Medicine Grand Rounds: 2026 Jack T. Reeves Lectureship | "Innovation in Transplantation: The University of Colorado Legacy" Presented by Trevor L. Nydam, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Igal Kam, MD Endowed Chair in Transplant Surgery; Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery; Executive Director, Colorado Center for Transplantation Care, Research and Education, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Join us in person! Bruce Schroffel Auditorium, University of Colorado Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, First Floor Conference Room – Lunch Provided
or via Zoom.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the key innovations driving modern transplantation at the University of Colorado, including robotic-assisted transplantation, normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), and machine perfusion–based allograft resuscitation, and their impact on transplant volume, utilization, and outcomes. 
• Evaluate emerging models to improve organ utilization and donor management, including centralized donor care units and advanced perfusion platforms, with a focus on operational efficiency, viability assessment, and value-based transplantation. 
• Discuss the strategic integration of perfusion science, translational therapeutics, and outcomes research as a framework to expand transplant access, improve graft function, and shape future policy and workforce development in transplantation. 

Disclosure Statement: ​​​​​​​All of the planners, faculty, or individuals in control of content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.