Dear members,

It is certainly a great honor to be appointed as the next president of the International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Group (iLDLT Group). It has been my privilege to have been a part of this group since its inception and I have seen it grow from a relatively small special interest group into an international globe-spanning society.

The objectives of the original iLDLT Group was to promote the global development of LDLT and enrich the understanding of the field through collaborative research and discourse. The iLDLT Group has achieved these goals in many ways, having hosted 6 international congresses and 5 colloquiums, expanding the reach of LDLT throughout the world. In 2023, we have also partnered with the International Liver Transplantation Society to sponsor the LDLT Registry, a multidisciplinary collaborative of international physicians, to study outcomes of LDLT.

As President, I hope to raise awareness of the benefits of LDLT across the globe, particularly in the West where we lag behind the advances in the East. We wish to reach more centers and providers and will be actively seeking members from new centers, and reach out to our transplant physician and other allied transplant partners.

From 2024, the iLDLT Group will be expanding our committees, providing new opportunities for active participation, including Transplant Hepatology, Membership, and Collaborative Translational Science. Watch for announcements and more details! Strong and active participation will continue to make our society stronger.

Kim M Olthoff, MD

President, International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Group