Striving to "save lives one medical device at a time."

Beverly, MA
Joined February 2020
Meet ASAIO Trustee Dr. Alvaro Rojas-Pena! For Dr. Rojas-Pena, ASAIO is where laboratory innovation meets clinical reality—creating opportunities to advance organ support and translate discovery into impact for patients. #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans #Leadership
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ASAIO 2027 Call for Abstracts! asaio.org/conference/Abstrac… Deadline: January 25th, 2027 #asaio #houston
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Meet ASAIO Board Member Sarah Schroeder! Sarah shares how ASAIO supports VAD coordinators around the world & why serving on the Board allows her to advocate for VAD coordinators, advance research, & help keep the focus on what matters most: the patient #ASAIO #Leadership
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Meet ASAIOfyi President Dr. Yeahwa Hong! Dr. Hong shares why ASAIO’s multidisciplinary community—bringing clinicians, scientists, and engineers together—is so important to advancing artificial organ technology and improving patient care. #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans #Leadership
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Meet ASAIO Board Member Dr. Kagya Amoako! Dr. Amoako shares how ASAIO has shaped his journey as a biomedical engineer and why he is passionate about bringing diverse disciplines together to advance artificial-organ technologies. #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans #Leadership
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Meet ASAIO Trustee Dr. Mustafa Ahmed! Dr. Ahmed shares how ASAIO has provided a unique forum for learning, collaboration & connection across organ replacement therapies & his excitement to share his experiences in MCS & transplantation with the next generation of leaders #ASAIO
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Meet ASAIO Past President Dr. Claudius Mahr Dr. Mahr is proud that ASAIO brings together interdisciplinary professionals, helping to advance cutting-edge science & translate innovation into new approaches for patients w/ organ failure. #ASAIO #Leadership
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Attending the ELSO Conference? Come visit ASAIO & ASAIO Journal! We’re excited to be at the ELSO Conference and would love to connect with you! Stop by Booth # 226 learn more about our community and discover opportunities to get involved. #ASAIO #ELSO #ELSOConference
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Meet ASAIO Program Chair Dr. Darren Freed! Dr. Freed shares how ASAIO brings clinicians, researchers, and engineers together to advance mechanical circulatory support and artificial organ technology from innovative concepts to life-saving therapies. #ASAIO #Leadership
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How can we inspire the next generation of STEM innovators? Join ASAIO and Dr. Gretel Monreal for a webinar exploring STEM education, community outreach, and inspiring future scientists and engineers! 📅 Nov. 13, 2026 | 12 PM ET Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Meet ASAIO Past President Dr. Dongfang Wang! Dr. Wang values ASAIO’s role in bringing clinicians, engineers, and scientists together to turn new ideas into technologies that improve patients’ lives. #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans #Leadership
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Meet ASAIO Deputy Program Chair Dr. Bindu Akkanti! Dr. Akkanti values ASAIO’s unique ability to bring together clinicians, scientists, engineers, and industry partners to drive innovation and improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans
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Meet ASAIO Investment Chair Dr. Joseph Zwischenberger! After attending every ASAIO meeting since 1984, Dr. Zwischenberger knows what keeps him coming back! “I leave every meeting inspired, humbled, and motivated to do a better job.” #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans #Leadership
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📢 Stop by the ASAIO Journal booth at the 37th Annual ELSO Conference! 📢 We are proud to collaborate with ELSO and will be publishing the abstracts for this prestigious event. 🔗 For online registration and more details, visit: web.cvent.com/event/ae2756fc… #ELSO2027 #ASAIO
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Meet ASAIO Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Jennifer Conway! Dr. Conway is passionate about strengthening ASAIO’s impact through multidisciplinary collaboration, pediatric perspectives, and opportunities for trainees and early-career members. #ASAIO #ArtificialOrgans #Leadership
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#MechSummit2026 is coming up in three weeks. There's still time to join us in Toronto for two days of innovative science dedicated to mechanical circulatory support, ECMO, and heart and lung transplantation. Register now: hubs.la/Q04x2yK90
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Meet ASAIO President-Elect Dr. Kiyo Fukamachi! Dr. Fukamachi shares what makes ASAIO special: bringing together people from diverse backgrounds with a shared goal of helping patients & creating an open environment where new ideas can become better treatments. #ASAIO
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Meet ASAIO President Dr. Keshava Rajagopal! Dr. Rajagopal shares how ASAIO has been instrumental throughout his career in artificial cardiac and pulmonary technologies—and invites anyone passionate about artificial organ technology to get involved. “We welcome you!” #ASAIO
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