Dr. Howard Eisen, a Philadelphia based cardiac surgeon and cardiologist offering insights from his many years working in transplant where he is well known as a researcher on the leading edge of the developments in this field. He is a frequent contributor to research articles that appear in peer review journals worldwide. In this, his 4th contribution to the TRIO Transplant Presentation Library series, Dr. Eisen provides a 2012 update of transplant technology, looking into the future of several existing and developing avenues of great promise.