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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.

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.

2024-2025 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

Madeleine Heldman, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

Assistant Professor
Duke University

Rosy Priya Kodiyanplakkal, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026

Associate Program Director
Weill Cornell Medicine

Marcus Pereira, MD MPH FAST

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

MD
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Julie Steinbrink, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke University

Emily Eichenberger, MD

Early Career Member
Term ending: 2025

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine

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This content was developed independently by AST and supported by a financial contribution from Sanofi