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Adnan Sharif
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician (University Hospitals Birmingham 🇬🇧)

Honorary Professor (@unibirmingham.bsky.social 🇬🇧)

BTS Council | ERA DESCaRTES WG | ELPAT-ESOT Organ Trade & Trafficking WG Chair | UKODTRN | ABCD-UKKA

#MedSky #NephSky
Heading to beautiful #Cyprus for what promises to be excellent transplantation update meeting hosted in Nicosia 🇨🇾 🇬🇷 tomorrow.

Excellent to connect with new friends and colleagues (and of course escape some cooling 🇬🇧 weather to enjoy some October☀️) 👍🏽
October 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Looking forward to speaking at #BASL2025 tomorrow in Belfast about the #EpCOT study

🔟 years in the making - an 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 registry data linkage project using @nhsbt.bsky.social and NHS England data giving insights into post solid organ transplant cancer epidemiology.

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
This #Review in #ASNJASN details what we know about preimplantation biopsies' value in kidney allocation and focuses on identifying gaps in knowledge to be filled by future research. kidney.pub/JASN0820

@adnan-sharif.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Among excellent sessions at #WTC2025 🇺🇸, watching my 14-year old son from @kes-stratford.bsky.social give an oral presentation is the highlight 🤩

A great achievement to confidently speak at an international congress (maybe I’m biased 😉) @kes-headmaster.bsky.social

@ttsorg.bsky.social • AST • ASTS
August 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
A great start to #WTC2025 in SF 🇺🇸 helping moderate a 🤗 workshop with 👍🏽 speakers and 🧠 insight from across the 🌍

Key takeaway msgs:

💥 BMI is a number - not a barrier
💥Diet/exercise important but 💊 or 💉 help
💥 🤖 surgery is an excellent option

AST • ASTS • TTS
August 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Attending #WTC2025 in SF 🇺🇸? Come see the presentations from QEHB & @unibirmingham.bsky.social 🇬🇧 and connect with us ✅

Especially excited for the oral presentation on Aug 4 - OA29.8 org - by my 14 year old son Aidan 🤗 Is he the youngest presenter at WTC? 🤔 Come to cheer him on 👏🏽
July 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
ESOT wants to make sure AI in transplantation addresses real-world clinical needs, starting by listening to those on the ground.

This short survey (<5 mins) is your chance to contribute.
ESOT is calling on transplant professionals, researchers & clinicians to contribute their perspectives on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transplantation!

Your feedback will directly inform ESOT’s forthcoming position paper 😄
@colinwilson2206.bsky.social
Use of AI in Transplantation
go.esot.org
July 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
UKODTRN Executive Committee member and Consultant Nephrologist Dr Sunil Daga shares his research story and discusses the importance of reducing health inequalities in live kidney donation.

Read the full article here:

www.leedshospitalscharity.org.uk/dr-sunil-dag...
Dr Sunil Daga - Our Research Story
Sunil led a ground-breaking collaborative research study to reduce health inequalities around live organ donation, part funded by Leeds Hospitals Charity.
www.leedshospitalscharity.org.uk
July 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
On Tuesday 15th July, we hosted a webinar with guest speaker @adnan-sharif.bsky.social about the ongoing study ‘Epidemiology of Cancer after solid Organ Transplantation (EpCOT)’.

You can read more about this here: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/usin...
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Using patient data to look at cancer after transplantation: The EpCOT Study
www.ukodtrn.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
An excellent @esottransplant.bsky.social congress in London 🇬🇧 with a great #TeamBirmingham turnout and work from @unibirmingham.bsky.social 👍🏽

If you can’t wait for #ESOT2027 in Prague 🇨🇿, keep #ELPAT2025 (Seville 🇪🇸, OCT 9-12) in your diary. Further details at: esot.org/esot-events/...
July 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
📣Join our next public webinar

'Using patient data to look at cancer after transplantation: The EpCOT Study' with guest speaker @adnan-sharif.bsky.social

Find out more here: www.ukodtrn.org/gi-events-fo...
July 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🎤 The UKODTRN at @esottransplant.bsky.social Congress 2025.

Join UKODTRN Co-director @adnan-sharif.bsky.social at ESOT Congress 2025 for his discussion on ‘Transplantation in the elderly’.

📅 Date: Monday 30th June
🕐 Time: 09:00-10:30 BST
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🎤 The UKODTRN at @esottransplant.bsky.social Congress 2025.

Join UKODTRN Co-director @adnan-sharif.bsky.social at ESOT Congress 2025 as he chairs an important discussion on ‘The family voice in deceased donation'.

📅 Date: Sunday 29th June
🕐 Time: 09:00-10:30 BST
June 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🏢 #ESOT2025
📍 London 🇬🇧
📅 Monday 30th June 2025
🕰️ 09:00-10:30
💡 Indications for transplants in the 21st century

Come join us for this State Of The Art session at #ESOT2025 that will outline the future indications for organ transplantation @esottransplant.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
Read the latest edition of our newsletter for patients and the public to find out about the latest network news, upcoming events, and research updates.

www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/read...
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Stay updated with the latest news and research developments from the UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network (UKODTRN).
www.ukodtrn.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excited for our @ukodtrn.bsky.social UK Transplant Registry day at The Exchange @unibirmingham.bsky.social

A brill program with ⭐ speakers to celebrate the #UKTR & challenge ourselves to improve 🇬🇧 registry-based/linked research & become 🌍 leaders.
@nhsbt.bsky.social @btstransplant.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
📢 Great News – More time to share your work!

Due to high interest and ongoing submissions, we are pleased to announce an extended deadline for abstracts for the 6th #ELPATcongress:

🆕 Deadline: Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 23:59 CEST

🔗 Submit now go.esot.org/6thcongress

#TransplantEthics #OrganDonation
May 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Still time to submit your abstract! #ELPAT Congress Deadline: Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 23:59 CEST

Be part of a dynamic international programme exploring ethics, law, and psychosocial innovation in transplantation @esottransplant.bsky.social

esot.org/esot-events/...
ELPAT Congress 2025 • ESOT
esot.org
May 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
🧠 Got insights on transplant ethics, law, or psychology?

Set the agenda, don’t just follow it.
📍 #ELPATcongress | Seville | 9–12 Oct
📅 Submit your abstract by 𝟭𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆
🎯 Sessions are shaped by your research!

#TransplantEthics #OrganDonation #TransplantCare
@adnan-sharif.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
The illegal kidney transplant trade continues

Now centered in Kenya, with donors from Africa, Azerbaijan and elsewhere

Recipients from Western Europe, Russia, and other places

www.spiegel.de/internationa...

With an Indian in the center

#NephSky #PublicHealth

h/t @jbrianbyrd.bsky.social
Organ Trafficking: How Germans Buy New Kidneys in Kenya
Germans in need of new kidneys are heading to Kenya to buy one. The donors are frequently suffering from bitter poverty. Behind the scheme is an Israeli whom the authorities have been after for years.
www.spiegel.de
April 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
Join us in Seville 🇪🇸 for the 6th #ELPATcongress under the theme “New Technologies – Evolving Humanities”.

This event provides a vital platform for exploring the intersection of innovation, ethics, law, and human values in transplantation.

🚨 19 May [Abstract Submission]
go.esot.org/6thcongress
ELPAT Congress 2025
go.esot.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
An enjoyable few days at the First International Congress of Transplantation in #Karachi 🇵🇰. Great exchange of knowledge and making new contacts 👍🏽

Significant work needed to establish a national deceased donor model but lots of ambition, support & enthusiasm with clear understanding of the need.
April 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Reposted by Adnan Sharif
One week to go until the deadline for the QUOD Innovation Competition.

We look forward to receiving applications from early career researchers who would like the chance to win QUOD samples to support their studies.

@esottransplant.bsky.social @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Last week, we launched the first QUOD Innovation Competition in partnership with Live Life Give Life and @esottransplant.bsky.social.

The competition offers pump-priming fund to researchers wishing to make use of QUOD biobank samples.

Full details: quod.org.uk/quod-innovat...
April 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Very interesting analyses in showing success in weight loss with GLP-1 RAs is lost with similar regain of weight after cessation despite lifestyle interventions.

Important data for kidney patients who are taking GLP-1 RA with CKD/DKD, to lose weight for transplant listing or post-transplantation.
April 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Looking forward to joining IPAT 🇬🇧 colleagues Rhana Zakri and Muhammad Khurram in #Karachi 🇵🇰 for the next few days as part of the international faculty. A great program of talks and workshops organised by Dow University of Health Sciences 👍🏽
April 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM