⭐🎤 Advancing #LivingKidneyDonation Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration! 🤲🏽 🏥 Great energy at today's @SSMHealthSTL Nephrology Conference, where Dr. @v_valbuen and I presented the 'Shared Framework for #LivingDonation: Medical, Surgical, Psychosocial, and Ethical Core'. 🤝🏽 Behind every living donation procedure is an extraordinary team effort! From medical and surgical evaluation to psychosocial support and ethical considerations, our dedicated team brings together diverse expertise with a shared commitment to donor safety, informed decision-making, and the #GiftOflife.🦋 👏🏽 Special thanks to Cody Wooley ➕ our dedicated coordinators for joining us and sharing their expertise and perspectives. Their shared commitment is invaluable to supporting #LivingDonors and #KidneyPatients throughout their journey! 💙💚 #SLUProud of the work of our amazing, dedicated multidisciplinary team ➕our longstanding multidisciplinary partnership as we work together to expand access to living donor kidney transplantation in our community! 🦋 @renginels | @KanaHelloKidney | @nephrom | @UchennaAgbim | @AlizaAnwarMemo1 | @HoujeijNourhan | @MowaffaqSaid ➕ Many more 🤝🏽 🔗 Learn more about kidney transplantation and living donation at ssmhealth.com/services/trans… 💙💚 #LivingKidneyDonation #KidneyTransplant #TransplantNephrology #TransplantSurgery #Teamwork #SLUNephrology #SSMHealth #DonateLife 💫

🌅 A beautiful morning of community, gratitude, and hope at the 2026 #MidAmericaTransplant #CelebrateLife5K! 💫 🦋 Wonderful to join our @SSMHealthSTL-#SLUTransplant team and the broader #StLouis transplant community for this special annual event. 👟 Together with #DonorFamilies, #Transplant recipients, #LivingDonors, and community members, we celebrated life while honoring the extraordinary generosity that makes organ and tissue transplantation possible. 🤝🏽 We are grateful to Mid-America Transplant for bringing our community together and for its tremendous partnership and commitment to #OrganDonation, #Transplantation, education, #community➕ the #GiftOfLife. 💙💚 @AbualrubFadee @drrushdafaruk @nkf 🧡 🤲🏽 Thank You to our teams across @SSMHealth➕ @cardinalglennon for embracing every day with such dedication. A wonderful reminder of what generosity, partnership, and community can achieve. 🦋 💐 CelebrateLife5K #MidAmericaTransplant #SLUTransplant #SSMHealth #OrganDonation #Transplantation #DonateLife #GiftOfLife #StLouis 💙💚

✈️ From @ATCMeeting 2026 to @ttsorg Sydney! 🌏 As I head to Sydney for #TheTransplantationSociety (#TTS) Congress, I’m reflecting on a highlight from the #AmericanTransplantCongress (#ATC) 2026— the opportunity to present findings from the #LivingDonorExtendedTimeOutcomes (#LETO) Study during the ATC plenary session. 🎤 “Impact of Donor #APOL1 Genotype on 15-Year #LivingDonor Kidney Transplant Graft and Patient Outcomes: Results from the Living Donor Extended Time (#LETO) Study” 🧬 These findings advance our understanding of the long-term impact of donor genetics on transplant outcomes. As transplantation moves further into the era of precision medicine, LETO is helping define how genomic information can inform risk, personalize care, and support thoughtful decision-making for living donors and recipients. 🤝🏽 Deepest gratitude to our outstanding multidisciplinary co-authors and collaborators whose expertise, teamwork, and commitment made this science possible: Chi-yuan Hsu | @emp802 | Mark Schnitzler | @mannonmom | Huiling Xiao | Anthony Muiru | Ying Gao | @MitchellLunnLunn | Barry Freedman | Jasmin Divers | Nicholette Palmer | Amy Karger ➕the entire #APOL1 Long-Term Outcomes Study (#APOLLO) & LETO consortium 🧬🤲🏽 💙💚 It was wonderful to share the experience at ATC with valued colleagues and friends from across the APOLLO & transplant community: @D_M_Dadhania | @henryrandall60 ➕ More. Grateful for the camaraderie, collaboration, and shared commitment to advancing transplantation science. 🙏🏽 Above all, we honor and thank the living donors and transplant recipients whose generosity and participation made this research possible. Their contributions are at the heart of this work and our continued efforts to improve transplantation and living donor care 💙💚 Thank you to the @ATCMeeting for the opportunity to share this work and engage with colleagues committed to advancing genetics-informed approaches in transplantation. 🔗 Read the abstract: lnkd.in/dxqm4Vmp 🔗 Read coverage of the findings: lnkd.in/dru3Cvu9 @SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @UCSFNephrology @NebraskaMed @wakeforestmed @slusom @NYUnephro @slunephrons ✈️ 🌏 Next stop: Sydney and #TTS2026! Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues from around the world, sharing science, and continuing conversations about the future of transplantation. 🇦🇺 🦋 🏥#ATC2026 #TTS2026 #TransplantScience #TransplantResearch #KidneyTransplantation #LivingKidneyDonation #LivingDonation #APOL1 #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #ClinicalResearch 🧬 💙💚

📣 We are delighted to welcome @v_valbuen, MD, MSc, to the @SSMHealthSTL #Transplant Team as a new Transplant Surgeon! 🌟 Dr. Valbuena brings outstanding clinical expertise, research experience, and a strong commitment to patient engagement and implementation science. We are thrilled to have her join our growing multidisciplinary transplant team and look forward to the expertise, innovation, and collaboration she will bring to our patients, donors, families, and community. 🫶🏼 #NewBeginnings. #StrongerTogether. 💙💚 🤝🏽 Welcome to the team, Dr. Valbuena! We are so glad you’re here. @henryrandall60 | @renginels | @AbualrubFadee | @AlizaAnwarMemo1 | @nephrom | @MowaffaqSaid 👐🏽 💙💚 #Transplantation #TransplantSurgery #KidneyTransplant #LivingDonation #ClinicalResearch #ImplementationScience #PatientEngagement #WomenInMedicine #SLUNephrology #SLUNephrons #TeamTransplant @SSMHealth | @slucare 🏥🦋