Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee
The Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) considers issues related to the transmission of disease through organ transplantation. The Committee examines potential disease transmission cases reported to the OPTN in an effort to confirm transmissions where possible. It reviews aggregate data on cases to assess the risk of donor disease transmission in organ transplantation in the U.S. with the goal of providing (1) education and guidance to the transplant community toward preventing future disease transmission and (2) input in developing policy to improve the safety of organ donation through the reduction of donor derived transmission events. It may identify disease-transmission related patient safety issues to be addressed, as appropriate, by the OPTN.
Compiled by the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC), see the latest information known for minimizing the risk of donor-derived COVID-19 transmission while maximizing donor utilization. DTAC has committed to reviewing the document quarterly.
Current Projects
Review
- Revisions to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Policies to Align with Federal Regulatory Updates
- Clarify Requirements for Reporting a Potential Disease Transmission
- Clarification of OPO and Living Donor Recovery Hospital Requirements for Organ Donors with HIV Positive Test Results
Implemented
- Standardize the Patient Safety Contact and Reduce Duplicate Reporting
- Recognizing Seasonal and Geographically Endemic Infections in Organ Donors: Considerations during Deceased and Living Donor Evaluation
- Require Lower Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Testing for Lung Donors
- Improve Deceased Donor Evaluation for Endemic Diseases
- Pediatric Candidate Pre-Transplant HIV, HBV, and HCV Testing
- Update Data Collection to Align with US Public Health Service Guideline 2020 (9/2023)
- Align OPTN Policy with U.S. Public Health Service Guideline, 2020
- Modify HOPE Act variance to include other organs (1/2019)
- Require another match run based on infectious disease test results (1/2015)
Chair
- Dr. Stephanie M Pouch
- Emory University Hospital
Vice Chair
- Dr. Rachel A Miller
- Duke University Hospital
Liaison
- Tamika Watkins
- UNOS Employee
- tamika.qualls@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Maheen Abidi | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Oyedele Adeyi | General Public Region 7 | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Pallavi D Annambhotla | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | CDC Support | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Sridhar V Basavaraju | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Gerald J Berry | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Brandy K Clark | General Public Region 2 | FDA Support | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov | Children's Hospital Medical Center | Ex Officio | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Cynthia Fisher | University of Washington Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Riki Graves | General Public Region 4 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Isabel Griffin | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | CDC Support | 6/30/2025 |
| Anna L Hughart | Mayo Clinic Hospital Minnesota | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Shirish Huprikar | Mount Sinai Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Jaskiran Kaur | Southwest Transplant Alliance | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Hanh Khuu | General Public Region 2 | FDA Support | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Ian T Kracalik | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Dong Heun Lee | University of California San Francisco Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Gabriel Maine | Histocompatibility Laboratory at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| David McCormick | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Kelsey McDavid | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Marty T Sellers | Gift of Life Donor Program | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Tanvi Sharma | Boston Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Fernanda Silveira | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Pooja Singh | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Irma Sison | General Public Region 5 | Ex Officio | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Helen S Te | University of Chicago Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Anil J Trindade | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Lorenzo N Zaffiri | Emory University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
- April 10, 2025 DTAC (PDF - 183 K)
- April 1, 2025 DTAC - Require West Nile Virus (WNV) Seasonal Testing Workgroup (PDF - 193 K)
- March 24, 2025 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- February 24, 2025 DTAC (PDF - 104 K)
- February 4, 2025 DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
- January 27, 2025 DTAC (PDF - 104 K)
- January 14, 2025 DTAC (PDF - 150 K)
- December 18, 2024 DTAC - Require West Nile Virus (WNV) Seasonal Testing Workgroup (PDF - 203 K)
- December 9, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 134 K)
- November 25, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 135 K)
- October 8, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 199 K)
- September 23, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 133 K)
- September 17, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 235 K)
- August 27, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 149 K)
- August 26, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- August 6, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 162 K)
- July 23, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 119 K)
- July 22, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 101 K)
- July, 2, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 104 K)
- June 17, 2024 DTAC (PDF 102 K)
- June 13, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 195 K)
- May 7, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 113 K)
- April 26, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 116 K)
- April 22, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 158 K)
- April 2, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 114 K)
- March 26, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 197 K)
- March 5, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 172 K)
- February 26, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 174 K)
- February 6, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 194 K)
- January 22, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- December 5, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 172 K)
- November 27, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- November 7, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 154 K)
- October 24, 2023 DTAC - HIV Positive vs. HIV Infected Workgroup (PDF - 120 K)
- October 23, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 163 K)
- October 16, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 111 K)
- September 21, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 218 K)
- September 18, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 117 K)
- September 5, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 157 K)
- August 28, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- August 21, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 148 K)
- August 1, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 187 K)
- July 24, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 135 K)
- July 17, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 194 K)
- July 11, 2023 DTAC (PDF 171 - K)
- June 13, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 179 K)
- May 22, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 180 K)
- May 9, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 212 K)
- April 24, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- April 4, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 151 K)
- March 20, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 217 K)
- March 7, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 184 K)
- February 27, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
- February 7, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 130 K)
- January 23, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 104 K)
- January 3, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 178 K)
reports to the board
- June 2019: Modify HOPE Act variance to include other organs (PDF - 477 K)
- June 2017: Guidance on PHS increased risk donors (PDF - 344 K)
- June 2016: Communicating post-transplant donor information (PDF - 779 K)
- June 2016: Hope Act (PDF - 419 K)
For historical versions of OPTN documents, please contact PCRACRequest@unos.org.