From the 2024 Pediatric Transplant Conference, part of National Pediatric Transplant Week and National Donate Life Month.
Full Title: Doctors with Transplants: Including Special Considerations for Women
Moderator:
Manu Varma, MD, NYU Langone Health and member of Transplant Families Board of Directors
Panel:
Julie Bonn, MD (liver recipient), Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Silke Niederhaus, MD (kidney recipient), Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Kristen-Allyson Ramones, MD (lung recipient), Pediatric pulmonology fellow at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Sara Kathryn Smith, MD (liver recipient), Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation at Johns Hopkins University.
Hear from women who are transplant physicians who have lived experience in the world of transplant. Not only do they manage transplant patients but they are recipients themselves. They will address special considerations related to mental health, birth control, fertility and pregnancy.
Intro/Outro music: "Parasail" by Moby. Used with permission.