The aim of the Education Committee (EC) is to coordinate ESOT’s efforts to advance multidisciplinary education for transplant professionals at all career levels and to contribute to their professional development.
The Basic Science Committee promotes scientific issues and transplantation research within ESOT. An active basic science community and an efficient translation of innovation into the clinic are crucial for the future of transplantation medicine.
The European Transplant Allied Healthcare Professionals (ETAHP) reaches out to allied healthcare professionals throughout Europe in order to ensure the best care possible for all transplant patients, with the aim to optimize patient outcomes.
The Young Professionals in Transplantation (YPT) is the Network for Junior Transplant professionals of ESOT, representing all young transplant clinicians and scientists who are beginning a career in transplantation and organ donation.
The mission of ECTORS is to provide a forum for discussing and stimulating novel developments in the fields of cellular therapies in organ transplantation, organ regeneration and generation of new organs from stem cells and biomaterials.
ECTTA is the forum for experience exchange on treatment of patients with end-stage heart and lung failure. Our aim is to improve outcomes for the patients.
EDTCO aims to support health care professionals to provide clinically effective programmes on organ and tissue donation, procurement and transplantation.
EKITA is the Organ Expert Section of ESOT on kidney transplantation in Europe, providing a forum for kidney transplantation professionals to exchange scientific information and views aimed at providing the best service to European patients .
The European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association (ELITA), previously known as the European Liver Transplant Association (ELTA), is a section of ESOT. Its membership represents the expertise on liver and intestinal transplantation in Europe.
ELPAT is a European platform that brings continuity and progress in European research and dialogue on "Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of organ Transplantation". ELPAT currently consists of over 160 experts from more than 25 European countries.
EPITA is established to provide a forum for those working in the field of pancreas and islet of Langerhans transplantation or any other alternative form of beta cell replacement in Europe, to exchange scientific information and views related primarily to providing the best service for patients in Europe requiring pancreas or islet transplantation.
VCA has opened a new era in the field of transplantation, reconstructive and restorative surgery. This Section brings together 10 representatives of major European teams at the forefront in this field.
Maria Rosa Costanzo, a distinguished cardiologist at Midwest Cardiovascular Institute in Naperville, is a prominent figure in the field with an illustrious career dedicated to the science and clinical practice of transplantation. Maria holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Her expertise has earned her fellowships in several organisations, including the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology.
She is an active member of the American College of Cardiology, the Italian National Medical Professional Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the American Medical Association and the Chicago Medical Society. With an extensive body of work, Maria has contributed to over 275 abstracts and papers on diverse topics.
Reflecting on the significance of the ESOT Legacy Award, Maria describes this achievement as the ultimate culmination of a lifelong commitment to the field:
“To me, the ESOT Legacy Award is the culmination of an entire career dedicated to the science and clinical practice of transplantation. Transplantation is simultaneously the most challenging and rewarding area of medicine. I would like to dedicate this award to the patients I have had the privilege to serve since the first heart transplant at Loyola University Chicago; to all colleagues that have shared my journey; Professor Giorgio Prodi, who inculcated in me the love for immunology at the University of Bologna; Professor Fritz Bach, a pioneer of histocompatibility in the US; and to the mentorship of Drs Norman Shumway and Sharon Hunt. The journey continues, as much remains to be done to advance the science and equitable access to transplantation.”
