scientific advisory committee


Committee Chairs

Suzanne_Ildstadt
Suzanne T. Ildstad M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Jewish Hospital Distinguished Professor of Transplantation
Director, Institute for Cellular Therapeutics

University of Louisville
Kentucky, USA
Xin_Xiao_Zheng
Xin Xiao Zheng MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Director, Protein Therapeutic Core
Thomas Starzl Transplant Institute
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA USA

Members



Edward A. Athanasian M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, USA


Elizabeth K. Beam M.D.
Professor of Surgery
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Texas, USA


Peter E. Butler M.D.
Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Royal Free and University College Hospitals
London, UK


Hugo Bonatti M.D.
Professor of Surgery
University of Virginia Health Service
Virginia, USA


Gerald Brandacher M.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pennsylvania, USA


Art L. Caplan M.D.
Emanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics
Director, Center for Bioethics
Chair, Department of Medical Ethics

University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, USA


Gunter Germann M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Burn Center, BG-Trauma Center, Plastic and Hand Surgery
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, GERMANY


Vijay S. Gorantla M.D., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pennsylvania, USA
Scott_A_Gruber
Scott A. Gruber M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Transplant Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Director, Organ Transplant Program

Harper University Hospital
Michigan, USA


Wayne W. Hancock M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Chief, Division of Transplant Immunology

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, USA


Neil F. Jones M.D.
Professor of Orthopedic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief of Hand Center

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
California, USA


Christine Kaufman Ph.D.
Executive Director
Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery
225 Abraham Flexner Way
Ste 850, Louisville
KY, USA


Laurent A. Lantieri M.D.
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Head, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

CHU Henri Mondor Assistance publique Hopitaux de Paris
Paris, FRANCE
Lee_WP
W.P. Andrew Lee M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pennsylvania, USA
Levin_Scott
L. Scott Levin M.D.
Professor of Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery

Duke University Medical Center
North Carolina, USA


Joseph E Losee M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Director, Pittsburgh Cleft-Craniofacial Center

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, USA
Mathes_David
David W. Mathes M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Washington Medical Center
Washington, USA


Steve L. Moran M.D.
Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Plastic Surgery
Senior Associate Consultant

Mayo Clinic
Minnesota, USA
Raimund_Margreiter
Raimund Margreiter, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Center of Operative Medicine

Department of Visceral
Transplant and Thoracic Surgery
Innsbruck Medical University
Innsbruck, AUSTRIA


Nader Najafian M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Transplantation Research Center
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Massachusetts, USA


Marina Ninkovic M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center of Operative Medicine,
Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery,
Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Innsbruck Medical University,
Innsbruck, AUSTRIA


Milomir Ninkovic M.D.
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery

Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital
Munich, GERMANY
Stefan_Schneeberger
Stefan Schneeberger M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pennsylvania, USA


Ron Shapiro M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Robert J. Corry Chair in Transplantation Surgery
Director, Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Pennsylvania, USA
Siemionow_Maria
Maria Z Siemionow M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Professor of Surgery
Director of Plastic Surgery Research
Head, Microsurgery Training

Department of Plastic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ohio, USA


Angus W. Thomson Ph.D., D.Sc.
Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor of Immunology
Director of Transplant Immunology
Associate Director for Basic Research

Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pennsylvania, USA
Robert_L_Walton


Robert L. Walton M.D. FACS
Professor Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois



Adriana Zeevi Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Surgery and Immunology
Director of Tissue Typing Laboratory

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pennsylvania, USA

upcoming conference

ASRT 2nd Biennial Meeting

In November 2010 the American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation will host its SECOND BIENNIAL MEETING at the Drake Hotel in beautiful Chicago, Illinois. Innovation and interactions at a landmark hotel guaranteed. We look forward to seeing you NOVEMBER 18-20, 2010
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Access to:

  • A panel of Experts in Transplant Immunology and Reconstructive Transplantation for consultation and establishment of multi-disciplinary trials
  • Recordings of the ACRTS conferences and transplantations
  • A platform for communication and information exchange with all members
  • A large body of information provided on the website of the Society
  • Information and documents required to set up a Composite Tissue Transplant Program

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