Dr. Waterman was honored to speak on a panel at Consera's Patient Engagement Conference in Los Angeles, CA in August. Dr. Waterman learned from people with passion and hearts committed to improving the patient experience in hospitals around the country.

Getting to stand near a legend, Dr. Suki, after speaking about our patient engagement research in transplant at the Symposium bearing his name, the Wadi N. Suki Symposium: New Horizons in Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation.

The Patient Engagement Research Lab visits the Medical Humanities Research Institute at Rice University to discuss their collaboration in narrative medicine. Both groups enjoyed learning more about each other's work and opportunities for collaboration - of which there are many!

For the first time, Houston Methodist Patient Engagement Research Lab is honored to finally meet in person with the Department of Industrial Engineering from both the University of Louisville and Buffalo to create possibilities to help increase living donation rates!

Houston Methodist takes New York City. Drs. Waterman and Nasir are Professors at both Weill Cornell Medicine and Houston Methodist Research Institute. This month they launched their partnership with INSIGHT-PCORI, a 16 million patient registry.

The Patient Engagement Research Lab visits Nora's Home to discuss collaboration opportunities with The Living Donation Storytelling Project. To learn more, visit our website by clicking the link below or copy and paste onto your browser: livingdonationstories.org

DonateLife 💗 Now shifting to living donation with expert team of Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST & amywaterman #SantanderSummit

#TransplantSummit23 2⃣El segundo grupo ha expuesto retos y soluciones como la donación en asistolia, el concepto único de muerte o la importancia de la donación de vivo ✔️Dale Gardiner ✔️@mattcoopmd1 ✔️Francis Delmonico ✔️Sanaj Granal ✔️E. Miñambres, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla Sigue👇

✔️Francesco Procaccio ✔️Helen Opdam, #ISODP2023 ✔️Explore Transplant & Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST ✔️Michael Spiro, Royal Free London & Dimitri A. Ratis #TransplantSummit23 #EU2023ES

🧬Unlocking Insights: Dive into the latest in genetic testing for kidney transplant candidates! 🌐 Discover the vital role it plays in evaluating recipients and living donors. Stay informed and empowered! #GeneticTesting #KidneyTransplant #MedicalAdvancements

Living Donor Collective publication spotlight | Variation in adult #livingdonor #liver #transplantation in the United States: Identifying opportunities for increased utilization: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36733213/ Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST | amywaterman #livertransplant (livingdonorcollective.org)

Exciting insights at the #ATC2024Philly! 🌟 Woodlhey Ambroise shared the critical role of comprehensive biopsies in successful organ placement during the first poster session. 🫀💉 #Transplantation #MedicalResearch #HealthcareInnovation

Great moments at #ATC2024Philly! 🌟 Leaders of the SRTR Living Donor Collective came together in person to present their groundbreaking research. Their dedication to long-term living donor follow-up and ensuring donor safety is truly inspiring. 💪🩺 #Transplantation #LivingDonors

Exciting times at #ATC2024Philly! 🎉 Amy Waterman and Veronica Martinez celebrate their time together at the conference, sharing knowledge and inspiring each other. Here’s to collaboration and innovation in transplantation! 🫀🌟 #MedicalResearch #Transplantation #Teamwork

Pro tip for #ATC2024Philly: Share your ideas on increasing living donation while rocking electric purple pants! 🟣✨ It’s amazing how a bold fashion choice can boost interest and engagement. #LivingDonation #FashionAndFunction #MedicalInnovation

Who can resist Dr. Krista Lentine’s infectious joy as she connects with colleagues and delves into living donor research at the #ATC2024Philly poster sessions? Her enthusiasm is truly captivating! 🌟🩺 #Transplantation #LivingDonorResearch #MedicalCommunity

Authentic smiles from Amy Waterman, Kevin Myer, and Yolanda Becker as they celebrate the LifeGift Donation Optimization Research at #ATC2024Philly. We honor the hard work and collaboration of various clinical partners in the deceased donation space in Houston, TX today! 🌟

Inspiring leaders supporting access to transplant -Leesha Johnson, Woodlhey Ambroise, and Sergio Iberra - enjoy the Health Equity and Access session. Great news: the ACA has increased access to transplants for both kidney and liver pediatric patients! 🌟 #ATC2024Philly

Proud moment at #ATC2024Philly! Watching Dr. R J Briggs (my husband!) delivers an insightful talk on how increasing living donation rates can lead to Medicare cost-savings and improved patient survival. 🩺💡 #LivingDonation #HealthcareInnovation #Transplantation

After Dr. Andrea Meinder’s compelling talk about using deceased donor vessels for living donor kidney vascular reconstruction (spoiler alert: it’s safe), a buzz in the room suggested this needs to be published as a new solution immediately. 🚀🩺 #ATC2024Philly #LivingDonation