Uterus Transplant Symposium

May 3 to May 4, 2019

Roberts Hospital • Dallas, TX

About the Conference

The Uterus Transplant Symposium provides a comprehensive review of this pioneering treatment for women with absolute uterine factor infertility.

A multidisciplinary team of physicians and research investigators will present about donor selection, surgery techniques, post OP management and immunosuppression, embryo implantation, pregnancy, delivery, psychology, ethics, research and future of uterus transplantation.

Learn more about the conference at 972.815.1544, or email Kathryn.Hobbs@BSWHealth.org.

Learn more about the uterus transplant clinical trial at Baylor Dallas

Agenda

Presentation materials, when available, maybe downloaded in pdf format. The password will be emailed to participants prior to the activity.

Day One
Day Two

Friday, May 3, 2019

1:45 p.m.
Welcome
Liza Johannesson, MD, PhD

Giuliano Testa, MD, MBA, FACS
2 p.m.
Update on uterus transplantation (UTx)
Michael Olausson, MD, PhD
2:20 p.m.
The importance of UTx for female infertility
Rebecca Flyckt, MD
2:40 p.m.
Ethical evolution and future challenges
Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
3:10 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.
Inclusion/exclusion criteria for recipients and donors
Kate O'Neill, MD, MTR
3:50 p.m.
Deceased donor work-up
Andreas Tzakis, MD
4:10 p.m.
Living donor work-up
Giuliano Testa, MD, MBA, FACS
4:30 p.m.
Radiologic evaluation prior to uterus transplantation
Greg de Prisco, MD
5 p.m.
Discussion
5:30 p.m.
Adjourn

Saturday, May 4, 2019

7:50 a.m.
Living donor technique - open and robotic surgery
E. Colin Koon, MD, PhD
8:20 a.m.
Living donor technique - laparoscopic approach
Shailesh Puntambekar, MD
8:40 a.m.
Deceased donor technique
Giuliano Testa, MD, MBA, FACS
9 a.m.
Recipient surgical technique
Greg McKenna, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
9:20 a.m.
Surgical technique - evolution/future
Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
9:40 a.m.
Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Immunosuppression protocols
Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD
10:30 a.m.
Complications and management
Jiri Fronek, MD, PhD
10:50 a.m.
Pathology update
Atin Agarwal, MD
11:10 a.m.
Break
11:35 a.m.
Psychology - pre and post UTx
Stina Järvholm, PhD

Ann Marie Warren, PhD, ABPP
12:05 p.m.
Organ supply
David C. Mulligan, MD, FACS
12:25 p.m.
Established and future areas of research
Paige M. Porrett, MD, PhD
12:45 p.m.
Discussion
1:10 p.m.
Lunch
2:10 p.m.
In vitro fertilization
Cesar Diaz-Garcia, MD, PhD
2:30 p.m.
Pregnancy-monitoring and what to expect
Anthony R. Gregg, MD, MBA, FACOG, FACMG
2:50 p.m.
Complications in pregnancy - obstetrical management
Robert Gunby Jr., MD
3:10 p.m.
Neonatal care
Jackie York, MD
3:30 p.m.
Timing and management for first and second pregnancy
Liza Johannesson, MD, PhD
3:50 p.m.
The future of UTx in transplantation
Giuliano, Testa, MD, MBA, FACS
4:10 p.m.
Discussion
4:40 p.m.
Reception

Course Directors


Giuliano Testa, MD, MBA, FACS: Division Chief of Abdominal Transplant for the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA


Liza Johannesson, MD, PhD: Medical Director, Uterus Transplant; Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Faculty

Atin Agarwal, MD: Staff Pathologist; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Arthur L. Caplan, PhD: Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics and the Director of the Division of Medical Ethics; NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA

Greg de Prisco, MD: Diagnostic Radiologist; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Cesar Diaz-Garcia, MD, PhD: Medical Director; IVI London, UK

Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC, FACOG: Chief of Staff, Chief Academic Officer, Medical Director; Cleveland Clinic, London, UK

Ruth Farrell, MD, MA: Vice-chair of Clinical Research; Associate Professor of Surgery; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

Rebecca Flyckt, MD: Director, Fertility Preservation Program; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

Jiri Fronek, MD, PhD: Head of Transplant Surgery; Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, Czech Republic

Antonio Gargiulo, MD: Associate Professor, Infertility and Reproductive Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Brigham & Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Anthony R. Gregg, MD, MBA, FACOG, FACMG: Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Robert Gunby Jr., MD: Medical Director, Labor and Delivery; Assistant Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Stina Järvholm, PhD: Licensed Psychologist; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

E. Colin Koon, MD, PhD: Co-chair for Robotic Surgical Services; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Niclas Kvarnström, MD, PhD: Transplant Surgeon; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Greg McKenna, MD, FRCS(C), FACS: Transplant Surgeon; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

David C. Mulligan, MD, FACS: Professor and Chief, Transplantation and Immunology; Yale-New Haven Health Transplantation Center; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

Kate O'Neill, MD, MTR: Assistant Professor, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Michael Olausson, MD, PhD: Professor of Surgery, Head of Transplant Surgery; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Paige M. Porrett, MD, PhD: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Surgical Director of the Living Donor Kidney Program; Penn Transplant Institute; Perelman School of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

J. Michael Putman, MD: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialist; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Shailesh Puntambekar, MD: Oncosurgeon & Medical Director; Galaxy CARE Hospitals, Pune, India

Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD: Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital; Professor of Surgery,; Brigham & Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Andreas Tzakis, MD: Emeritus Director of Transplantation; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

Ann Marie Warren, PhD, ABPP: Co-Director Trauma Research Baylor University Medical Center; Director of Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Jackie York, MD: Neonatologist; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Location

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - Roberts Hospital

The symposium will be held in the Roberts Hospital (17th floor) on the Baylor University Medical Center campus.

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Address
3500 Gaston Ave
Dallas, TX 75246

Registration

Fees

Early Bird: $250

Onsite: $300

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