Dr. Hartwig is a thoracic surgeon at Duke University Medical Center with a clinical focus in lung transplantation and robotic assisted minimally invasive thoracic surgery for the treatment of diseases of the chest. He serves as the Surgical Director of the Duke Lung Transplant Program and the Esophageal Center at Duke. Additionally, he is Medical Director of the Duke Surgical Office of Clinical Research, which manages the clinical research portfolio for the Department of Surgery. He also leads a successful program of clinical, basic and translational research in thoracic surgery and lung transplantation.
Navigating the Future of Lung Allocation: The Impact and Evolution of the New CAS Framework
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 3:00pm
In December 2021, the OPTN Board of Directors approved a policy to overhaul the process for matching lung donors and recipients, which was implemented on March 9, 2023, introducing a single, composite allocation score tailored to each lung donor-recipient match. During this webinar, we will be joined by Dr. Matthew Hartwig from Duke University Medical Center who will provide an in-depth analysis of how the CAS system has been integrated into the continuous distribution framework, assess its impact on organ allocation so far, and explore future implications and recommendations for enhancing CAS as the transplant community adapts to a period of rapid growth.