OPTN: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

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Living Donor Committee

The Living Donor Committee considers issues relating to the donation and transplantation of organs from living donors to recipients. The committee also provides guidance to staff and other Committees in development of public communications and educational materials related to living donor transplantation. The goal of the committee's work is to improve the processes of living donation and living-donor transplantation and to foster the safety of living organ donors.


Chair Dr. Connie L Davis University of Washington Medical Center cdavis@u.washington.edu; szangrillo@nephrology.washington.edu	Vice Chairman Amy Waterman Barnes-Jewish Hospital Amywaterman@wustl.edu	Liaison Lee Bolton UNOS boltondl@unos.org

Members	Organization
Dr. Tonya Bradford	General Public Members
Dr. Matthew Cooper	University of Maryland Medical System
Ms. Catherine J Cullen	General Public
Ms. Michelle M Desler	General Public
Dr. Mary Amanda Dew	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Dr. Cynthia Forland	General Public
Ms. Margaret R Frueh	University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center
Dr. Paul J Gaglio	Montefiore Medical Center
Dr. Jordana L Gaumond	General Public
Ms. Karyn Hanley	Tulane Medical Center
Dr. Cherie Hayostek	General Public Members
Mr. David Hulme	General Public
Mr. Chris Jernigan	General Public
Dr. Bernard F Kozlovsky	Division of Transplantation, HHS
Mr. Jerry Lee	General Public
Dr. Susan Light	General Public Members
Ms. Suzanne McGuire	University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Ms. Krystal McLear	General Public Members
Dr. Joseph K Melancon	Georgetown University Medical Center
Mr. Donald Olenick	General Public Members
Dr. Ronald D Perrone	Tufts Medical Center
Ms. Christina B Pippin	Alabama Organ Center
Dr. Steven R Potter	East Texas Medical Center
Ms. Helen Smunt	General Public
Ms. Eugenia Steffens	Hennepin County Medical Center
Dr. Richard T Stravitz	Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Dr. Tim E Taber	Clarian Health- Methodist/IU/Riley
Dr. Christie P Thomas	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Iowa City VA Medical Center
Dr. Vicky Young	General Public

Meeting Summaries
May 2009 (32 K)

Reports to the Board of Directors*
June 2010 (810 K)
November 2009 (836 K)
November 2008 (168 K)
June 2009 (592 K)
June 2008 (704 K)
February 2008 (317 K)
June 2007 (218 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.