Courtney Connolly

Thoroughly types Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas offers for transplant surgeons, providing all pertinent information for assessing organ suitability for recipients.

Coordinates accepted organ offers with OPOs, transplant surgeons and transmedics.

Calls and screens recipients to see if they are available/suitable for an organ transplant.

Manages organ allocation and placement processes to optimize transplant outcomes.

Efficiently works in hospital EMR charts regarding accepted organs.

Gets all work done in a timely and efficient manner.

• First assists surgeons and aids to help recover abdominal organs from a donor. First assists transmedics surgeons and aids in helping put the liver on pump.
• Dissects and puts kidneys on perfusion pumps independently and handles the packaging of abdominal organs without direct supervision, flushes portal vein on liver on back table independently.
• Demonstrated understanding of abdominal organ anatomy, including kidneys, liver, and pancreas.
• Established and maintained sterile field during organ donation surgeries to uphold safety and procedural standards.
• Has knowledge of anatomy of abdominal organs including kidneys, liver and pancreas.
• Creates and processes biopsy slides to put in microscope and upload for a pathologist to read.
• Executed thorough closure of donor bodies to ensure integrity and respect in the donation process.

• Served as scrub tech for diverse surgical cases across specialties including general, orthopedic, and plastic surgery.
• Set up and maintained sterile field, ensuring organization and sterility throughout procedures.
• Knowledge of instrumentation, performing sharp safety and performing instrumentation counts before, during and after a case.
• Supported surgical team by holding retractors, allowing for clearer access to surgical sites.
• Facilitated room turnover by thoroughly cleaning and restocking supplies after surgeries.