The annual Stanford Health Care Heart Transplant Symposium brings together heart transplant recipients and caregivers to provide education and updates on relevant topics.

EVENT PROGRAM

Heart Transplant at Stanford: What’s New in 2023?
Jeff Teuteberg, MD, Professor of Medicine
Section Chief of Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Cardiovascular Medicine
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/doctors/t/jeffrey-teuteberg.html

Welcome from the Heart Transplant Patient and Family Advisory Council
Michael Vollstedt
Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) Chair,
Heart Transplant Recipient 2013

Welcome
Eldrin Lewis, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine
Division Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/doctors/l/eldrin-lewis.html

Hello from the Nursing Team
Nichole Côté, MSN, RN, CNL
Program Manager, Adult Heart Transplant & MCS Programs

Keynote Speaker: The Diet-Gut Microbiome-
Health Connection
Justin Sonnenburg, PhD
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology,
Stanford University

A Fireside Chat: Overcoming Obstacles
Rebecca Pomerleau, Heart Recipient 2014, with
Caregiver and Husband Jeremiah Pomerleau

Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant & LVAD Cardiology: https://med.stanford.edu/heartfailure
Patient & Family Advisory Council: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/patient-advisory-councils/heart-transplant-pac.html