65. Storage with a Novel Donor Lung Preservation System versus Traditional Ice Storage: Comparing Outcomes and Costs

Konrad Hoetzenecker, MD PhD is a member of the surgical faculty of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Surgical Director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program. Besides lung transplantation he is specialized in airway surgery and extended thoracic procedures. Dr Hoetzenecker has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and is an editorial board member of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Dr Hoetzenecker has been awarded several prizes and grants including the Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship from the American Association of Thoracic Surgery.

Arya Pontula is a research fellow within the Duke University Department of Surgery and Duke Ex-Vivo Organ Laboratory and a third-year medical student at the University of Manchester Medical School. She is interested in investigating clinical outcomes of lung transplantation and passionate about using this research to improve clinical practice.