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President
Dianne LaPointe Rudow
Mount Sinai Med Center
New York, NY
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Vice President
Richard Formica, Jr
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Yale New Haven Hosp
New Haven, CT
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Vice President for Patient/Donor Affairs
Valinda Jones
Transplant Coordinator
General Public Region 4
Houston, TX
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Secretary
Linda Cendales
Director, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Program
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Treasurer
Andrea Tietjen
AVP, Transplant Administrative Services
St Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Immediate Past President
Jerry McCauley
Director, Division of Nephrology/Capizzi Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson Univ Hosp
Philadelphia, PA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Region 1 Councillor
Stefan Tullius
Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hosp
Boston, MA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Region 2 Councillor
Emily Blumberg
Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases
The Hosp of the Univ of PA
Philadelphia, PA
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Region 3 Councillor
Virginia(Ginny) McBride
Executive Director
OurLegacy
Maitland, FL
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Region 4 Councillor
Michael Kwan
Program Director, Heart Transplant Program
Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hosp
San Antonio, TX
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Region 5 Councillor
Mark Barr
Co-Director, USC Transplant Institute
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Region 6 Councillor
Willscott Naugler
Medical Director, OHSU Liver Transplant Program
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Region 7 Councillor
Bhargav Mistry
Director, Sanford Transplantation Services
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo, ND
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Region 8 Councillor
Andrew Kao
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Region 9 Councillor
Nicole Hayde
Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Region 10 Councillor
Kenneth McCurry
Surgical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Region 11 Councillor
Christopher Jones
Director, Trager Transplant Center
Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Erika Demars
Nurse Manager
Ohio State Univ Med Ctr
Columbus, OH
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Manish Gandhi
Director, Tissue Typing Lab
Tissue Typing Lab at Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Wendy Garrison
Director of Family Services
Lifesharing - A Donate Life Org.
San Diego, CA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Luis Hidalgo
HLA Lab Director
Histo Lab at the Univ. of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Alan Langnas
Chief, Transplant Surgery
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Barry Massa
Executive Director
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network
Cincinnati, OH
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Colleen McCarthy
Vice President
BloodCenter of Wisconsin/
Milwaukee, WI
End Term Date June 30, 2025
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative
Stuart Sweet
Med. Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis, MO
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Minority Transplant Representative
Silas Norman
Nephrologist
Univ of Michigan Med Ctr
Ann Arbor, MI
End Term Date June 30, 2025
At Large
Laurel Avery
General Public Region 11
Manassas, VA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Laura Butler
AVP Transplant Services
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, NY
End Term Date June 30, 2026
At Large
Maryjane Farr
Medical Director Heart Transplant
UT Southwestern Medical Center/
Dallas, TX
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Kelley Hitchman
Section Chief, HLA
Histo & Immunogenetics Lab
San Antonio, TX
End Term Date June 30, 2025
At Large
Evelyn Hsu
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Heather Hunt
Executive Director
General Public Region 1
Barnstable, MA
End Term Date June 30, 2025
At Large
Jennifer Lau
Vice President
Transplant Families
Montgomery, IL
End Term Date June 30, 2026
At Large
Melissa McQueen
President
Transplant Families
Sun City, AZ
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Lloyd Ratner
Director, Renal & Pancreatic Transplantation
New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
New York, NY
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Meg Rogers
Director of Transplant Center Relations
LifeSource Upper Midwest OPO
Minneapolis, MN
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
James Sharrock
Retired Counsel
General Public Region 4
Edmond, OK
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Julie Spear
Owner, Peakview Environmental, LLC
General Public Region 8
Boulder, CO
End Term Date June 30, 2026
At Large
George Surratt
Platform Quality Director, Medical Solutions Division, 3M
General Public Region 7
Maplewood, MN
End Term Date June 30, 2026
At Large
Bryan Whitson
Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation
Ohio State Univ Med Ctr
Columbus, OH
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Christopher Woody
General Public Region 11
Richmond, VA
End Term Date June 30, 2024
At Large
Daniel Yip
Cardiologist
Mayo Clinic Hospital Florida
Jacksonville, FL
End Term Date June 30, 2024
HRSA Support
Shannon Dunne
Senior Public Health Analyst
Division of Transplantation, HHS
Rockville, MD
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Ex Officio (non voting)
Aitebureme Aigbe
Management Analyst
Division of Transplantation, HHS
Rockville, MD
End Term Date June 28, 2024
Ex Officio (non voting)
Adrienne Goodrich-Doctor
HRSA Staff
Division of Transplantation, HHS
Rockville, MD
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Ex Officio (non voting)
Frank Holloman
Deputy Director
Division of Transplantation, HHS
Rockville, MD
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Ex Officio (non voting)
Christopher McLaughlin
Policy Advisor, FAC-COR-III, OPTN Contract
Division of Transplantation, HHS
Rockville, MD
End Term Date June 30, 2024
Committee Liaison
Susie Sprinson
Board Liaison
UNOS-Employees
Richmond, VA
End Term Date June 30, 2025
- February 14, 2024 (PDF - 103 K)
- January 23, 2024 (PDF - 174 K)
- December 4, 2023 (PDF - 139 K)
- November 29, 2023 (PDF - 168 K)
- November 14, 2023 (PDF - 138 K)
- November 8, 2023 (PDF - 165 K)
- September 22, 2023 (PDF - 141 K)
- September 5, 2023 (PDF - 125 K)
- July 31, 2023 (PDF - 154 K)
- June 26, 2023 (PDF - 140 K)
- June 9, 2023 (PDF - 181 K)
- March 20, 2023 (PDF - 183 K)
- January 18, 2023 (PDF - 146 K)
- December 5, 2022 (PDF - 142 K)
- November 10, 2022 (PDF 152 K)
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- October 19, 2022 (PDF - 145 K)
- September 21, 2022 (PDF - 107 K)
- August 8, 2022 (PDF - 132 K)
- June 27, 2022 (PDF - 224 K)
- May 25, 2022 (PDF - 109 K)
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- May 23, 2022 (PDF - 119 K)
- March 31, 2022 (PDF - 139 K)
- January 27, 2022 (PDF - 220 K)
- December 6, 2021 (PDF - 195 K)
- October 7, 2021 (PDF - 487 K)
- August 5, 2021 (PDF - 594 K)
- June 25, 2021 (PDF - 1,357 K)
- June 14, 2021 (PDF - 107 K)
- March 29, 2021 (PDF - 525 K)
- January 20, 2021 (PDF - 538 K)
- December 7, 2020 (PDF - 132 K)
- October 8, 2020 (PDF - 163 K)
- June 29, 2020, Conference Call (PDF - 488 K)
- June 8, 2020, Virtual Meeting (PDF - 453 K)
- April 3, 2020 Conference Call (PDF - 696 K)
- March 30, 2020 Conference Call (PDF - 489 K)
- March 10, 2020 Conference Call (PDF - 489 K)
- December 3, 2019, Dallas, Texas (PDF - 613 K)
- June 9-10, 2019, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 191 K)
- December 3-4, 2018, Dallas, Texas (PDF - 747 K)
- June 11-12, 2018, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 126 K)
- December 4-5, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia (PDF - 126 K)
- June 5-6, 2017, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 60 K)
- December 5-6, 2016, St. Louis, Missouri (PDF - 81 K)
- June 6-7, 2016, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 130 K)
- December 1-2, 2015, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 73 K)
- June 1-2, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia (PDF - 73 K)
- November 12-13, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri (PDF - 88 K)
- June 23-24, 2014, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 17 K)
- November 11-12, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia (PDF - 17 K)
- June 24-25, 2013, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 17 K)
- November 12-13, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri (PDF - 17 K)
- June 25-26, 2012, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 32 K)
- November 14-15, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia (PDF - 39 K)
- June 28-29, 2011, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 20 K)
- November 8-9, 2010, St. Louis, Missouri (PDF - 57 K)
- June 21-22, 2010, Richmond, Virginia (PDF - 46 K)
Not finding what you are looking for? Contact us at member.questions@unos.org or (804) 782-4800. We maintain an archive of historical OPTN documents.
- OPTN Board of Directors Questions to Health Resources and Services Administration Contracting Office (2/27/2024)
- OPTN Executive Committee Letter to Suma Nair, Associate Administrator, Health Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (2/15/2024)
- OPTN Letter to HRSA on the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) HOPE Act Recommendations (2/24/2023)
- OPTN Comment to the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) (11/8/2022)
- Revised Systems of Records Notice (SORN) for System No. 09-15-0055 (8/26/2022)
- OPTN Public Comment to CMS Request for Information to update CLIA fees (8/19/2022)
- OPTN letter to National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (4/27/2022)
- HHS Public Health Service Request for Information – Assessing Organ Donors and Recipients (3/4/2022)
- HHS CMS Transplant Health and Safety Request for Information (2/1/2022)
- HHS HRSA HOPE Act Recommendation (10/29/2021)
- HHS CMS OPO Medicare Conditions for Coverage Public Comment (3/4/2021)
- HHS HRSA Doc. Living Donor Expense Reimbursement (4/27/2020)
- HHS CMS OPO Medicare Conditions for Coverage Public (2/20/2020)
- HHS HRSA Removing Financial Disincentives to Living Donation Public Comment (2/18/2020)
- HHS CMS Memo QSO-19-11 Transplant Program Survey Activity – Independent Living Donor Advocate (8/5/2019)
- CMS Proposed Revisions to OPO Medicare Conditions for Coverage (9/17/2019)