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Darren Stewart, MS

NYU Langone Health

Darren Stewart, M.S., is currently the Associate Director of Registry Studies and a transplant outcomes researcher in the Center for Surgical & Transplant Applied Research (C-STAR) at NYU Langone Health. Previously, he was a Principal Research Scientist with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), having worked in the Research Department for 14 years.  He earned a master’s degree in statistics from North Carolina State University and has 25 years of experience as an applied statistician, including in aerospace, financial services, and healthcare.  During his time with UNOS, he worked extensively with OPTN committees to inform policy development. His current research interests include optimizing deceased donor kidney utilization; identifying ways to improve the organ allocation system; measuring equity in allocation; and applying behavioral science to aid transplant clinician decision-making. Mr. Stewart is the author of several publications in transplant journals and he has presented findings from numerous studies at transplant conferences.  He hails from central Connecticut and now works out of a home office in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.