68. Donation After Circulatory Death Reduces Waitlist Times for Select Heart Transplant Recipients with Post-Transplant Outcomes Similar to Those Achieved with Standard Brain Dead Donors

Dr. Ashish S. Shah is the Alfred Blalock Director and Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He trained at Duke University Medical Center and served on the faculty of The Johns Hopkins Hospital for 10years before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt. 

Dr. Nicholas Hess is an integrated cardiothoracic surgery resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Prior to residency, he completed his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His clinical and research interests incluce heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support.