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Center effects substantially explain disparities in access to kidney transplants, yet DSA effects remain
Stewart D, Robinson A, Klassen D, Wilk A. Center Effects Substantially Explain Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplants, Yet DSA Effects Remain [abstract]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2020; 20 (suppl 3). Read in focus
Machine learning to predict deceased donor kidney biopsy results
Martinez C, Placona A. Machine Learning to Predict Deceased Donor Kidney Biopsy Results [abstract]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2020; 20 (suppl 3). Read in focus
Recipient and donor factors associated with post-donation ESRD in related white living kidney donors
Wainright J, Robinson A, Wilk A, Klassen D, Cherikh W, Cartwright L, Stewart D. Recipient and Donor Factors Associated with Post-Donation ESRD in Related White Living Kidney Donors [abstract]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2020; 20 (suppl 3). Read in focus
One year of COIIN outcomes: Did cohorts A and B maintain graft survival?
Foutz J, Carrico RJ, Sisaithong K, Tosoc-Haskell H, Klassen D. One Year of COIIN Outcomes: Did Cohorts A and B Maintain Graft Survival? [abstract]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2020; 20 (suppl 3). Read in focus
Measuring and monitoring equity in access to deceased donor lung transplants among lung registrations
Goff RR, Lease ED, Sweet S, Robinson A, Stewart D. Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Lung Transplants among Lung Registrations [abstract]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2020; 20 (suppl 3). Read in focus
Transplant center experiences with social media campaigns for living donation
Booker SE, King L, Spiers J, Hunt H, Schaffer RL. Transplant Center Experiences with Social Media Campaigns for Living Donation [abstract]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2020; 20 (suppl 3). Read in focus
An international comparison of deceased donor kidney utilization: What can the United States and the United Kingdom learn from each other?
Ibrahim, Maria; Vece, Gabe; Mehew, Jenny; Johnson, Rachel; Forsythe, John; Klassen, David; Callaghan, Chris; Stewart, Darren. American Journal of Transplantation, 2020 May; v 20 (5); 1309-1322. Read more
Can donor narratives yield insights? A natural language processing proof of concept to facilitate kidney allocation
Placona, Andrew M.; Martinez, Carlos; McGehee, Harrison; Carrico, Bob; Klassen, David K.; Stewart, Darren. American Journal of Transplantation, 2020 Apr; v 20 (4); 1095-1104. Read more
The Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network project to drive quality improvement.
Tosoc-Haskell, Henrisa; Sisaithong, Kristen; Carrico, Robert. Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 2019 Feb; v 224 (1); 73-81.
KAS Turns Four: The State of Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation in the U.S.
Stewart, Darren E., Wilk, Amber R., Klassen, David K. KAS Turns Four: The State of Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation in the U.S.. OBM Transplantation. Jan 23, 2019.
OPTN Vascularized Composite Allograft Waiting List: Current Status and Trends in the United States
Wainright, JL; Wholley, CL; Cherikh, WS; Musick, JM; Klassen, DK. OPTN Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Waiting List: Current Status and Trends in the United States. Transplantation. 2018 Nov; 102(11):1885-1890. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002232.
Thirty-fifth Adult Heart Transplantation Report-2018; Focus Theme: Multiorgan Transplantation
K Khush K, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Goldfarb S, Hayes D Jr., Kucheryavaya AY, Levvey BJ, Meiser B, Rossano JW, Stehlik J; The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-fifth Adult Heart Transplantation Report-2018; Focus Theme: Multiorgan Transplantation.The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Oct;37(10):1155-1168.
Thirty-fifth adult lung and heart-lung transplant report-2018; Focus theme: Multiorgan Transplantation
Chambers DC, Cherikh WS, Goldfarb SB, Hayes D Jr, Kucheryavaya AY, Toll AE, K Khush K, Levvey BJ, Meiser B, Rossano JW, Stehlik J; The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-fifth adult lung and heart-lung transplant report-2018; Focus theme: Multiorgan Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Oct;37(10):1169-1183.
Influence of lung donor agonal and warm ischemic times on early mortality: Analyses from the ISHLT DCD Lung Transplant Registry
Levvey B, Keshavjee S, Cypel M, Robinson A, Erasmus M, Glanville A, Hopkins P, Musk M, Hertz M, McCurry K, Van Raemdonck D. Influence of Lung Donor Agonal and Warm Ischemic Times on Early Mortality: Analyses from the ISHLT DCD Lung Transplant Registry. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Aug 11.
Vascularized composite allotransplantation in the United States
Cherikh WS, Cendales LC, Wholley CL, et al. Vascularized composite allotransplantation in the United States: A descriptive analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data. American Journal of Transplantation. 2018 Aug 09;00:1–11
Duration of corticosteroid use and long-term outcomes after adult heart transplantation: A contemporary analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry
Goldraich L.A., Stehlik J., Cherikh WS, Edwards LB, Urban R, Dipchand A, Ross H. Duration of Corticosteroid Use and Long‐term Outcomes after Adult Heart Transplantation: a Contemporary Analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry. Clinical Transplantation. 2018 Jun 28:e13340. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13340.
Risk of ESRD in prior living kidney donors
Wainright JL, Robinson AM, Wilk AR, Klassen DK, Cherikh WS, Stewart DE. Risk of ESRD in prior living kidney donors. American Journal of Transplantation. 02 Feb 2018; doi: 10.1111/ajt.14678
Measuring and monitoring equity in access to deceased donor kidney transplantation
Stewart DE, Wilk AR, Toll AE, Harper AM, Lehman RR, Robinson AM, Noreen SA, Edwards EB, Klassen DK. Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 2018 May 7.
Temporal Trends of De Novo Malignancy Development After Heart Transplantation
Youn JC, Stehlik J, Wilk AR, Cherikh W, Kim IC, Park GH, Lund LH, Eisen HJ, Kim DY, Lee SK, Choi SW, Han S, Ryu KH, Kang SM, Kobashigawa JA. Temporal Trends of De Novo Malignancy Development After Heart Transplantation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Jan 2;71(1).
Preliminary Findings From the First Pilot Phase of the Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network
Sisaithong, N., Kristen ; Carrico, J., Robert ; Reddy, S., Kunam. Preliminary Findings From the First Pilot Phase of the Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network. Transplantation, 2018, Vol.102(10), p.1590-1592.
C‐peptide levels do not correlate with pancreas allograft failure: Multicenter retrospective analysis and discussion of the new OPT definition of pancreas allograft failure
Niederhaus SV, Carrico RJ, Prentice MA, et al. C-peptide levels do not correlate with pancreas allograft failure: Multicenter retrospective analysis and discussion of the new OPT definition of pancreas allograft failure. American Journal of Transplantation. 2018;00:1–9.
A Look into a New Approach to Transplant Program Evaluation—the COIIN project.
Klassen, David K.; McBride, Maureen A.; Tosoc-Haskell, Henrisa. A Look into a New Approach to Transplant Program Evaluation—the COIIN Project. Current Transplantation Reports, 2017 March; v 4 (1); 59-66.
Improving the transplant system through research and analytics
UNOS scientists present research on behavioral science, equity in access and impact of policy changes at the 2020 American Transplant Congress
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An international comparison of deceased donor kidney utilization: What can the United States and the United Kingdom learn from each other?
Research findings published in the May 2020 issue of American Journal of Transplantation (Vol 20, Issue 5)
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