As DCD continues to evolve globally, transplant programs are rapidly moving from concept to execution, raising new clinical, technical, and operational questions. Building on insights from the international experience, Part II of the DCD in Action series turns the focus inward to examine how NRP is being implemented, adapted, and refined within the United States. This US Roundtable discussion brings together clinical and operational experts to move beyond “how it started” and into what matters most now: standardization, decision-making, and technical performance. Join us as we unpack common challenges, highlight best practices, and share practical lessons that can be applied across transplant and OPO teams.
Describe current challenges and emerging best practices for standardizing NRP programs in the US.
Identify best practices that support ethical compliance, data consistency, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to support NRP implementation.
Evaluate NRP case scenarios to determine organ viability using perfusion data and clinical context.
Transplant surgeon, Medical Director, BSW Transplant Center for Innovation, Science, Policy Research, and Ethics
Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor University Medical Center
Speaker
Ian Currie
MD, PhD
Consultant Transplant Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Moderator, Speaker
Amelia Hessheimer
MD
Specialist in HPB & Transplant Surgery
Hospital Universitario La Paz
2025 NCIF-Planning Committee, Board, Illuminating Innovation Workgroup, Moderator, National Critical Issues Forum Planning Committee, National Innovation Forum Planning Committee, Speaker
Aleah Brubaker
MD, PhD
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery
UC San Diego
Moderator, Speaker
Yanik Bababekov
MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Surgery-Transplant
University of Colorado
Members of the donation and transplantation community serving diverse populations to include administrators, coordinators, physicians, nurses, surgeons, managers, quality improvement specialists, social workers, and other donation and transplantation center professionals and their colleagues.
