Pumping DCD livers is convenient, but the excitement of technology is hitting the wall of costs and logistics. As a physician, the Texas Cowboy part of Greg McKenna, MD (Abdominal Transplant Surgeon at Baylor Scott & White) never wants to say no to an organ if there’s a chance it’s usable. He’ll jump on a commercial flight to check out an organ and sometimes fly the organ home himself if that’s what it takes. Maybe it’s because the Canadian part of him can’t stand wasting healthcare dollars. Could this unconventional “Cowboy/Canadian Approach” be scaled to expand organ availability?
Saving DCD Livers
the Cowboy Canadian Way
Recorded at The Alliance National Critical Issues Forum, September 5-6, 2024 in Orlando.