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Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee

The Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee considers issues relating to heart and lung procurement, allocation, and transplantation, including medical, scientific, and ethical aspects. The committee also considers the broad implications of such issues and deals with specific individual issues or situations. The goal of the committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of heart and lung disease in transplant patients (candidates and recipients), increasing thoracic organ utilization, improving access to thoracic transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of thoracic transplant recipients.


Chair Dr. Steven A Webber Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Nashville VA Medical Center	Vice Chairman Dr. Joseph G Rogers Duke University Hospital	Liaison Ms. Liz Robbins UNOS Elizabeth.Robbins@unos.org

Members	Organization
Dr. Luis F Angel	University Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center
Dr. Mark L Barr	Keck Hospital of USC
Ms. Nancy P Blumenthal	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Linda J Bogar	Inova Fairfax Hospital
Dr. Kevin M Chan	University of Michigan Medical Center
Dr. Leway Chen	Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Joseph C Cleveland	University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center
Dr. Richard C Daly	Saint Marys Hospital (Mayo Clinic)
Ms. Ladora A Dils	Lifeline of Ohio
Dr. Kevin M Dushay	Rhode Island Hospital
Dr. David Bradley S Dyke	University of Michigan Medical Center
Dr. Seth D Force	Emory University Hospital
Dr. Shelley A Hall	Baylor University Medical Center
Dr. Maryl R Johnson	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Dr. Mariska Kemna	Seattle Children's Hospital
Dr. Monica Lin	Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting
Ms. Laurie P Loza	The Methodist Hospital
Dr. William T Mahle	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Dr. Dan M Meyer	University Hospital - St. Paul
Dr. Damian Neuberger	General Public
Dr. Tajinder P Singh	Boston Children's Hospital
Dr. Gary A Visner	Boston Children's Hospital
Dr. Timothy P Whelan	Medical University of South Carolina
Dr Gordon L Yung	University of California San Diego Medical Center
Dr. Mark J Zucker	Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Meeting Summaries
March 2013 (155 K)
January 2013 (49 K)
July 2012 (69 K)
June 2012 (259 K)
March 2012 (307 K)
December 2011 (120 K)
September 2011 (231 K)
June 2011 (73 K)
January 2011 (243 K)
March 2011 (327 K)
October 2010 (146 K)
September 2010 (871 K)
June 2010 (148 K)
March 2009 (176 K)
November 2009 (950 K)
March 2010 (950 K)
July 2008 (231 K)
March 2008 (529 K)
May 2007 (348 K)
October 2007 (348 K)

Reports to the Board of Directors*
November 2012 (728 K)
June 2012 (480 K)
November 2011 (473 K)
June 2011 (400 K)
November 2010 (145 K)
June 2010 (3.22 MB)
November 2009 (164 K)
June 2009 (291 K)
February 2008 (387 K)
March 2007 (306 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.