Seth Waits

MD
University of Michigan Health
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Brief Bio

Seth A. Waits, MD is a faculty member in the Section of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Waits received his medical degree from the University of Toledo in 2009. He completed his general surgery residency and abdominal transplant fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2018. While a research fellow in transplantation and general surgery from 2013-2015, he investigated quality improvement efforts across hospital collaboratives and looked for novel methods of surgical education. He is board certified by the American College of Surgeons and holds a certificate of completion of fellowship from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Dr. Waits clinical focus is on liver and kidney transplants, benign and malignant disease of the liver and biliary tree and general surgery in patients with end-stage liver and kidney disease.

Alliance Presentations

Allocation

Liver & Kidney Allocation: The Impact of Acuity Circles on Access, Utilization, and Transplant Center Practices

Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 3:00pm

In the past several years, efforts to address geographic disparities in access to transplantation through the implementation of acuity circles for liver and kidney allocation has changed the landscape of organ availability and distribution for transplant centers. This program will highlight the impact of the allocation changes on access to transplantation, waitlist and post-transplant outcomes, and organ utilization. Throughout the discussion, we will also highlight the challenges faced by transplant centers under the new allocation rules, and the adaptations that transplant centers have made to maximize efficiency and success in the current environment.

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