AudioCast

NEW NATCO Academy Offering

NATCO AudioCast

We are excited to announce a new member benefit now available in the NATCO Academy:

NATCO AudioCast: Courage and Character, Leaders and Legends, a special series of interviews originally published in Progress in Transplantation. These inspiring conversations were conducted and written by Linda Ohler, Editor-in-Chief of the journal from 1994 to 2016. Throughout her tenure, Linda spoke with many of the most influential leaders in organ donation and transplantation, individuals who forged new paths, broke barriers, and made extraordinary contributions to the field.

We are proud to bring you this historical collection, capturing the voices and stories of the men and women who shaped our profession, all with courage and character. 

Now available: Six interviews, with more to be released in the coming months:

• An Interview with Robert Montgomery, MD
• An Interview with Velma Scantlebury, MD
• An Interview with Dr. Hans Sollinger
• An Interview with Bud Frazier
• An Interview with Nader Moazami
• An Interview with Bud Shaw

Access this series today in the NATCO Academy and be inspired by the leaders and legends who paved the way.

NATCO AudioCast

Feature Friday

January 30, 2026 

NATCO introduces a new monthly series of AudioCasts on Feature Friday, the last Friday of every month. Join us as we bring to life the interviews of Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN, Editor Emeritus of Progress in Transplantation.



Our first interview of the series features Dr. Thomas Starzl.



Thomas Earl Starzl (March 11, 1926 – March 4, 2017) was an American physician, researcher, and expert on organ transplants. He performed the first human liver transplants and has often been referred to as "the father of modern transplantation".