Expanding Access to Heart Transplantation Through Innovation and Collaboration with Sharon Klarman
Becker’s Healthcare PodcastShow Notes
In this episode, Sharon Klarman, Associate Vice President of Solid Organ Transplantation and VAD at Tufts Medical Center, discusses innovations in donor heart procurement and preservation, regional care partnerships, and strategies to expand transplant access and grow heart transplant programs.
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