5th Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society Congress (17-18 January 2013, Doha, Qatar): It is with great pleasure that we announce the 5th Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society Congress that will be held on 17-18 January 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Doha, Qatar. On behalf of the Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society, it gives us great honor to invite you to attend the congress and share your work with the rest of the liver transplant community during this important event. For more information please visit the congress website at: http://www.palts.org/2013/
5th Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society Congress: Abstract submission deadline is 30 November 2012. Online Abstract submission is now available at congress website: http://www.palts.org/2013/ .
5th Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society Congress: Online Registration is now available at congress website: http://www.palts.org/2013/ .
PALTS group on Linkedin 
: we have created a professional group on Linkedin, many Doctors joined the group including some international experts. There are many interesting discussions and questions posted by different members. All future PALTS news and updates will be also posted on the Linkedin. We encourage all PALTS members to join the group by opening the following link; Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society group.
First Liver Transplant in Qatar: Surgeons at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have performed the first deceased donor liver transplant in Qatar. The donor was a 48 yrs Filipino who died of a cerebral stroke; and the recipient was a 43 yrs Egyptian who had end-stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C virus. The procedure was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 10th post-operative day. The pioneering liver transplant comes a week after the inauguration of the Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation (QCOT). More details...
First Liver Transplant in Iraq: The first liver transplant in Iraq was performed at Zheen International Hospital in Erbil (Kurdistan Region) by Dr Assad Hassoun and his surgical team from San Francisco, CA. This was a living donor liver transplant for cryptogenic cirrhosis in a 21 year-old patient. More details...
