS in Liver Transplant Patients: When, How, and Why
  

  Co-Speaker: Roberto Miraglia, MD – IRCCS-ISMETT
• 9:10 AM - 9:20 AM ET

  Biliary Complications in the Liver Transplant: Evolving Strategies in the Era of the Cholangioscope
  

  Speaker: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM ET

  Expanded Liver Transplant Indications for Malignancy in the Living Donor Era: Clinical Outcomes and Impact
  

  Speaker: Sanjeeva P. Kalva, MD, FACR, FSIR, MBBS, RPVI (he/him/his) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET

  Q&A