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.
AST members can join WHCOP.
What We’re Working on Now
Leadership and Career Advancement
Develop online and in-person programs on leadership and career advancement for women in transplant.
Care of Transgender Patients
Collaborate with the PSECOP in developing a survey to assess AST members knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding the care of transgender patients.
Gender Disparities in Transplant
Investigate gender disparities in transplant through educational activities and online programming.
ATC Travel Grants
Offer travel grants for trainees and junior faculty to attend ATC. Collaborate with TYF COP to coordinate the Medical Student and Resident Travel Grant program.
Specialty Resources
Contact the WHCOP
Staff Liaison | Olivia Snow
If you have questions related to the Women’s Health Community of Practice, please contact Olivia Snow.
-
EMAIL:
osnow@myAST.org
2024-2025 Executive Committee
Ana Rossi, MD MPH FASN FAST
Chair
Term ending: 2025
Transplant Nephrologist
Piedmont Transplant Institute
Monika Sarkar, MD MAS
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2025
Associate Professor Hepatology/Liver Transplant
University of California San Francisco
Lisa Coscia, RN BSN CCTC
Past Chair
Term ending: 2025
Pregnancy Registry Research Coordinator
Transplant Pregnancy Registry International
Jillian Casale, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Anita Chong, PhD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Professor of Surgery
University of Chicago
Ersilia DeFilippis, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Nadeen Khoury, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Transplant Nephrologist
Henry Ford Hospital
Alexandra Shingina, MDCM
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jessica Davis, MD, MSCR
Early Career Member
Term ending: 2025
Transplant Hepatologist
Washington DC VA Medical Center
Advertisements
