ISHLT Voices

In this episode of the ISHLT Voices podcast, hosted by Natera, you'll hear transplant cardiologists explore the evolving landscape of post-heart transplant care, zeroing in on the transformative shift from traditional, invasive biopsies to cutting-edge noninvasive molecular diagnostics—particularly cell-free DNA technologies.
Brent Lampert, DO

Medical Director, Transplant Cardiologist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center  
Columbus, OH USA
 
 
Ajith P. Nair, MD, FACC, FAHA

Associate Professor, Medicine—Cardiology
Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX USA
 
Drs. Lampert and Nair discuss the clinical promise of tools like Natera's Prospera Heart with Donor Quantity Score (DQS), which not only offer heightened accuracy and earlier detection of graft injury and rejection, but also may empower clinicians to strike a vital balance: preventing rejection without over-immunosuppression.
Real-world insights, compelling case examples, and candid discussions about the challenges of biopsy-based monitoring—and how new technology is reshaping decisions, outcomes, and patient peace of mind—make this a must-listen for anyone intrigued by the future of transplantation medicine.
 
The content of this podcast was developed entirely by our industry partner, Natera. It is not an official educational program of the ISHLT, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.
This episode was created for ISHLT Voices and sponsored by Natera.

In this episode of the ISHLT Voices podcast, hosted by Natera, you'll hear a discussion on the need for noninvasive surveillance options for single lung transplantation and the role that the Prospera Lung donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) test can play.
There are inherent, increased risks and challenges associated with management of single lung transplantation over double lung. Monitoring through invasive transbronchial biopsy procedures (TBBx) is often not the best option for these high-risk, frail patients.
In this podcast, notable transplant pulmonologists Drs. Rosenheck and Arunachalam highlight the need in the single lung population for noninvasive surveillance options. The Prospera Lung donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) test has been validated in single and double lung transplants with emerging data in support of clinical utility. The expert speakers also discuss the recently published data in support of dd-cfDNA usage in the single lung transplant population from the SLAM study.  
Justin Rosenheck, DO
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University | Columbus, OH USA
Ambalavanan Arunachalam, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Northwestern Medicine | Chicago, IL USA
The content of this podcast was developed entirely by ISHLT's industry partner, Natera. It is not an official educational program of the ISHLT, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.

Presented by Kamada
In this episode of the ISHLT Voices podcast, hosted by Kamada, you'll hear a discussion on the utilization of Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin (CMV IgG) in solid organ transplantation (SOT).
First, a focused overview of CMV IgG, including what they are, how they are made, and their role in SOT. The experts describe the differences between hyperimmune globulins like CMV IgG and standard immune globulins (IVIG). Then, enjoy a discussion from the experts on two recently presented poster highlighting CMV IgG use in lung transplantation and the need for new emerging data.
SPEAKERS:

Martin Zamora, MD
Medical Director of Lung Transplantation 
Advent Health | Orlando, FL USA
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lorenzo Zaffiri, MD, PhD
Medical Director of Lung Transplantation 
Emory University | Atlanta, GA USA
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert Gottlieb, MD, PhD, FACC
Transplant Cardiologist 
Baylor Scott White | Dallas, TX USA
 
 
 
 
 
 
The content of this podcast was developed entirely by our industry partner, Kamada. It is not an official educational program of the ISHLT, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.
 
This episode was created for ISHLT Voices and sponsored by Kamada.

Presented by Natera
Natera returns with another ISHLT Voices podcast. Post-transplant monitoring with noninvasive donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) has been growing in popularity and usage with several transplant centers significantly reducing surveillance biopsies in favor of a single blood test. But, as with all new technology, there are outstanding questions to understand how and why the technology works as well as it does.
In this episode, leading investigators from the Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre (ATAGC), Drs. Phil Halloran, Kieran Halloran, and Patrick Gauthier will walk you through their efforts in the TRIFECTA series of studies to triangulate insights from dd-cfDNA, molecular diagnostics, and donor specific antibody versus standard histological assessments in heart, lung, and kidney transplantation.
Philip F. Halloran, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), OC, FRSC
Professor of Medicine & Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada
Kieran Halloran, MD, MSc
Transplant Pulmonologist
Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada
Patrick Gauthier, PhD
Senior Data Scientist
Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre
Edmonton, AB Canada
 
This episode was created for ISHLT Voices and sponsored by Natera.

The content of this podcast was developed entirely by our industry partner, Natera. It is not an official educational program of the ISHLT, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.

Presented by Zambon USA
ISHLT Voices returns with another podcast presented by Zambon USA exploring bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). BOS is one of the most common forms of chronic lung transplant rejection, and in part three of this series, experts take a deep dive into CLAD phenotype differentiation, current gaps in diagnosis and management of BOS, emerging treatment strategies, and lastly, discuss the advances made in BOS diagnosis and management over the last decade.
Steven Hays, MD
Medical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and
Lung Transplant Programs
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
Justin P. Rosenheck, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lung Transplant Program
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH USA
This episode was created for ISHLT Voices and sponsored by Zambon USA, Ltd.

The content of this industry-supported ISHLT Voices podcast is developed entirely by our industry partner, Zambon. This is not an official ISHLT educational program, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.