Dr. Sayeed K. Malek is the Chief of Transplant at Boston Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine at Boston University. Prior to joining Boston Medical Center, he was the Clinical Director of Transplant Surgery and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He was also the QAPI Physician Lead (Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement), responsible for quality improvement initiatives for all transplant programs at his hospital. He has served on a number of Advisory Committees, including the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), and he has served on the Editorial Board and as an Ad Hoc Reviewer for a number of publications, including Transplant International, Transplantation, the American Journal of Transplantation and Nephrology Times. Dr. Malek’s interests and major focus include pancreas transplantation, islet auto transplantation, and living donor kidney transplantation. His research interests also include developing techniques for stem cell transplant for diabetes. He is also an enthusiastic teacher and mentor to HMS students and surgery residents and is currently faculty director for HMS’ Surgical Leadership and Leadership in Medicine: Asia Pacific programs.