Dr. Gallo Wins IPTA Future Leader Award

March 28, 2023

IPTA President Dr. Carlos Esquivel (right) preesents the IPTA Future Leader Award to Dr. Amy Gallo

On Monday, March 27, the International Pediatric Transplant Association presented Dr. Amy Gallo with the Future Leader Award. According to the IPTA's website "the purpose of this award is to recognize future investigators who show leadership promises, encourage them in their careers in pediatric transplantation and provide assistance to attend the IPTA Scientific Congress."

Gallo is a clinical associate professor in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at Stanford Children's Hospital, which performed a record number of transplants in 2022. Gallo says her career goal is "to improve accessibility and timeliness of transplantation for all children."

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