American Society of Transplantation (AST)

What American Society of Transplantation (AST) does

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) is a non-profit professional membership organization founded in 1982 and headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It serves more than 3,000 transplant healthcare professionals in the United States, including transplant surgeons, nephrologists, pharmacists, coordinators, and basic and clinical researchers, and it increasingly engages transplant patients and living donors as a secondary audience. The society's mission centers on advancing the field of transplantation through education, research dissemination, advocacy, and the development of clinical standards.

AST's core offerings are the conventional products of a medical specialty society: continuing medical education programming, an annual scientific meeting, peer-reviewed publication of the American Journal of Transplantation, clinical practice guidelines, and policy advocacy on transplantation-related issues at the federal and state level. The organization does not operate a commercial technology platform, sell software, or license proprietary datasets. Its revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, but consistent with comparable professional medical societies the operating model is funded through member dues, conference registration and exhibit fees, journal subscriptions and advertising royalties, industry sponsorship, philanthropic donations, and grant funding. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff.

In March 2026, AST announced a partnership with John Fluevog Shoes for a limited-edition footwear collection, with 15% of US sales proceeds directed to AST's living kidney donation awareness and support programs. This represents an extension of AST's mission beyond its traditional professional membership base into a consumer-facing retail and donor-engagement channel, broadening both its funding sources and its public profile.

Name

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

Legal name

American Society of Transplantation

Website

https://myast.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) is a US non-profit professional medical society founded in 1982 that serves over 3,000 transplant healthcare professionals through education, peer-reviewed publication, clinical guidelines, and advocacy, while increasingly engaging transplant patients and living donors via awareness campaigns and corporate partnerships such as its 2026 John Fluevog collaboration.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

AST is a nonprofit professional membership society serving more than 3,000 transplant healthcare professionals through education, research dissemination, and advocacy for organ transplantation. It also runs public awareness campaigns — including a limited-edition John Fluevog Shoes collaboration — to address the critical shortage of living kidney donors.

Product overview

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) is a professional medical society focused on advancing the field of transplantation through education, research, and advocacy. No commercial technology products or platforms are identified in the available source data.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Professional Membership Annual professional membership in the American Society of Transplantation, providing specialty education, research access, clinical guidelines, networking, and advocacy representation to more than 3,000 transplant healthcare professionals including surgeons, nephrologists, coordinators, and researchers.
• Living Kidney Donation Awareness Campaign (John Fluevog Shoes Partnership) A public-facing awareness and fundraising initiative featuring a limited-edition shoe collection with two styles named after the donor and her husband. The campaign raises public awareness about living kidney donation and directs 15% of U.S. shoe sales to fund AST's awareness mission, addressing the critical shortage of organ donors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% of U.S. shoe sales from the limited-edition collection support AST's mission

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• John Fluevog ShoesflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 March 2026Limited-edition shoe collection celebrating living donation, inspired by founder John Fluevog's living donor kidney transplant in 2025. The collection features two shoe styles named after his donor and her husband. 15% of U.S. shoe sales support AST's mission to raise awareness about living kidney donation and the critical shortage of donors.

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Direct peers

• American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS): The sister surgical society for transplant professionals, with overlapping membership (surgeons, physicians, coordinators) and parallel mission in education, research, and advocacy for transplantation in the U.S.
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS): The federally designated Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network contractor; operates the national donor/recipient matching system and works closely with transplant professional societies on organ donation policy and practice.
• The Transplantation Society (TTS): International umbrella society for transplantation science and clinical practice, comparable in mission (education, research, advocacy) and member base (transplant physicians and scientists), but with global rather than U.S. scope.
• American Liver Foundation: National nonprofit focused on liver disease and transplantation, with comparable member/professional engagement and patient-facing awareness campaigns for organ donation; narrower therapeutic focus than AST.

Broad incumbents

• American Society of Nephrology (ASN): Much larger U.S. professional society for nephrologists, including the physicians who manage dialysis, transplant evaluation, and post-transplant care; overlapping member base in transplant nephrology but broader (non-transplant) kidney disease scope.
• National Kidney Foundation (NKF): Major U.S. kidney-focused nonprofit that combines patient advocacy, professional engagement, and large-scale awareness campaigns (including living donation) — overlapping mission with AST on public awareness and donor registration but operating at materially greater scale.

Regional players

• Gift of Life Donor Program: One of the largest U.S. organ procurement organizations, directly coordinating deceased and living kidney donation; a peer in the transplant ecosystem with overlapping stakeholder relationships (professionals, donors, recipients) but operational rather than membership-society structure.
• American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI): Professional society serving the histocompatibility and immunogenetics community that supports transplantation; aligned in serving transplant-related professionals but narrower in scope than AST.

Emerging players

• International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP): Specialized society dedicated to organ donation and procurement professionals — a smaller, more focused peer that overlaps with AST on living donation advocacy and professional education.
• American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO): Specialty society at the intersection of organ failure and transplantation, including mechanical circulatory support and artificial organ technologies relevant to transplant professionals; small, niche peer rather than a direct competitor.

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Customer concentration

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