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Oliver Jawitz

House Staff
Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Lung transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors over 55 years old: A national analysis of outcomes and utilization.

Journal Article JHLT Open · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Lungs from older donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are underutilized; however, these organs may represent an opportunity to expand the donor pool. Herein, we evaluated utilization and outcomes of lung transplants using lungs from ol ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Out-of-Sequence Donor Heart Allocation: A United Network for Organ Sharing Registry Analysis.

Journal Article J Card Fail · August 7, 2025 BACKGROUND: Out-of-sequence (OOS) allocation is a mechanism by which donor organs are offered outside the standard match run, typically to expedite the placement of hard-to-match or time-sensitive allografts. Rising OOS rates are described in abdominal org ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early U.S. Heart Transplant Experience With Normothermic Regional Perfusion Following Donation After Circulatory Death.

Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Heart transplantation following donation after circulatory death (DCD HT) has short-term survival outcomes comparable to donation after brain death and has led to a significant increase in transplantation volume. The U.S. experience with the no ... Full text Link to item Cite
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