Researchers in the Transplant Ethics and Policy program at NYU Langone have published articles about a broad range of ethical and policy issues surrounding organ transplantation. Below is a selection of our contributions to peer-reviewed academic journals and other reputable publications.

Selected Transplant Ethics and Policy Publications and Media

Schiff T … Pierson III RN. Next Steps for Clinical Xenotransplantation in the United States. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2023 Oct 31. DOI.

Hurst D … Parent B. Revisiting the use of Ulysses Contracts in Xenotransplantation. Transplantation. 2023. 10; 1097. DOI.

Goldstein J. Why Undocumented Immigrants Struggle To Receive Organ Transplants | The New York Times. May 16, 2023

Kimberly, LL. Older Adults' Lived Experience of Kidney Transplantation. The Gerontologist, 2023 Apr. DOI.

Laspro M … Rodriguez ED. Technical Feasibility of Whole-eye Vascular Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2023. DOI.

Schiff T, et al. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation dissemination and integration with organ preservation in the USA: ethical and logistical considerations. Critical Care. 27(144) 2023. DOI.

Kimberly, LL … Rodriguez, ED. Social Support Criteria in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation versus Solid Organ Transplantation: Should the Same Ethical Considerations Apply? Frontiers in psychology. 2022. DOI.

Sebo J, Parent B. Human, Nonhuman and Chimera Research: Considering Old Issues with New Research. The Hastings Center Report. 52 Suppl 2:29-S33 (2022). DOI.

Parent B. Research on the Newly Deceased After Neurologic Determination of Death: Ethical Justification and Guidelines. Transplantation. 2022. 10(1097). DOI.

Parent B. Partially Revived Pig Organs Could Force a Rethink of Critical-Care Processes. Nature. 2022 Aug 3;608:32-35. DOI.

Montgomery R … Sapna M. Next Steps for the Xenotransplantation of Pig Organs into Humans. Nat Med. 2022. DOI.

Caplan A, Parent B. Ethics and the emerging use of pig organs for xenotransplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant. 2022. 41(9):1204-1206. DOI.

Levan ML … Segev D. Questions of accountability and transparency in the US organ donation and transplantation system. Nat Med. 2022 Jun 16. 28(8):1517-1518. DOI.

Parent B. Research involving the newly deceased following death by neurologic criteria: Ethical justification and guidelines. Transplantation. 2022. DOI.

Parent B … Montgomery RA. Response to American College of Physician’s statement on the ethics of transplant after normothermic regional perfusion. Am J Transplant. 2022. DOI.

Parent B, Yang YT, and Caplan A. Should patients who refuse COVID vaccination be denied transplantation eligibility? J Card Fail. 2022. DOI.

Richter B, Parent B, and Lonze BE. The moral necessity to increase access to HCV+ transplants with early treatment for HCV-naive patients. Transplantation. 2022. DOI.

Kimberly LL … Rodriguez ED. Equity in access to facial transplantation. J Med Ethics. 2021. DOI.

Martin DE … Parent B. Addressing ethical confusion in deceased donation and transplantation research: The need for dedicated guidance. Transpl Int. 2021. DOI.

Parent B, Caplan A, and Mehta SA. Ethical considerations regarding COVID-19 vaccination for transplant candidates and recipients. Clin Transplant. 2021. DOI.

Paul K. The people using Instagram to find a life-saving kidney donor. The Guardian. February 13, 2021.

Rifkin WJ … Rodriguez ED. A comparison of immunosuppression regimens in hand, face, and kidney transplantation. J Surg Res. 2021. DOI.

Caplan AL, Parent B, and Patrizio P. The ethics of uterus transplantation: Moral challenges and recommendations for progress. In: Brännström M., ed. Uterus Transplantation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2020:11–23. DOI.

Greenfield JA … Rodriguez ED. Perceptions of quality of life among face transplant recipients: A qualitative content analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020. DOI.

Parent B … Caplan A. Ethical and logistical concerns for establishing NRP-cDCD heart transplantation in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2020. DOI.

Parent B and Turi A. Death’s troubled relationship with the law. AMA J Ethics. 2020. DOI.

Caplan A … Rodriguez E. Emerging ethical challenges raised by the evolution of vascularized composite allotransplantation. Transplantation. 2019. DOI.

Kimberly L and Parent B. Take care when testing manufactured organs on the deceased. J Med Ethics Blog. October 1, 2019.

Kimberly LL … Rodriguez ED. How to integrate lived experience into quality-of-life assessment in patients considering facial transplantation. AMA J Ethics. 2019. DOI.

McQuinn MW … Rodriguez ED. Self-inflicted gunshot wound as a consideration in the patient selection process for facial transplantation. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2019. DOI.

Noel DY … Rodriguez E. Comprehensive assessment of vascularized composite allotransplantation patient-oriented online resources. Ann Plast Surg. 2019. DOI.

Parent B … Caplan AL. The ethics of testing and research of manufactured organs on brain-dead/recently deceased subjects. J Med Ethics. 2019. DOI.

Parent B … Wall SP. The unique moral permissibility of uncontrolled lung donation after circulatory death. Am J Transplant. 2019. DOI.