66. Safety and Efficacy of Delaying Nighttime Lung Transplantation to a Morning Start

Daniel Kreisel MD PhD is a tenured Professor of Surgery, Pathology & Immunology at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds the G. Alexander Patterson MD / Mid-America Transplant Endowed Chair in Lung Transplantation, serves as the Surgical Director of the Lung Transplant program and the Scientific Director of the Transplant Center. He obtained his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a PhD in Immunology from The University of Pennsylvania. He completed his training in Surgery at The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania and his training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. His research laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis studies transplantation immunology with a particular focus on mechanisms that mediate ischemia reperfusion injury after heart and lung transplantation as well as mechanisms that regulate rejection and tolerance after lung transplantation. His research program has been supported by grants from The National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases & National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), The Department of Veterans Affairs, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Kreisel has published over 280 peer reviewed manuscripts and is currently a Deputy Editor for The American Journal of Transplantation. He is an elected member of The American Society for Clinical Investigation, The American Surgical Association and The Association of American Physicians.

Samuel T. Kim is currently a 4th year medical student at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. Sam graduated from Dartmouth College in 2018 and spent two years doing research in tissue regeneration and myocardial repair with the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2020, Sam was awarded the Geffen Medical Student Scholarship, an all-tuition + stipend scholarship offered to a small number of matriculants at UCLA per year. Since matriculating at UCLA medical school, Sam has continued his research in cardiac surgery, with a focus on mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. In his free time, Sam enjoys hiking, running, and exploring restaurants and cafes around Los Angeles. Sam hopes to pursue a career in academic cardiothoracic surgery.