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NEW YORK CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANT CONSORTIUM INC
TROY, NY · EIN 451480060 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE G43 · Voluntary Health Associations · Small ($100K-$1M) · nycardiothoracic.org
revenue
$246K
expenses
$214K
net assets
$333K
employees
0
program ratio
92%
mission · from form 990

TO BRING TOGETHER HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO COLLABORATION, DATA SHARING AND PEER REVIEW TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT SERVICES IN NEW YORK STATE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Consortium of heart and lung transplant programs across New York State focused on improving transplant quality through collaboration, data sharing, and policy development. The organization supports transplant professionals by facilitating peer review, tracking performance metrics, and conducting research on organ utilization and allocation. It does not provide direct patient care but serves as a coordinating body for transplant centers and organ procurement organizations in the state.

named programs · 8 · from sources

What they call their work

COVID-19 NYS Transplant Recipient Data Report
Collaborative data collection effort tracking the impact of COVID-19 on transplant recipients in New York State, in partnership with NYCLT and NYKidney.
Cardiologist Call Schedule
Coordinates a rotating on-call schedule of cardiologists from transplant programs to provide real-time consultation to OPOs during donor evaluations.
DCD Heart Feasibility Study
Conducted a feasibility study on using donation after circulatory death (DCD) donor hearts to expand organ availability, including literature review and data analysis on potential donor volumes.
Heart Allocation for Sensitized Patients
Facilitated sharing of sensitization protocols among NYS transplant centers to improve heart allocation for highly sensitized patients.
OPO Education Days
Hosts events to recognize and educate staff from organ procurement organizations, fostering collaboration between OPOs and transplant centers.
QAPI (Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement)
Tracks five performance metrics across NYS heart transplant programs to support quality improvement, including rates of mechanical circulatory support, dialysis, stroke, and time to first appointment.
Quarterly Data Review
Regular data sharing between transplant centers and OPOs on waitlist deaths, transplant volumes, organ utilization, and allocation patterns.
Retrospective Data Review
Studied organ selection practices for heart utilization in Region 9 to identify opportunities to increase local organ recovery and reduce unnecessary discards.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Living Donor Transplant Support 6 activities
    • Collecting and analyzing data on transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic
      Collects and aggregates data on transplant recipients in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic, in collaboration with NYCLT and NYKidney, to inform public health and clinical decision-making.
    • Conducting feasibility studies on donation after circulatory death (DCD) hearts for transplantation
      Conducted a feasibility study on the use of donation after circulatory death (DCD) hearts for heart transplantation in New York State, which was approved by the NYCTC Board of Directors in December 2017.
    • Conducting retrospective data analysis to improve organ utilization
      Conducted a retrospective review of de-identified donor data from 2010 to 2013 to assess heart organ utilization and identify opportunities to increase local organ recovery in Region 9.
    • Developing and reviewing organ allocation policies for equitable access
      Develops, reviews, and collaborates on organ allocation policies to ensure equitable access to transplants for patients across New York State, working with state Organ Procurement Organizations to ensure compliance.
    • Facilitating collaboration among transplant professionals to improve service quality
      Brings together professionals from eight heart and five lung transplant programs in New York State to collaborate on improving transplant service quality through data sharing, peer review, and quarterly coordination between transplant centers and OPOs on patient status, transplant volumes, organ sourcing, and waiting list outcomes.
    • Providing up-to-date information on heart and lung transplantation to stakeholders
      Distributes timely and accurate information on heart and lung transplantation to transplant professionals, patients, donors, and families in New York State, including a monthly cardiologist call schedule to support real-time consults during donor evaluations.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Developing and maintaining regional quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) benchmarks for heart and lung transplant programs
      Developed a standardized set of five performance measures and implements a QAPI initiative to track quality assurance and performance improvement across all heart transplant programs in New York State, using shared, aggregated data reviewed quarterly by the Heart Policy and Operations Committee.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$246K
Contributions & grants$106K43%
Program service revenue$130K53%
Investment income$10K4%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$214K
Program expenses92%
Admin / overhead8%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$175K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$435K
Cash$376K
Investments$0
Liabilities$102K
Net assets$333K
Liquid reserves21.1 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +4.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 13
  • ALAN GASS MD — SECRETARY
  • ALEX REYENTOVICH MD — VICE PRESIDENT
  • DAVID MAJURE MD — DIRECTOR
  • GABRIEL SAYER MD — DIRECTOR
  • LEWAY CHEN MD — TREASURER
  • LUIS ANGEL MD — DIRECTOR
  • MARIA AVILA MD — DIRECTOR
  • SCOTT SCHEININ MD — DIRECTOR
  • SEAN PINNEY MD — DIRECTOR
  • SELIM ARCASOY MD — DIRECTOR
  • SNEHAL PATEL MD — DIRECTOR
  • STEVEN FOREST MD — DIRECTOR
  • ZACHARY KON MD — PRESIDENT
relationships · 38

Who they work with

  • Center for Donation and Transplant Partner — Organ procurement organization linked as part of the New York State transplant infrastructure
  • ConnectLife Partner — Organ procurement organization linked as part of the New York State transplant infrastructure
  • Department of Health and Human Services Government — Federal agency linked for organ donation information
  • Donate Life America Partner — National organ donation awareness organization linked
  • Donate Life NYS Partner — Statewide donor awareness organization linked
  • Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network Partner — Organ procurement organization linked as part of the New York State transplant infrastructure
  • Heart Policy and Operations Committee Partner — Receives aggregated quarterly data from heart transplant programs for review and oversight.
  • LiveOnNY Partner — Organ procurement organization linked as part of the New York State transplant infrastructure
  • Montefiore Lung Transplant Program Partner — Lung transplant program linked as part of the New York State lung transplant network
  • Montefiore Lung Transplant Program Partner — Member program of the consortium providing lung transplant services.
  • Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart & Vascular Care Partner — Heart transplant center linked as part of the New York State heart transplant network
  • Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart & Vascular Care Partner — Member program of the consortium providing heart transplant services.
  • Mount Sinai Heart Partner — Heart transplant center linked as part of the New York State heart transplant network
  • Mount Sinai Hospital Partner — Member institution of the consortium offering both heart and lung transplant programs.
  • NYCLT Partner — Collaborates on data collection related to COVID-19 in transplant recipients.
  • NYCLT Partner — Collaborates with NYCLT to collect data on transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • NYCLT Partner — Collaborates with NYCTC on collecting data related to COVID-19 in NYS transplant recipients
  • NYKidney Partner — Collaborates on data collection related to COVID-19 in transplant recipients.
  • NYKidney Partner — Collaborates with NYCTC on collecting data related to COVID-19 in NYS transplant recipients
  • NYKidney Partner — Collaborates with NYKidney to collect data on transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • NYS Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Government — State registry linked for donor registration
  • NYU Langone Health Partner — Member institution of the consortium offering both heart and lung transplant services.
  • NYU Langone Transplant Institute Partner — Heart and lung transplant services linked as part of the New York State transplant network
  • New England Center for Heart Transplantation Partner — Policy on heart allocation for sensitized patients was reviewed by NYCTC for potential adaptation in Region 9
  • New England Organ Bank Partner — Worked with NYCTC to obtain a copy of NECHT’s policy on heart allocation for sensitized patients
  • New York State Department of Health Government — Shared the DCD heart feasibility study report with the New York State Department of Health.
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Partner — Member institution of the consortium offering both heart and lung transplant services.
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Partner — Member program of the consortium providing heart transplant services.
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Partner — Heart and lung transplant center linked as part of the New York State transplant network
  • North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health Partner — Member institution of the consortium offering both heart and lung transplant services.
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strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Adoption of Innovative Transplant Techniques via International Benchmarking
    methodology: best-practice-adoption-through-international-comparison
    By reviewing international best practices and conducting literature reviews, we assess and adopt innovative techniques such as DCD heart transplantation because cross-border learning accelerates the integration of safe, effective advancements into local practice.
  • Collaborative Quality Improvement through Peer Review and Data Sharing
    methodology: collaborative quality improvement
    By convening transplant professionals across New York State to share data and engage in peer review, we improve heart and lung transplant outcomes because collective analysis and mutual accountability lead to faster identification and adoption of best practices.
  • Disease Surveillance in Transplant Recipients during Public Health Emergencies
    methodology: disease-surveillance-in-vulnerable-populations
    By monitoring transplant recipients during public health crises, we generate critical data on disease impact in immunocompromised populations because targeted surveillance enables timely clinical and policy responses to protect vulnerable patients.
  • Regional Data Pooling for Meaningful Benchmarking
    methodology: regional_data_pooling
    By aggregating performance data across transplant programs, we enable more accurate quality benchmarks and targeted improvement efforts because regional analysis reveals patterns and outliers that individual programs cannot detect in isolation.