Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
The Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) is an organization that promotes developments in the field of organ transplantation between medical centers in Middle Eastern, North African and some neighbouring Asian countries. It was founded in Turkey by Mehmet A. Haberal in 1987 and there are more than 29 countries that have membership covering a population of more than 600 million.[1][2][3][4]
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| Abbreviation | MESOT |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mehmet A. Haberal |
| Founded at | Turkey |
| Products | Experimental and Clinical Transplantation |
Membership | All Arab countries, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and countries of Central Asia[1] |
President | Refaat R. Kamel (2018-2020) |
President Elect | Antoine Barbari |
Vice President | Yousuf Al Maslamani |
Immediate Past President | Bassam Saeed |
| Website | mesot-tx.org |
With the aim of preventing transplant tourism and promoting ethical standards in organ transplantation, MESOT organizes meetings and annual conferences on the improvement of transplantation practices in the Asian region.[5]
Its official journal is the Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.[6]
Past presidents
2010-2020
| Years | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-2012 | Marwan Masri | |
| 2012-2014 | S. Ali Malek-Hosseini | |
| 2014-2016 | Mehmet Haberal | |
| 2016-2018 | Bassam Saeed | |
| 2018-2020 | Refaat R. Kamel | |
References
- Shaheen, Faisal A. M.; Souqiyyeh, Muhammad Ziad (2004). "How to improve organ donation in the MESOT countries". Annals of Transplantation. 9 (1): 19–21. ISSN 1425-9524. PMID 15478882.
- ".: MESOT : The Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation :". www.mesot-tx.org. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- Gruessner, Rainer W. G.; Benedetti, Enrico (2008). Living Donor Organ Transplantation. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 32. ISBN 9780071593304.
- Masri, Marwan A.; Haberal, Mehmet A.; Shaheen, Faissal A. M.; Stephan, Antoine; Ghods, Ahad J.; Al-Rohani, Muhamed; Mousawi, Mustafa Al; Mohsin, Nabil; Abdallah, Taieb Ben (December 2004). "Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) Transplant Registry". Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. 2 (2): 217–220. ISSN 1304-0855. PMID 15859931.
- Adido, Terry O. (2018). "4. International Law and Transplant Tourism". TransplantTourism: An International and National Law Model to Prohibit Travelling Abroad for Illegal Organ Transplants. Brill Nijhoff. p. 134. ISBN 978-90-04-36276-5.
- Haberal, Mehmet; Masri, Marwan; Ghods, Ahad J.; Rizvi, Sadibul Hasan; Shaheen, Faissal A. M. (February 2013). "Experimental and clinical transplantation: a commitment to integrity, accountability, and ethics in publication". Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. 11 (1): 1–2. doi:10.6002/ect.2013.ecte1. ISSN 2146-8427. PMID 23387535.
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