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

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.

Cabrera A … Rodriguez E. Perceived esthetic outcomes of face transplantation: A survey of the general public. J Craniofac Surg. 2018. DOI.

Diaz-Siso J … Rodriguez E. Vascularized composite allotransplantation: Alternatives and catch-22s. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018. DOI.

Plana N … Rodriguez E. The public face of transplantation: The potential of education to expand the face donor pool. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018. DOI.

Rifkin WJ … Rodriguez ED. Long-distance care of face transplant recipients in the United States. J Plast Reconstr Aes. 2018. DOI.

Sampson A … Quinn GP. Uterus transplantation in women who are genetically XY. J Med Ethics. 2018. DOI.