Transplant ID Cast

Ibrahim Bahabri Interview, Case of Anemia After Heart Transplant

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Ibrahim Bahabri for a case discussion regarding a heart transplant recipient who developed anemia due to an infectious cause.

Interview with Dr. Ahmed AlHammadi: President of the UAE ID society

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Ahmed AlHammadi, President of the UAE ID society, to discuss transplant ID in UAE, commercial transplantation, and donor evaluation issues.

Interview with Dr. Hyun Yoon from Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Hyun Yoon. We are discussing Cryptococcus and antibody based therapies.

Interview with Dr. Afrah Sait

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Afrah Sait to discuss Transplant and Oncology ID in Saudi Arabia, including managing multi-drug resistant bacteria.

Cryptococcal Meningitis

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0800

Join me for a case based review of Cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV patients.

Topic Review: Pneumocystis

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Join me in this episode for a presentation on Pneumocystis jirovecii.

Topic review: Invasive candidiasis

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Tune in to this episode of the Transplant ID podcast for a case based learning module on the topic of invasive candidiasis and its therapy.

Julie Steinbrink Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0700

Today I am joined by Dr. Julie Steinbrink, assistant professor of medicine at the Division of Infectious Disease at Duke University School of Medicine. In this episode, we are discussing fungal diagnostics, transcriptional signatures, and also HCV in transplant.

Interview with Joseph Sassine from University of Oklahoma on RSV, CMV, Clinical Trial Design and Much More

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0800

Drs. Joseph Sassine and Shmuel Shoham discuss clinical trials for respiratory viral infections in immunocompromised patients, CMV prevention options, and medical education in different places around the world.

CAR-T cells and Infections and Logistics of Bacteriophages for Serious Infections

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I interview Dr. Jessica Little from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber. We talk about CAR-T cells and infections and also about the logistics of using bacteriophages for tough to treat infections.

Interview with Nina Martinez and Ken Teasley on being a kidney donor and kidney recipient, patient advocacy, and HIV

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Nina Martinez and Ken Teasley. They are sharing their experiences as a kidney donor and a kidney recipient. We are also discussing patient advocacy and HIV.

Interview with Michael P Angarone

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Today I am interviewing Michael P Angarone. We are discussing the topic of diarrheal illness in transplant patients.

Tropical meets Transplant. Demystifying Chagas and transplant

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Laila Woc-Coburn. We are discussing Chagas screening, diagnosis, and treatment in transplant patients.

Valley Fever: Interview with George Thompson

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I Interview George Thompson from UC Davis. Join us as we talk all about Coccidioidomycosis and more.

All about EBV. Interview with Sankar Swaminathan

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode of the Transplant ID cast, I am interviewing Professor Sankar Swaminathan from University of Utah. We are covering various aspects of EBV and the future of ID.

Interview with Dr. Jennifer Cuellar-Rodriguez

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Join me in a discussion on GATA2 deficiency and interview with Dr. Jennifer Cuellar-Rodriguez, Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Consult Service at NIH.

Interview with Ricardo La Hoz on the Topic of Donor Derived Infections

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode I am joined by Ricardo La Hoz, Director of the Transplant ID Program at UT Southwestern. We are discussing his journey to his current position and his experience and work with donor derived infections.

Interview with Andrew Karaba, MD., Ph.D.

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0700

Today I am joined by Andrew Karaba, MD., Ph.D. for a discussion about herpesviruses, immune responsive to viruses, and approach to a case of an immunocompromised woman with acute meningitis.

Alaa Atamna Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0800

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Alaa Atmna, senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University and consultant for transplant infectious diseases at Beilinson Hospital in Israel. We are discussing UTI’s, C Difficile in transplant, and more.

Megan Morales Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Today I am joined by Dr. Morales, Medical Director of Transplant ID at Virginia Commonwealth University. We are discussing her path to Transplant ID, how her grandfather played an interesting role in history, and two emerging infection cases.

Saman Nematollahi on medical education, coccidioidomycosis and cryptic species of Aspergillus

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Today I am joined by Dr. Nematollahi from the University of Arizona. We are covering medical education, coccidioidomycosis and cryptic species of Aspergillus.

Janet Handal Interview: Advocacy

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Janet Handal, founder of Transplant Recipients and Immunocompromised Patient Advocacy Group (TRAIPAG) is joining us today to talk about how the group got started, her experience with COVID and getting treatment, and more.

Camille Kotton interview, CMV and travel in SOT

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Camille Kotton, Clinical Director of Transplant and Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital is joining us today. We are discussing her background and experience, how she would treat several sample cases, and travel after transplantation.

Nicolas Barros interview. Chagas, Strongyloides and Peruvian socce

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

Today I am joined by Nicolas Barros, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical Director of Transplant Infectious Disease at Indiana University. We are discussing his background, Chagas, Strongyloides, and Peruvian soccer.

Ghady Haidar Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I am talking with Ghady Haidar, Director of Research for the Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematological Malignancy Infectious Disease program and Program Director for the Transplant ID Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh, about Transplant ID research, Gram Negative Infections, and much more.

Peter Chin-Hong; COVID-19, HPV and what it's like to be a dean at UCSF

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I am joined by Peter Chin-Hong, Professor of Medicine at UCSF and leader of the Immunocompromised Host SEction for Infectious Disease. We are covering how he got started in infectious disease, insight into his publications, treatment options for Covid, and a look at HPV.

Bacteriophages and Saima Aslam interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Saima Aslam, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease and director of the Transplant Infectious Disease Program at UC San Diego. She is sharing her journey to becoming a physician in San Diego, her many contributions to the field, and information about Phage and her work in this area.

William Muller Interview, Peds ID, norovirus

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Today I am talking with Dr. William Muller. Dr. Muller is a pediatric infectious disease physician that focuses on highly immunocompromised kids. He is sharing his background and journey to pediatric ID, a look inside pediatric infectious disease and Norovirus, and his work with Covid.

HIV to HIV heart transplant, methenamine and much more.

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by two Associate Professors of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine who are sharing their experiences, knowledge, and contributions to the field. We are covering what TransplantID.net is, their role in the first ever HIV positive to HIV positive heart transplant, the use of Gallium scans, and their study on Methenamine use. Twitter: @TransplantIDNet TransplantID.net

Willa Cochran Interview: Execution of Transplant ID Care from CMV to HIV to COVID-19

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Willa Cochran, Nurse Practitioner with the Transplant Infectious Disease team and Johns Hopkins, is joining us today to share about her experiences. We are discussing her journey to becoming a nurse practitioner, her experiences as a nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins, transplant ID care for patients with HIV, and treatment options for a fictitious case of a 54 year old woman who underwent a kidney transplant and now has Covid-19.

Mike Ison interview and approach to non-COVID respiratory viral infections

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Today, we are joined by Mike Ison, Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University and Editor-in-Chief of the Transplant Infectious Disease journal. We are discussing approaches to non-Covid respiratory viral infections and looking at treatment options for a fictitious case of a 34 year old female with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia for which she received a non Myeloablative Haploidentical stem cell transplant.

Immunosuppression and infection: Dan Brennan Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 02:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I am joined by Dan Brennan, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Johns Hopkins. He shares his experiences and the contributions he has made in his career. We are looking at a case and treatment options of a 52 year old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, end stage kidney disease and kidney transplant roughly a month ago. He has CMV donor positive, recipient negative status.

CMV infection in BMT and Bill Werbel Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, we are looking at a case of a 62 year old many with a history of AML, who underwent a bone marrow transplant, and what his risks are for CMV Viremia and CMV complications. I am joined by Bill Werbel, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease working on the Transplant and Oncology Infectious Disease team, to talk about his journey to working in infectious disease and his experiences.

Treatment of acute COVID-19 and Olivia Kates Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0700

In this episode, we are looking at current Covid-19 treatment options for a 47 year old female with diabetes, hypertension, end stage renal disease who had a kidney transplant 2 years ago. My colleague, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Olivia Kates, is joining me to talk about her experience with conducting a Covid-19 study at the beginning of the pandemic and her first years as a physician.

Masks, COVID-19 and Christine Durand Interview

Shmuel Shoham — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0800

Cameron Wolfe Interview COVID-19

Shmuel Shoham — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 18:00:00 -0800

Interview with Cameron Wolfe providing update on COVID-19 in Transplant

COVID-19 and transplant

Shmuel Shoham — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0800

Background on novel coronavirus and review of guidance from professional societies and health authorities on this infection in transplant patients

Episode 2: Donor with flu, norovirus issues, Robin Avery interview and penguins!

Shmuel Shoham — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:10:00 -0800

Episode 1

Shmuel Shoham — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 12:18:00 -0800

First (hopefully of many) Transplant ID podcast. Patient case, listener questions and a bit of music.