The Transplantation Society will provide the focus for global leadership in transplantation through:
the advancement and development of both the science and clinical practice of transplantation throughout the world;
scientific communication, continuing education of its membership and guidance on the ethical practice of transplantation.
TTS is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in official relations with the World Health Organization, and is composed of over 5000 members from 105 countries, including but not limited to physicians, surgeons, scientists and allied health professionals.
TTS Sections
TTS has 10 Sections specializing in various areas of transplantation:
Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Society (CTRMS)
International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (ISVCA)
International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA)
International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA)
International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP)
Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association (IRTA)
International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA)
Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
Transplant Infectious Disease (TID)
International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTX)
Affiliated Societies
TTS also partners with 35 national and regional transplant societies to bring the science and clinical practice of transplantation around the world.
TTS has global outreach and representation Councilors-at-large positions in each of the six new global regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania. Each region is represented by at least one Councilor-at-large.