2024 Kapoor Keynote Lecture: Dr. Daniel Shapiro

May 29, 2024

Left: 2024 Kapoor Keynote Lecture: Dr. Daniel Shapiro, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health   Right: Dr. Neal Rowe introduces the 2nd Kapoor Lecturer and remembers Dr. Anil Kapoor.    

2024 Novick Award Winner: Matthew Wainstein 

May 20, 2024

Congratulations! Matthew Wainstein, MS (University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences) receives the 2024 Novick Award. Presented by Dr. John Barry Presentation was made at the USTRS 2024 Program in San Antonio on May 5.  

Congratulations to 2023 Officers & Leaders

May 21, 2023

2023 Kapoor Keynote Presentation Awardees: Dr. Nima Nassiri and Dr. Inderbir Gill

May 21, 2023

2023 USTRS Kapoor Keynote Presentation Awardees:Dr. Nima Nassiri and Dr. Inderbir Gill Chicago, April 30, 2023 Award presented for their presentation on “Bladder Autotransplantation – Preclinical Studies in Preparation for a First in Human Trial of Bladder Transplantation”, awarded by Scientific Program Chair, Dr. Nick Cowan and President, Dr. Jeffrey Veale.  

2023 Novick Award Winner: Dr. Ernest Tong

May 21, 2023

2023 Novick Award Winner: Chicago, April 30, 2023 Congratulations! Dr. Ernest Tong, Hackensack University Medical Center, receives the 2023 Novick Award. Presented by Dr. John Barry Presentation was made at the USTRS 2023 Program in Chicago.  

Passing of Dr. Anil Kapoor

March 9, 2023

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Dr. Anil Kapoor, Member and Past President (2009 & 2018) of the USTRS. Dr. Kapoor passed away in the early hours of February 28 after a short and courageous battle with an acute illness. His loss is deeply felt by…

AUA TV VIDEO: Boosting Kidney Transplantation Globally with Alp Sener, MD, PhD

June 24, 2022

Boosting Kidney Transplantation Globally with Alp Sener, MD, PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oxbhyoe7C8

Video: USTRS 2022 Meeting Recording

June 20, 2022

 View this video to watch the excellent presentations you may have missed during the meeting.

2022 (Inaugural) Barry Award Winner: Dr. Nima Nassiri, MD, UCLA

June 1, 2022

Nima Nassiri, MD, UCLA receives first ever Dr. John M. Barry Traveling Fellowship Award in Transplantation Presentation was made at the USTRS 2022 Program in New Orleans. Congratulations to Dr. Nassiri!

AUA ’22 New Orleans: USTRS Meeting talk featured in AUA Daily News re: kidney transplant voucher programs

May 23, 2022

New approaches can improve kidney transplant numbers worldwide   The demand for kidney transplants far exceeds the supply of organs. A wait-listed kidney recipient can expect to wait five to seven years in North America and even longer in other parts of the world. New approaches to increasing the number of matched kidney donor-recipient pairs…