Chief Investigators

Principal investigators providing overall scientific leadership and governance

  • Dieter C. Broering, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Adeel Khan, St. Louis, MI, United States
  • Enrico Benedetti, Chicago, IL, USA

Scientific Committee (TBC)

Overseeing research priorities and validation

  • Chair: Dimitri A. Raptis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Organ Leads
    Liver:
    • Fabrizio Di Benedetto, Modena, Italy (TBC)
    • Hugo Pinto Marques, Lisbon, Portugal (TBC)
    • Mohamed Rela, Chennai, India (TBC)
    • Juan P. Rocca, New York, NY, USA (TBC)
    • Seung Duk Lee, Richmond, VA, USA (TBC)
    • Kwang-Woong Lee, Seoul, South Korea (TBC)
    • Kyung-Suk Suh, Seoul, South Korea (TBC)
    • Yao-Ming Wu, Surgery, Tapei, Taiwan (TBC)
  • Kidney:
    • Inderbir Gill, San Francisco, CA, USA (TBC)
    • Nima Nassiri, Los Angeles, CA, USA (TBC)
    • Phillipe Abreu, Denver, CO, USA (TBC)
    • Lloyd Ratner, New York, NY, USA (TBC)
    • Lucrezia Furian, Padova, Italy (TBC)
    • Eric Martinez, Dallas, TX, USA  (TBC)
    • Ivo G. Tzvetanov, Chicago, IL, USA (TBC)
    • Atsushi Yoshida, Detroit, MI, USA (TBC)
    • Chandra Bhat, Baltimore, MD, USA (TBC)
    • Mohamed Eltemamy, Cleveland, OH, USA (TBC)
    • Pranjal R. Modi, Gujarat, India (TBC)
  • Pancreas:
    • Mario Spaggiari, Chicago, IL, USA (TBC)
    • Ugo Boggi, Surgery, Pisa, Italy (TBC)
    • Phillipe Abreu, Denver, CO, USA (TBC)
  • Lung:
    • Alberto J Abularach, Barcelona, Spain (TBC)
    • Dominick Megna, Los Angeles, CA, USA (TBC)
    • Nandor Marczin, Harefield, UK (TBC)
    • Naoufal Zebdi, Barcelona, Spain (TBC)
    • Pedro Catarino, Los Angeles, CA, USA (TBC)
    • Reinaldo E. Rampolla, Los Angeles, CA, USA (TBC)
  • Heart:
    • Feras Khaliel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (TBC)
    • Vinay Badhwar, Surgery, Morgantown, WV USA (TBC)
    • Zain Khalpey, Surgery, Boston, MA, USA (TBC)
  • Uterus:
    • Giuliano Testa, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Liza Johannesson, Surgery, Dallas, TX, USA
    • Luiz Carvalho, Sao Paulo, Brazil   
    • Marcelo de Andrade Vieira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Niclas Kvarnström, Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Role: Protocol development, multicenter study design, and peer-reviewed publications.

Founding Members

Visionaries who established the IRTRegistry.org framework

  • Dieter C. Broering, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Enrico Benedetti, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Dimitri A. Raptis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Management Committee (TBA)

Operational execution and strategic growth

  • Chair: (TBA)
  • Paolo Magistri, Surgery, Modena, Italy (TBC)
  • [TBA]
  • Subcommittees
    Finance & Partnerships
    Technology Integration
    Global Center Engagement

Data Monitoring Committee (TBA)

Ensuring data integrity and ethical compliance

  • Chair: [TBA]
  • [TBA]
  • Responsibilities
    Audit data submissions
    Address protocol deviations
    Annual reporting

Administration Committee (TBA)

Registry maintenance and user support

  • Chair: [TBA]
  • Kris Ann Hervera Marquez, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Michael K. Konstantinidis, Athens, Greece
  • Evgenia Kotsifa, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Dimitrios K. Vlachos, Athens, Greece
  • Panagiotis Dorovinis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Maria Pournara, Athens, Greece
  • Functions
    Case submission workflows
    Helpdesk for participating centers
    Compliance (GDPR/HIPAA)

Junior Research Committee (TBA)

Early-career investigator engagement

  • Chair: [TBA]
    Initiatives
    Fellowship programs
    Abstract mentorship
    Young Investigator Awards
    Key Notes:

Call-to-Action

  • "Interested in joining a committee?
  • Express your interest via office@IRTRegistry.org.

Committee Selection Criteria

  • Robotic Transplant Expertise (proven surgical experience)
  • Research Output (peer-reviewed publications)
  • Leadership Roles (societies, trials, or institutional programs)
  • Organ-Specialization (high-volume experience in specific transplants)
  • Commitment (3-year term, active participation)
  • Selected by founding member vote.