The Transplant Forum

09/11/2023

Please join us for an unforgettable evening at the Metropolitan Club to celebrate our commitment to raising critical funds for transplant research and patient care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center!

To purchase tickets or donate, please visit giving.cuimc.columbia.edu/transplant-benefit

06/29/2023

Please join us for an unforgettable evening at the Metropolitan Club to celebrate our commitment to raising critical funds for transplant research and patient care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center!

giving.cuimc.columbia.edu/transplant-benefit

05/25/2023

What started as a medical mission to save the life of one child in Venezuela has grown into a program that is building liver transplant programs for children across the Caribbean and Central America.

05/05/2023

One Brooklyn man is defying the odds, training to cycle 40 miles alongside his doctor after 3 organ replacements.

04/28/2023

“It’s a huge problem,” said Dr. Sumit Mohan, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University. “We have no idea, nationally, what proportion of patients are actually being referred to transplant centers. We have no idea what proportion actually make it into the transplant center.”

To have even a chance at a kidney from a deceased donor, an ailing patient needs to get onto the waiting list. But fewer Americans on dialysis have that chance.

04/18/2023

10/25/2022

Members of the Transplant Forum community joined us on October 19th at the Metropolitan Club for its Fifth Annual Benefit. We were able to raise funds to support transplantation research across all organ disciplines to focus on improving the outcomes and quality of life for solid organ transplant patients. Thank you for partnering with us and for helping to make the evening so special!

09/22/2022

07/21/2022

SAVE THE DATE: Please mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Transplant Forum Benefit on Wednesday, October 19th, 2022.

For more information, please visit giving.cuimc.columbia.edu/transplant-benefit

05/17/2022

How Close is Xenotransplantation, Really?

Xenotransplantation is about much more than achieving a procedure that feels like it belongs in science fiction. It’s a priority to many transplantation surgeons and experts because it could address many of the barriers that have existed in organ access for decades.

If xenotransplantation is the future, then the future is closer than we think. It's now priority to many transplantation surgeons and experts because it could address many of the barriers that have existed in organ access for decades.

05/12/2022

One in Ten Lung Transplants Go to Covid-19 Patients: Here’s What We Know

We sat down with Selim M. Arcasoy, MD, Medical Program Director of the Lung Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, to learn more about COVID-19 related transplants—when they happen, how it works, and what this means for patients, surgeons, and the future of transplant surgery in America.

https://columbiasurgery.org/news/one-ten-lung-transplants-go-covid-19-patients-here-s-what-we-know?utm_source=Healthpoints&utm_campaign=67ffd08329-071020_Healthpoints-Roundup_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_060ba0dd01-67ffd08329-79514146

05/10/2022

Transplant Talks: The Latest in Xenotransplantation

On May 2, 2022, the Transplant Forum hosted Transplant Talks: The Latest in Xenotransplantation. The conversation, moderated by Dr. Jean C. Emond, featured a discussion with Dr. David Sachs and Dr. Megan Sykes on the latest advancements in xenotransplantation, the future of the field, and an update on progress in our understanding of immune tolerance.

Jean C. Emond, MD, David Sachs, MD and Megan Sykes, MD discuss the most recent advacements in xenotransplantation.