In this episode Colby and Alin speak with Dr. Brittany Clayborne PsyD. Brittany has overcome peripartum cardiomyopathy, heart transplantation and stage 4 lymphoma while at the say time getting her doctorate in psychology and starting a non profit called Brittany Speaks. She now faces a tougher challenge in dealing with her son's need for a heart transplant. In light of this the two of them together have started a network for teens who are affected by transplant!

https://www.brittanyspeaks.com/

https://www.transplanttz.org/

Macey Levan, PhD, JD is a donation/transplant advocate (a living donor!!!), associate professor, and the Director for Transplant Applied Research Qualitative Core at NYU. She knows everything policy-related with organ donation and transplantation, and is heavily involved in OPTN. In this episode we discuss how Macey got involved in this type of work, the policies in the USA surrounding organ donation and what the future may look like with the modernization of organ donation.

Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Thomas Maxey joins Alin and Colby to discuss his career path into the world of pediatric heart surgery. Discussions include pediatric heart transplant, congenital heart disease, transition of care from child to adult, and speaking to children and parents at the bedside.