Physician Assistant-Led Recovery Model for Heart Transplantation: An Interview With Physician Assistant Joshua Lowman

In this enlightening interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner at James Cook University Hospital, UK, speaks with Joshua Lowman, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgery physician assistant and non-MD thoracic organ donor recovery surgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They discuss a recent paper on the clinical outcomes and programmatic benefits of implementing a physician assistant-led recovery model for heart transplantation at a high-volume center.   

Lowman elaborates on his unique role and the training experience required to become a non-MD thoracic organ procurement surgeon. They explore the potential impact of this model on residents and how it could benefit them. Additionally, they delve into the key factors examined in the paper and its findings. Finally, they discuss how this model can be implemented in other hospitals.  

Related Resources 

1. Implementation of a Physician Assistant-Led Recovery Model for Heart Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and Programmatic Benefits at a High-Volume Center 

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