Stuart Charles Sweet MD

Chief, Transplantation Branch, DAIT, NIAID, NIH Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine

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8811 Lynn LnSt. Louis, MO 63126

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Summary

I am currently Chief of the Transplantation Branch of DAIT/NIAID/NIH. I oversee a portfolio of clinical and basic science grants in organ transplantation and serve as medical monitor for clinical trials in transplantation funded through our branch.

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1993 - 1996
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1990, M.D., Ph.D

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1995 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1990 - 1990
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Viral Triggers in Pediatric Lung Transplantation
COMPLETED
Perceived Barriers to Patient Adherence After Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Recommendations to overcome barriers to transplant fellowship training: A report from the American Society of Transplantation Fellows Task Force.
Jon Kobashigawa, Josh Levitsky, Neeraj Singh, Kiran Khush, Sean Pinney
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-08-01
1 citations
The Affordable Care Act's Call for Nondiscrimination: Addressing the Role of Pulse Oximetry in Racial Disparities.
Howard L Saft, Nirav R Bhakta, An-Kwok Ian Wong, Sharron J Crowder, Stuart C Sweet
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025-03-01
2 citations
Diagnostic alignment to optimize inter-rater reliability among lung transplant pathologists.
Elizabeth N Pavlisko, Megan L Neely, Kathryn A Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Gregory A Fishbein, Leslie Litzky
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-02-01

Press Mentions

He Got a New Heart. Now This 34-Year-Old Is Fighting to Fix the Transplant System.September 4th, 2024
ISHLT Names Respected Health Association Leader as New CEODecember 20th, 2019
Palos Hill's Teen Gets Rare Heart and Lung TransplantMarch 13th, 2017