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.
AST members can join TYF COP.
What We’re Working on Now
TYF COP Controversies Conference
Host a controversies conference on “Transplantation in Elderly.” Post-conference materials will include recommendations and a white paper.
ATC Travel Grants
Offer two travel grants to ATC.
Offer a Trainee and Medical Student Grant to ATC
Explore supporting trainee attendance to ATC by offering a trainee grant to medical students interested in transplant careers. This is a joint effort between TYF COP and WHCOP.
TYFCOP Mentor-Mentee Program
Foster professional development of TYF COP members through the TYF COP Mentor-Mentee program.
Specialty Resources
Contact the TYF COP
Staff Liaison | Victoria Marino
If you have questions related to the Trainee and Young Faculty Community of Practice, please contact Victoria Marino.
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EMAIL:
vmarino@myAST.org
2025-2026 Executive Committee
Sarthak Virmani, MD
Chair
Term ending: 2026
Transplant Nephrologist
University of Virginia
Shweta Anjan, MD
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2026
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Miami
Manpreet Samra, MD MBA FAST
Past Chair
Term ending: 2026
Medical Director
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Julia Bini Viotti, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
MD
University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Divyanshu Malhotra, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Somaya Zahran, MD PhD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Transplant Nephrology Fellow
Mayo Clinic
Aimen Liaqat, MBBS
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Payaswini Vasanth, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Associate Professor
Emory University
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