OPTN: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

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Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee considers ethical issues related to organ procurement, distribution, allocation, and transplantation. The committee considers the broader implications presented by such issues and does not consider any individual patient's issues or disputes. It also makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding emerging ethical issues in the national transplant network. The goal of the committee's work is to ensure that OPTN policies and activities are consistent with accepted ethical principles.


Chair Ms. Alexandra K Glazier New England Organ Bank	Vice Chairman Dr. Peter P Reese Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania	Liaison Leigh A Kades UNOS leigh.kades@unos.org

Liaison Mr. Jason P Livingston UNOS jason.livingston@unos.org

Members	Organization
Dr. Deborah B Adey	University of California Davis Medical Center
Dr. Scott W Biggins	University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center
Ms. Bonnie J Boulanger	General Public
Dr. Richard Demme	Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Antonio Di Carlo	Fletcher Allen Health Care
Dr. Anne Eshelman	Henry Ford Hospital
Dr. Lisa S Florence	Swedish Medical Center
Dr. Mark D Fox	General Public
Dr. Edward R Garrity	University of Chicago Medical Center
Dr. Elisa J Gordon	Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Ms. Kay Kendall	The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Dr. Bernard F Kozlovsky	Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting
Ms. Keren Ladin	General Public
Dr. Peter P Reese	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Manuel I Rodriguez-Davalos	Yale New Haven Hospital
Dr. Michael E Shapiro	Hackensack University Medical Center
Dr. Lance K Stell	Carolinas Medical Center
Isabel Stenzel-Byrnes	General Public
Rev. Donald B Stouder	Lifesharing - A Donate Life Organization
Dr. Robert D Truog	General Public
Dr. Robert M Veatch	General Public
Dr. Carlos F Zayas	Piedmont Hospital

Meeting Summaries
March 2013 (137 K)
July 2012 (310 K)
March 2012 (136 K)
March 2011 (178 K)
December 2009 (135 K)
August 2009 (86 K)

Reports to the Board of Directors*
November 2012 (154 K)
June 2012 (318 K)
November 2011 (418 K)
June 2011 (245 K)
November 2010 (255 K)
June 2010 (131 K)
March 2009 (264 K)
June 2008 (363 K)
June 2007 (253 K)
March 2007 (81 K)

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*Note: Meeting summaries are prepared for each meeting of the full committee. Reports to the board are prepared for specific meetings of the board of directors. They contain documentation of all committee activity since the previous report to the board and also will include any recommendations that the board is requested to consider at that meeting. Certain recommendations may have been accepted, declined, or modified by the Board of Directors; therefore, please review the Executive Summaries of the board of directors' meetings to confirm the status of all committee proposals.

Meeting summaries and reports to the board remain posted here for the previous two calendar years. For older documents, please contact the UNOS staff liaison listed above. Additionally, report exhibits may be requested from the liaison as well.