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About SATA

A working society for the people who care for transplant patients.

Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2010. We are 1,200+ anesthesiologists, fellows, and allied professionals across more than 60 institutions, united by one goal: better outcomes for patients undergoing solid-organ transplantation.

Our mission

Advance the standard of care. Together.

SATA exists to advance the field of solid-organ transplant anesthesia through education, research, and collaboration. We are a working society — our members run our committees, write our protocols, and teach in our courses. We exist to make it easier for the people doing the work to do it well.

  • Patient-first

    Every protocol, lecture, and standard we publish exists to make perioperative care safer and more humane.

  • Collegial

    We are clinicians first. Our work is collaborative, transparent, and free of pretense.

  • Evidence-led

    We curate, summarize, and originate the literature that shapes practice across the country.

  • Generous

    We believe knowledge — and credit — should flow freely between centers, fellows, and faculty.

A short history

Fifteen years of building this field.

  1. 2010
    SATA founded

    A small group of liver transplant anesthesiologists meets to formalize a society.

  2. 2014
    First Annual Symposium

    Inaugural symposium establishes the format we still run today.

  3. 2018
    Regional chapters launch

    MidWest, West Coast, Southeast, and DMV-PA chapters begin.

  4. 2021
    Multicenter Database Project

    First large-scale quality-improvement program for liver Tx anesthesia.

  5. 2023
    ILTS-SATA joint meeting

    Annual joint meeting cements SATA's international presence.

  6. 2025
    FSATA designation approved

    The Fellow of the SATA credential recognizes sustained leadership.

  7. 2026
    SATA app + new home

    C8 Health partnership and a redesigned digital home for the society.

Leadership

The Council that runs the work

An elected council of practicing transplant anesthesiologists, supported by a working committee structure.

LD
Lorenzo De Marchi, MD
President
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
TS
Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD
Past President
University of Pittsburgh
CW
Cynthia Wang, MD
President-Elect
UT Southwestern
RP
Raymond Planinsic, MD
Secretary
UPMC
AG
Anita George, MD
Treasurer
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
MM
Marina Moguilevitch, MD
Education Committee Chair
Montefiore Medical Center
Committees

Where the real work happens.

Every member can join a committee. They are how SATA gets things done.

Education

Curates content, lectures, and the Article of the Month.

Research

Drives the multicenter database and ERAS initiatives.

Membership

Engages new members and runs trainee outreach.

Publications

Coordinates with Clinical Transplantation and the SATA newsletter.

Cardiothoracic

Lung and heart transplant subspecialty work.

Pediatric

Pediatric transplant anesthesia best practice.

International

Global collaboration with ILTS and partner societies.

Trainee

Fellows and residents committee.