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Daniel C. Remer

Philadelphia, PA

email: danielremer@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Temple University                                                                                         September 2019 – present

  • Doctor of Philosophy (ABD) – Philosophy, Dissertation: “Beyond the Body as Object: A Critical Examination of the Ethics of Objectification in Transplant”

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University                                                           May 2019

  • Master of Arts – Urban Bioethics

Temple University                                                                                                                      May 2019

  • Master of Arts – Philosophy

Temple University                                                                                                                      May 2007

  • Bachelor of Arts – Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA                                                       Oct 2023 – present

Manager, Transplant Procurement

Dept. of Surgery, Divisions. Abdominal & Cardiothoracic Transplant

  • Lead a team of five persons responsible for evaluating deceased donor offers and coordinating organ donor / transplant recipient logistics for recovery and transplantation
  • Ensure compliance of all OPTN/UNOS guidelines and regulations are followed in the allocation, distribution, and transplantation of organs for transplant and assist in regularly audits of hospital transplant programs
  • Ensure compliance with EPIC documentation of organ acceptance and patient communication of organ acceptance
  • UNOS Patient Safety Officer – responsible for observing and reporting transplant patient safety events

Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA                                                    Nov 2013 – Oct 2023

Organ Procurement Coordinator

Dept. of Surgery, Divisions. Abdominal & Cardiothoracic Transplant

  • Provide on-call coverage for evaluating deceased donor organ offers, including of thoracic and abdominal organs, and act as liaison between host OPO and TUH attending surgeons regarding donor medical management
  • Coordinate hospital logistics for organ acceptance and in-patient transplant operative procedures, including perioperative admission
  • Assist with managerial duties as necessary, including covering responsibilities of the Transplant Procurement Administrator On-Call (AOC)

National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI), Philadelphia PA                 May 2010 – Nov 2013

Procurement Manager, Rare Disease Program / HIV Program / HTOR Division

  • Managed day-to-day operations of an NIH-funded human organ/tissue procurement department, including hiring and interviewing new employees, providing onboarding for new employees and completing yearly employee performance evaluations
  • Implemented a Quality Assurance program for the accurate review of research protocols and the collection and review of donor information
  • Maintained IRB informed consent documentation and developed new consents for yearly renewal in partnership with the IRB at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Developed and implemented continuing education trainings on topics including HIPAA, informed consent, good documentation practices, issues and obstacles involving persons with HIV, and concepts of brain death
  • Oversaw and helped implement project timelines and ensure efficiency of projects to meet timeline deadlines
  • Co-developed a national, ALS-specific protocol for brain procurement and medical records collection in collaboration with the Office of Veterans Affairs and the ATSDR

Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA                                                  June 2007 – May 2010

In-House Transplant Coordinator and Tissue Procurement Team Member

  • Allocated abdominal organs (primarily kidneys and pancreases) for transplant from deceased organ donors per UNOS and OPTN policy and standards
  • Consented deceased tissue donors, per FDA regulations
  • Assisted with the surgical recovery of tissues for transplant

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA                                                         2023 – present

Center for Health Justice and Bioethics, Affiliated Faculty

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA                                                                             2022 – present

College of Liberal Arts (CLA), Adjunct Faculty

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Adjunct Faculty                                                                                                             2019 – 2024

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA                                                            Spring 2023

Primary Instructor of Record – Graduate Seminar, Transplant Ethics

  • The course was a seven-week graduate student elective offered through the Center for Health Justice and Bioethics and consisted of instructor-led discussion on contemporary ethical issues in transplantation, including defining death, consent for organ donation, innovative technology in transplantation such as normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and machines for ex vivo organ perfusion, issues related to living donation, and changes to allocation policies for organ donation.

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Primary Instructor of Record – Undergraduate Ethics of Medicine                   Spring 2023 – present

  • The course is writing intensive and consists of detailed, in-depth discussions of issues in both clinical and research ethics, covering topics like ethical theory, the protection and welfare of human research participants, informed consent, abortion, end-of-life care, organ transplantation, public health ethics, pandemics, health and climate change, and justice in the provision of health care.

Primary Instructor of Record – Undergraduate Introduction to Ethics                                    Fall 2022

  • The course focused on ethical theory in relation to contemporary ethical problems, including understanding life’s boundaries, gun violence, climate change, and houselessness/famine, amongst others.

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA                                                          Fall 2019 – 2024

Primary Instructor of Record – Undergraduate Bioethics

  • The course is writing intensive and consists of detailed, in-depth discussions of issues in both clinical and research ethics, covering topics like ethical theory, the protection and welfare of human research participants, informed consent, abortion, end-of-life care, organ transplantation, public health ethics, pandemics, health and climate change, and justice in the provision of health care.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Firoz A, Remer D, Zhao H, Lu X, Hamad E. Racial and ethnic disparities on the heart transplant waiting list. Int J Cardiol. 2025 Mar 15; 423:132971.
  • Ahad Firoz, Daniel Remer, Huaqing Zhao, Xiaoning Lu, Eman Hamad, Disparities in heart transplant survival and graft rejection outcomes persist in the modern era: a call to race towards a more equitable future, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Volume 67, Issue 4, April 2025

 

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS

  • International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultants (ICHEC) – Oral presentation, Title (June, 2025, Switzerland)
  • American Philosophical Association (APA), Central Division Conference – Oral presentation (February 2025) – Emerging Issues in Bioethics
  • Women in Medicine Working Group – Invited speaker (February 2024) – Sex and Gender Disparities in Transplantation
  • American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) – Oral presentation, Clinical ethics track (October 2023, Baltimore) – Ethical Implications of Expanding Donor Hearts through Normothermic Regional Perfusion
  • Guest Lecturer, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University – Invited by Dr. Nora Jones to lecture on transplant ethics to graduate and medical students in an introductory class on urban bioethics every Spring semester, 2017 – 2024
  • Duquesne University – Graduate Student Conference (March 2020; accepted, canceled due to COVID) – Humanizing Medical Practice through Applied Phenomenology
  • Academy for Professionalism in Healthcare, Annual Conference (2019) – Abstract presentation, Suicide Tourism: Dying White and Wealthy
  • Temple University Hospital, Biannual Cardiothoracic Surgery Retreat (2018) – Presentation, Update on Local vs. Import Donor Lung Utilization
  • Temple University Hospital, Ethics Committee Roundtable Discussion (2018) – Presentation, Ethics of Legalized Marijuana and Solid Organ Transplantation
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome National Conference (2009, 2010) – Presentation, Brain Biopsy and Other Tissue Samples for Donation to Sturge-Weber Research Projects
  • Wilson Disease National Conference (2008) – Presentation, Tissue Donation for Newborn Screening Research on Wilson Disease

 

COMMITTEES AND SERVICE EXPERIENCE

  • Member of Temple University Hospital Ethics Committee, 2016 – present
  • Graduate Student Representative – Temple University – Philosophy Department, 2021-22
  • Conference Organizer – TU MAP Graduate Student Conference, Challenging Injustice, 2019
  • Member of the Temple University Health System LGBTQ Health Task Force, 2017
  • Member of Temple University’s ‘Minorities and Philosophy’ (TU MAP), 2016-19

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Philosophical Association
  • American Society for Bioethics and Humanities