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.
AST members can join IDCOP.
What We're Working On
Educational Content
Develop professional content about known and emerging infections in transplant candidates, recipients, and donors through multiple work groups.
Controversies Conference Output
Publish recommendations from the 2023 “Evaluation and Management of Infectious Diseases in Organ Donors” Controversies Conference.
ATC Travel Grants
Offer travel grants for trainees to attend ATC to support their professional development.
Public Policy
Respond to OPTN proposals and other legislative and regulatory activities through the COP and public policy workgroup.
Contact the IDCOP
Staff Liaison | Victoria Marino
If you have questions related to the Infectious Disease COP, please contact Victoria Marino.
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EMAIL:
vmarino@myAST.org
2025-2026 Executive Committee
Ricardo La Hoz, MD FACP FAST FIDSA
Chair
Term ending: 2026
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fernanda Silveira, MD
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2026
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Aruna Subramanian, MD
Past Chair
Term ending: 2026
Clinical Professor, Chief, Immunocompromised ID
Stanford University
Courtney Harris, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Rosy Priya Kodiyanplakkal, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Associate Program Director
Weill Cornell Medicine
Monica Fung, MD MPH
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Assistant Professor
University of California San Francisco
Yoichiro Natori, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Miami
William Werbel, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Gabriela Espinoza-Candelaria, MD
Early Career Member
Term ending: 2026
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University
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