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Long-term considerations following living liver donation—Guidelines from the 2025 ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference on living liver donor safety
Sayed, Blayne A. , Jung, Dong-Hwan, Watt, Kymberly D. , Maluf, Daniel G. , Zhu, Zhi‐Jun , Eghtesad, Bijan , Minnee, Robert C. , James, Paul M., Man, Nancy Kwan, Liapakis, AnnMarie , Fipps, David C. , Taner, Timuçin , Wiggins, Chantal, Ascher, Nancy L. , Mas, Valeria, Chen, Chao‐Long, Vyas, Mary, Suk-Suh, Kyung, Broering, Dieter , Lerut, Jan , Olthoff, Kim M. , Rela, Mohamed, Fipps, David C , Sayed, Blayne A , Chan, Albert C Y , Rammohan, Ashwin , Shankar, Sadhana , Syn, Nicholas L. X. , Mathew, Johns Shaji , Bhangui, Prashant , Jung, Dong‐Hwan , Pomfret, Elizabeth , Roberts, John P. , Selzner, Markus , Chan, Albert , Chaudhary, Abhideep , Eguchi, Susumu , James, Paul, Goldaracena, Nicolás , Kodali, Sudha , Kim, Jong Man , Wiggins, Chantal, Terrault, Norah A. , Burra, Patrizia , Hirschfield, Gideon M. , Heimbach, Julie K. , Selzner, Nazia , Rela, Mohamed
Liver Transplantation | December 18, 2025 | Volume: 32 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 1194-1209
Living liver donation is a critical component for addressing organ shortage and improving outcomes for patients with end-stage liver disease. As the prevalence of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) increases worldwide, understanding and optimizing long-term donor health is paramount. The 2025 International Liver Transplantation Society and International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS-iLDLT) Consensus Conference convened experts in the field of liver transplantation to establish evidence-based guidelines focused on the long-term medical, psychological, and social considerations following living liver donation. The aim of this working group was to integrate current evidence and expert consensus on donor follow-up protocols, risk assessment, and management strategies to promote long-term donor health, quality of life, and living liver donor programs globally to safeguard the welfare of this unique population.
Women Leadership in Liver Transplantation—Results of an International Survey
Rosmalen, Marieke de Rosner – van, Adelmann, Dieter , Berenguer, Marina , Watt, Kymberly D. , Man, Nancy Kwan, Burra, Patrizia , Berenguer, Marina , Rosmalen, Marieke de Rosner-Van , Berlakovich, Gabriela , Francoz, Claire , Selzner, Nazia , Pai, Sher‐Lu
Transplantation | August 24, 2022 | Volume: 106 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1699-1702
Background. The International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) has placed a strong focus on achieving gender equality and equity in liver transplant (LT). We aimed to understand gender distribution in leadership positions among LT physicians around the world and within ILTS. Methods. In 2019, the ILTS Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee distributed a survey to obtain granular data on gender and characteristics of transplant physicians as well as those in leadership positions in each center. Additionally, data were collected on the gender composition of the ILTS membership, council, chairpersons, and committees and from the United Network for Organ Sharing. Results. Data were collected from 243 transplant centers. Thirty-two (13.2%) had at least 1 woman as the director of LT, chief of transplant surgery, or chief of transplant hepatology. Of the 243 centers, 133 reported the age and gender of the leadership personnel. Women physicians comprised 152 of the 833 transplant surgeons (18.2%) and 298 of the 935 hepatologists (31.9%). Among the 1331 ILTS physician members, 588 (44.2%) provided gender information in their member profiles, and 155 (26.3%) identified themselves as women. Of the 26 ILTS leadership positions, 7 (26.9%) were held by women. Conclusions. This analysis of worldwide gender distribution in the LT physician workforce showed notable gender disparity in LT leadership around the globe and within the ILTS. These data provide a launching point for promoting and achieving gender equality and equity in LT.