Farhan Zafar, MD, Ryan Moore, MD, and David Morales, MD
Zafar and Morales received a R01 as co-PIs by the NHLBI. Zafar is the director of Thoracic Organ Procurement and Morales is chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and co-director of the Heart Institute. Their research addresses the fact that 30% of children die waiting for suitable heart and lung transplants, yet many of these organs go to waste. Zafar and Morales developed a novel risk stratification tool, machine learning and 3D imaging software for cardiac and lung allograft placement. For example, their work includes a virtual transplantation platform for correctly matching organ volume with the recipient, developed in collaboration with Moore, the director of Heart Institute Digital Media & 3D modeling program.
