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We aim to raise awareness of gender-related issues in the science of transplantation. Posts are not endorsed and may not reflect the views of the AST.

 Mount Laurel, NJ
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Joined October 2018
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Heading to #ATC2026? There is a great lineup of women’s health & reproductive health programming to check out ranging from pregnancy after transplant to hormone therpay! Save/share the handout below 👇 #TransplantTwitter #WomenInTransplaNT
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This week is #ATC2026Boston. By Saturday, the transplant community will be arriving in Boston for five days of science, sessions, and conversation. Your seat is still waiting. Register now to save: bit.ly/3QxbH4B @AST_info, @ASTSChimera
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AST_WHCOP@whcopApr 14
👀 Important work by Dionne et al. (AAMC salary survey) highlights a persistent gender pay gap in academic ophthalmology: 💸 85–91¢ on the dollar 📉 ~$1M career loss (& likely more) Equity in pay = equity in opportunity Check it out below👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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We can't wait to see all of you!
AmericanTransplantCongress
@ATCMeetingJun 15
This week is #ATC2026Boston. By Saturday, the transplant community will be arriving in Boston for five days of science, sessions, and conversation. Your seat is still waiting. Register now to save: bit.ly/3QxbH4B @AST_info, @ASTSChimera
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AST_WHCOP@whcopJun 4
Join us for the upcoming WHCOP/TCC COP Journal Club! We’ll discuss “Pregnancy after lung transplantation: TRIGGER study on antihuman leukocyte antigen alloimmunization and antibody-mediated rejection risk.” 📅 Friday, June 5, 2026 ⏰ 10–11 AM ET Speaker: Dr. Adrien Tissot Moderator: Dr. Ersilia DeFilippis Discussant: Dr. Katherine Young #TransplantTwitter #WomensHealth #LungTransplant #Pregnancy #JournalClub
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Hear from Lisa Callahan, MD at the Women’s Networking Event during #ATC2026Boston about career pivots, authenticity, and support across generations. bit.ly/4nXHgAM @AST_info, @ASTSChimera
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Join us for the upcoming WHCOP/TCC COP Journal Club! We’ll discuss “Pregnancy after lung transplantation: TRIGGER study on antihuman leukocyte antigen alloimmunization and antibody-mediated rejection risk.” 📅 Friday, June 5, 2026 ⏰ 10–11 AM ET Speaker: Dr. Adrien Tissot Moderator: Dr. Ersilia DeFilippis Discussant: Dr. Katherine Young #TransplantTwitter #WomensHealth #LungTransplant #Pregnancy #JournalClub
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👀 Important work by Dionne et al. (AAMC salary survey) highlights a persistent gender pay gap in academic ophthalmology: 💸 85–91¢ on the dollar 📉 ~$1M career loss (& likely more) Equity in pay = equity in opportunity Check it out below👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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⏰WIT 2026 Research Grant Apps are due tomorrow, April 1! Opportunities include: 🔹 Faculty working in low- and middle-income countries 🔹 Research on sex and gender in solid organ transplantation among Indigenous populations Apply 👉 tts-wit.org/research-grants/…
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✨ NEW PUB + Passion Project✨ After liver transplant, we track labs 🧪, imaging 📊, biopsies...But we rarely ask one basic question: “When was your last period?” 🩸No menses within 1 year of LT → significantly higher graft liver disease. 🧩 A zero-cost, patient-centered signal hiding in plain sight ♀️ Reproductive health = Transplant health Check it out below 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #LiverTransplant #WomensHealth #TransplantHepatology
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🌟Don't miss our upcoming webinar 👉Perspectives & Experiences of Women with a Kidney Transplant on Access to Healthcare 🗓️ Weds, March 4 @ 6 am (ET) 🎤Germaine Wong, Bianca Davidson, Zibya Barday, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Maleeka Ladhani, Join here🔗tinyurl.com/mr3rnsj8
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Trainees: your transplant career starts here 🚀 Join AST for just $60 (save $30!) when you apply by March 31 and unlock: ✨ On-demand access to the Fellows Symposium & World Transplant Congress ✨ Discounts for CEoT and ATC ✨ Education, career tools, and Communities of Practice Learn more: bit.ly/4qhIebA
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@hahn_rtJan 26
Sex Diff's in LV remodeling w/ Aortic Regurgitation bit.ly/4rezT8D Echo Volumes are key, but could we screen with linear dimensions? bit.ly/LVChamberTTEvsCMR1 bit.ly/LVChamberTTEvsCMR2 @JAMA_current @JAMACardio @NAjmoneMarsan @ACCinTouch @escardio
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📚💡 Caring for patients who are pregnant after organ transplant? These #PregnancyAfterTransplant resources from @myASTorg are thoughtful, inclusive, practical & made for your patients 🙌 Shout-out to @Dr_KMCoop and @MonikaSarkarMD 💙 myast.org/resources/pregnanc…

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Important and timely work. This paper clearly highlights gaps in knowledge, attitudes, and care environments for sexual and gender minority patients in GI & hepatology—and gives us data to do better. Grateful to the authors for pushing this forward. 🌈📊 #GITwitter #LiverTwitter #DEIinMedicine
Howard T. Lee MD FAST
@HowardTLeeMDJan 22
Thrilled to share our new publication📢@AGA_Gastro and @AGA_CGH 🔥Knowledge, attitudes, & environment related to GI/hepatology care for 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Sexual & Gender Minorities: A national survey of @AASLDtweets @AmerGastroAssn @AmCollegeGastro @ASGEendoscopy @NASPGHAN members (N=946) 🆓download authors.elsevier.com/a/1mULC… 🙏Huge thanks to co-authors @doctornikkid @KiraNewmanMDPhD @DougSimonetto #SonaliPaul @SandraQuezadaMD @LaurenNephewMD #DennisSpencer, & support from @RainbowinGastro & #IGD #GITwitter #LiverTwitter @bcm_gihep ⬇️more info
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✍️Survey participants: 58% Male, 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 21% SGM/LGBTQ+ 🗣️Comfortable communicating with 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️patients? 96% LGB patients, 85% Trans Patients 📚Confident in GI/Hep knowledge for treating🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️patients? 67% LGB, 50% Trans 📖57% agreed that more education is needed to provide better care for 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️patients #GITwitter #LiverTwitter
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Great presentation by Eileen Hsich pointing out key disparities in management of cardiogenic shock Women came in more sick❤️‍🩹, 🔻Less MCS 🔻less invasive monitoring Result: ⬆️Increased mortality
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Happening now!
AST_WHCOP@whcopJan 21
A can't miss webinar exploring sex differences in transplant! Click below to register! #gender #sexdifferences #womenshealth
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A can't miss webinar exploring sex differences in transplant! Click below to register! #gender #sexdifferences #womenshealth
American Society of Transplantation (AST)
@AST_infoJan 20
Don't miss this webinar tomorrow! Register: bit.ly/4pBzjR2
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AST_WHCOP@whcop30 Nov 2025
🌟 FOMO No More! 🌟 Couldn’t make it to WTC 2025? Get the inside scoop! 🗓️ Tomorrow, Dec 1 | 12–1 PM ET 🎤 Speakers: @Dr_KMCoop ; Cecilia Katzenstein, MD/MPH (c), @AmiKPPatel ; Gabriella Salerno, PharmD 🧭 Moderators: @LaurenFeldMD, Payaswini Vasant, MD 🔗 Register Today!🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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