Vijay Gorantla, MD, PHD
Director, Reconstructive Transplantation, Atrium Health Wake Forest
AST Member Since 2002
Events and Announcements
World Transplant Congress
Immerse yourself in the latest research and breakthroughs in the field of transplantation at WTC 2025, hosted in the dynamic city of San Francisco.
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Membership Benefits
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Innovative Meetings
AST members receive discounts to meetings including the American Transplant Congress (ATC) and Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT).
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Networking and Collaboration
Expand your network beyond your institution with our Communities of Practice, member directory, and more.
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Transplant Education
Access webinars, courses, and curriculum created by subject-matter experts.
Communities of Practice Spotlight
Communities of Practice (COPs) are unique, specialty-area groups created with your needs in mind. Each COP is dedicated to exchanging knowledge, offering networking opportunities, advocating for patients, and developing resources.
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Donation and Transplantation Optimization
DTO COP aims to create and sustain effective and facilitated collaboration between donation and transplant professionals to drive continuous performance improvement of the system.
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Liver and Intestinal
LICOP represents transplant professionals engaged with liver or intestinal transplantation and advances the field through research, education, collaboration, and mentoring.
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Advanced Practice Providers
APP COP represents Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) who practice within the transplant community.
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Pediatric
PCOP represents and advocates for those who dedicate their careers to advancing transplantation through clinical care, research, and education for pediatric populations.
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Infectious Disease
IDCOP leads the transplant infectious diseases community by fostering academic collaboration, developing clinical guidance and educational materials, promoting diversity and inclusion in the field, and mentoring.
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Transplant Diagnostics
TxDx COP supports, develops, and advances the knowledge and practice of transplantation pathology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility, and HLA antibody testing aiming to improve outcomes for transplant recipients.
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Transplant Administration and Quality Management
TxAQM COP represents individuals responsible for the administration and management of transplant programs including transplant center managed care contracting, financial oversight, and quality management.
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Transplant Pharmacy
TxPharm COP provides a forum for transplant pharmacists to network and collaborate on best practice solutions while promoting the growth and development of the transplant pharmacy discipline.
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Psychosocial and Ethics
The PSECOP represents a multidisciplinary group who are involved in the assessment and care of the recipient and living donor throughout the transplant process.
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Women's Health
WHCOP represents male and female members interested in gender-related transplant issues and supports the leadership and career advancement of women and other underrepresented communities within the transplant field.
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Community of Transplant Scientists
COTS represents and serves scientists interested in transplant research by developing and supporting activities that will enhance research in the field of transplantation.
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Living Donor
LDCOP represents multidisciplinary members who are involved in the care of living kidney or liver organ donors throughout the donation continuum. LDCOP works to enhance the quality, effectiveness, access, and integrity of living donation.
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Recovery and Preservation
RAP COP represents and serves scientists interested in ex vivo organ and tissue preservation through advocacy, support, and development of activities that will advance the preservation of organs and tissues in the field of transplant.
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Trainee and Young Faculty
The TYF COP was created to empower transplant professionals throughout their training and early development of their careers, to participate actively and represent their unique needs in AST.
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Thoracic and Critical Care
The TCC COP is a community of professionals dedicated to advancing the field of heart transplantation, lung transplantation, and donor management, and to improving patient care by promoting research, education, advocacy, and organ donation.
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Kidney Pancreas
KPCOP represents those in kidney and pancreas transplantation and advances the field through activities focused on education, research, public policy, and collaboration.
Learn moreAST's WHCOP and LDCOP welcome Drs. Rossi, Lentine, Khoury, and Caza to discuss findings from the WHCOP Controversies Conference on reproductive health, contraception, and pregnancy after transplantation and living donation.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
AST in Action
Take Action: Living Donor Protection Act
This legislation seeks to protect living organ donors from discrimination in areas of life and disability insurance. We need your help to get this legislation passed.
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Save the Date: World Transplant Congress
Don't miss the 2025 World Transplant Congress - August 2-6, 2025, in San Francisco, CA.
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Transplant Medication Adherence Videos
This four-video series was created by the Transplant Pharmacy Community of Practice for solid organ transplant patients and caregivers to help ensure optimal adherence post-transplantation.
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Living Donor Circle of Excellence
When you join the AST Circle of Excellence, your organization affirms its dedication to improving the lives of transplant patients through living donation.
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