American Journal of Transplantation: Volume 15, Number 11, November 2015

On the cover this month: Although much attention is appropriately focused on the immunobiology of allotransplantation and its relationship to the immune management of transplant recipients, it is important to reflect on the critical importance of superb surgical technique in determining transplant outcomes. In this issue, Heylen et al (page 2900 ) look at the relationship between anastomosis time and subsequent development of allograft fibrosis, pointing out that the surgical procedure should itself be considered an immunological variable. Knechtle and Sudan (page 2791 ) provide editorial comment on the continued importance of technical mastery, and in a related article, Ausania et al (page 2955 ) remind us of the consequences of poor technique in pancreas allograft recovery. Also in this issue, we provide the basic (page 2802 ) and clinical (page 2808 ) “What's Hot, What's New” overviews of the 2015 American Transplant Congress. Cover image by Ken North, North Design Group .