Transplant Growth Collaboration
Join us for an uplifting and content-rich leadership workshop dedicated to celebrating and learning from successful regional and national examples of growth in life-saving transplant programs.
Friday, September 19, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CDT
NMDP
500 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
At this event, you will:
- Access the latest regional and national data on transplant and donation growth.
- Join structured, in-depth working sessions with peers.
- Share and learn effective strategies for C-suite engagement and proven growth practices.
- Collaborate with leaders to explore and adapt best practices in donation and transplantation for rapid growth.
- Establish informed, ambitious goals and strategies for growth in your program.
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Agenda
We’ll kick things off with light breakfast options available starting at 7:30 a.m., so you can fuel up before we dive in. Lunch will also be provided.
WELCOME
Kelly White, CEO, LifeSource
CONNECT TO PURPOSE
George Surratt, Transplant Recipient
Framing & program overview
Themes, Mindsets, and Questions to Drive Growth
Dennis Wagner, MPA, Principal and Managing Director, Yes And Leadership, LLC
Call to action
How We Got Here, Where We’re Going, and Why We Need Your Help
Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN
Director of The Zweig Family Center for Living Donation
Professor Department of Population Health Science and Policy
Recanati Miller Transplantation Institute Mount Sinai Hospital
Former President, OPTN (2023-2024)
Regional opportunities
Exploring Current Trends in Organ Donation and Use
Jon Snyder, Director of Transplant Epidemiology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Kevin Cmunt, Strategic Advisor / Retired Donation Executive
Peer insights: Lessons in success
Strategies for Driving Success in High-Growth Transplant Programs
- KIDNEY: HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH), HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (HUMC)
Michael Goldstein, MD, FACS, Director, Division of Organ Transplantation, HUMC - LIVER: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Andrew Adams, MD, PhD, Professor and Chief, Division of Transplant, U of M - HEART & LUNG: MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER CAMPUS
Mauricio Villavicencio, MD, MBA, Professor and Surgical Director of Heart & Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and William J. Von Liebig Center for TransplantationAlfredo Clavell, MD, Medical Director of Heart Transplant and Congestive Heart Failure, Department of Cardiology and William J. Von Liebig Center for Transplantation
Growth game plan development
Translating Learnings from Today into Growth for Your Program
Chris Zinner, Managing Director, Strategy & Consulting Practice, Accenture
High-growth transplant program c-suite panel
Turning Today’s Insights into Action to Shape the Future of Donation and Transplantation
Moderated by Dennis Wagner and Chris Zinner
Growth game plan briefing
Small Group Breakouts: Building Actionable Growth Plans
Chris Zinner