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Learn more about how these members entered the field of heart and lung failure and transplantation and how ISHLT has impacted their journey. Up first, Nicholas Kolaitis, MD is a pulmonologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California in San Francisco, California USA.

ISHLT is currently accepting applications from members interested in serving on an ISHLT committee. If you’re interested in getting more involved in the Society, this is a terrific opportunity to raise your hand.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is proud and grateful for the opportunity to endorse the 4th APACS MCS/HFSS Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held 22-23 September, 2023 at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore.

Abstract submissions for ISHLT2024 are now open! The ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is the place to share your work internationally among the world’s most influential professionals in the field of advanced heart and lung failure, transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has opened abstract submissions for its 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Prague, Czech Republic on 10-13 April, 2024. ISHLT2024 will feature educational content spanning the breadth of clinical practice and research concerning heart and lung transplantation, advanced heart and lung disease, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.

ISHLT is pleased to welcome Joanne Singletary, CAE, as full-time Membership Manager, as of 17 July.

For the ninth year in a row, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation’s Impact Factor earned the publication the number one ranking in the transplantation category. JHLT ranks 7th in Surgery and 8th in Respiratory, and came in 19th in the highly competitive Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems category.

Daniel R. Goldstein, MD will step down as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT), due to health reasons. He has served as JHLT EIC since 2021. The transition is effective 1 July 2023. JHLT is the official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Daniel R. Goldstein, MD has stepped down as Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT) due to health reasons, effective 1 July.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation has announced the appointment of Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD, FEBTS, FERS, as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of JHLT Open, the Society’s new open access journal.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions included more than 1,250 presentations on improving outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease from investigators from around the world. The Society recognized selected 14 presentations for excellence within each of the ten professional communities that make up ISHLT’s multidisciplinary membership, as well as specific awards to recognize excellence from early career investigators.

Join ISHLT and Lung Bioengineering (LBE) for a one-hour webinar where an experienced LBE partner transplant center will provide a first-hand account of how their program has grown through utilization of EVLP services.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) announces the appointment of Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD, FEBTS, FERS, as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of JHLT Open, the Society’s new open access journal. Prof. Van Raemdonck's selection follows a rigorous process led by ISHLT's Publications Oversight Committee.

In 2013, ISHLT published the first official guidelines for implantable MCS. Now, ten years later, the 2023 ISHLT Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10-Year Update is available on JHLT.org!

At ISHLT2023 in Denver, the ISHLT announced more than $400,000 USD in funding for research designed to improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease.

New chairs of the ISHLT Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) Steering Committees and Professional Communities will take office on Monday, 1 May. Congratulations to these appointed and elected leaders for taking on these important roles for the leadership of the Society.

ISHLT is now accepting applications for three new research grants funded by the ISHLT Foundation. Applications for these grants will be accepted until Friday, 29 September at 11:59 p.m. ET/Saturday, 30 September at 03:59 UTC. You must be an ISHLT member to apply.

On Saturday, 22 April, 2023 at the closing General Session at the ISHLT 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, the ISHLT Foundation announced the creation of the Francis D. Pagani, MD Endowed Mentorship Award, and presented the first award.

The 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions marked the start of ISHLT’s incorporation of social responsibility efforts during events to increase the positive impact ISHLT makes on host cities. Due to your generous donations to the ISHLT2023 Sock Drive, ISHLT was able to donate 900 pairs of socks to the Denver Rescue Mission to help those experiencing homelessness.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) announced more than $400,000 USD in funding for research designed to improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease. The grants were funded by the ISHLT Foundation, and announced at the 43rd ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, held 19-22 April in Denver. These grants are the first of two 2023 ISHLT grant cycles. The second cycle opens in May 2023.