American Society of Transplant Surgeons

About This Association

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons was founded in 1974 in an effort to unite surgeons involved in the fledgling field of transplantation The effort was spearheaded by Drs. Frederick Merkel and John Bergen from Northwestern University and Dr. Aaron Bannett from Albert Einstein Medical Center. The idea to form a national society grew out of a meeting originally convened by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to obtain input from transplant surgeons concerning the Social Security Act of 1972. This act, later signed into law, established the End-Stage Renal Disease (ERSD) Program.

Publications

Chimera online ezine published quarterly

Conventions

2023 American Transplant Congress

Specialties:

1. Medicine - Transplantation

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