Heart Transplantation Committee
The Heart Transplantation Committee considers issues relating to heart 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 waitlist mortality in heart transplant candidates, increasing heart utilization, improving access to heart transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of heart transplant recipients.
Featured report
Five-Year Monitoring Report: Heart Allocation Proposal to Modify the Heart Allocation System (PDF 04/2024)
Current Projects
Review
- Continuous Distribution of Hearts Update, Summer 2024
- Update on Continuous Distribution of Hearts
- Continuous Distribution of Hearts
- Develop Measures for Primary Graft Dysfunction in Hearts
Board approved and pending implementation
- Escalation of Status for Time on Left Ventricular Assist Device (6/2025)
- Amend Adult Heart Status 2 Mechanical Device Requirements
Implemented
- Modify Heart Policy for Intended Incompatible Blood Type (ABOi) Offers to Pediatric Candidates
- Modify Heart Policy to Address Patient Safety Following Device Recall
- Report Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients (9/2023)
- Amend Status Extension Requirements in Adult Heart Allocation Policy
- Guidance Addressing the Use of Pediatric Heart Exceptions
- Guidance and Policy Addressing Adult Heart Allocation
- National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics (12/2019)
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Review board guidance on HCM and RCM exceptions (1/2018)
- Guidance on congenital heart disease exception requests (7/2017)
- Modify adult heart allocation 2016 2nd round (8/2016)
Chair
- Dr. Jondavid Menteer
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Vice Chair
- Dr. Hannah Z Copeland
- Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne
Liaison
- Eric Messick
- UNOS Employee
- eric.messick@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tamas Alexy | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Maria D Avila | North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Ms. Kim Baltierra | Transplant Staffing Resources, LLC | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Jennifer A Cowger | Henry Ford Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Kevin P Daly | Boston Children's Hospital | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Richard C Daly | Mayo Clinic Hospital Minnesota | Ex Officio | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Jill M Gelow | Providence St. Vincent Medical Center | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Timothy A Gong | Baylor University Medical Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Eman A Hamad | Temple University Hospital | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Jennifer Hartman | Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Earl S Lovell | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Cindy M Martin | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Amanda Nathan | General Public Region 4 | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Jason W Smith | University of California San Francisco Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. David L Sutcliffe | Children's Mercy Hospital | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dmitry M Yaranov | Baptist Memorial Hospital | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
- May 20, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 201 K)
- May 6, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 148 K)
- April 18, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 224 K)
- April 1, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 163 K)
- March 18, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 168 K)
- March 4, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 157 K)
- February 18, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 172 K)
- February 4, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 110 K)
- January 21, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 161 K)
- December 17, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 230 K)
- November 19, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 153 K)
- November 6, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 173 K)
- October 15, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 163 K)
- October 9, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 218 K)
- September 17, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 146 K)
- September 4, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 207 K)
- August 20, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 168 K)
- August 7, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 180 K)
- July 16, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 142 K)
- July 2, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 194 K)
- June 18, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 185 K)
- June 12, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 193 K)
- May 21, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 165 K)
- May 1, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 140 K)
- April 16, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 134 K)
- March 29, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 214 K)
- March 22, 2024 Continuous Distribution Pediatric Waiting Time Workgroup (PDF - 121 K)
- March 19, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 165 K)
- March 6, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 137 K)
- February 20, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 181 K)
- February 7, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 146 K)
- January 16, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 121 K)
- December 6, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 109 K)
- December 1, 2023 Continuous Distribution Pediatric Waiting Time Workgroup (PDF - 112 K)
- November 21, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 116 K)
- November 1, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 117 K)
- October 25, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 108 K)
- October 17, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 111 K)
- October 4, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 138 K)
- September 22, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 193 K)
- September 6, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 183 K)
- August 15, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 195 K)
- August 2, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 152 K)
- July 18, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 143 K)
- June 20, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 121 K)
- June 14, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 123 K)
- May 16, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 181 K)
- May 11, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 128 K)
- May 4, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 120 K)
- May 3, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 129 K)
- April 27, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 146 K)
- April 25, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 115 K)
- April 13, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 147 K)
- April 6, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 126 K)
- March 29, 2023 Heart Committee(PDF - 280 K)
- March 21, 2023 Heart Committee (PDK - 196 K)
- February 28, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 164 K)
- February 8, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 242 K)
- January 17, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 168 K)
- January 3, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 215 K)
Past projects from the Thoracic committee
Board approved and pending implementation
- National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics (12/2019)
- Adult heart allocation changes 2016 (1/2016)
Implemented
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Review board guidance on HCM and RCM exceptions (1/2018)
- Guidance on congenital heart disease exception requests (7/2017)
- Modify adult heart allocation 2016 2nd round (8/2016)
Past meeting summaries from the Thoracic Committee
- June 25, 2020 (PDF - 221 K)
- May 28, 2020 (PDF - 145 K)
- May 26, 2020 (PDF - 144 K)
- May 21, 2020 (PDF - 242 K)
- May 14, 2020 (PDF - 227 K)
- April 29, 2020 (PDF - 144 K)
- April 23, 2020 (PDF - 209 K)
- April 17, 2020 (PDF - 450 K)
- April 16, 2020 (PDF - 220 K)
- April 9, 2020 (PDF - 355 K)
- April 7, 2020 (PDF - 250 K)
- March 26, 2020 (PDF - 198 K)
- March 12, 2020 (PDF - 282 K)
- March 11, 2020 (PDF - 197 K)
- February 27, 2020 (PDF - 192 K)
- February 25, 2020 (PDF - 282 K)
- February 20, 2020 (PDF - 528 K)
- February 13, 2020 (PDF - 628 K)
- January 28, 2020 (PDF - 2019 K)
- January 23, 2020 (PDF - 192 K)
- January 16, 2020 (PDF - 110 K)
- January 15, 2020 (PDF - 587 K)
- January 9, 2020 (PDF - 194 K)
- January 8, 2020 (PDF - 193 K)
- December 19, 2019 (PDF - 142 K)
- December 12, 2019 (PDF - 191 K)
- December 11, 2019 (PDF - 217 K)
- December 5, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- November 21, 2019 (PDF - 196 K)
- November 20, 2019 (PDF - 195 K)
- November 14, 2019 (PDF - 511 K)
- November 13, 2019 (PDF - 232 K)
- October 24, 2019 (PDF - 188 K)
- October 22, 2019 (PDF - 188 K)
- October 17, 2019 (PDF - 265 K)
- October 10, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- September 26, 2019 (PDF - 146 K)
- September 24, 2019 (PDF - 191 K)
- September 19, 2019 (PDF - 199 K)
- September 12, 2019 (PDF - 193 K)
- August 29, 2019 (PDF - 148 K)
- August 15, 2019 (PDF - 194 K)
- August 8, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- July 25, 2019 (PDF - 773 K)
- July 18,2019 (PDF - 196 K)
- July 11, 2019 (PDF - 195 K)
- June 27, 2019 (PDF - 217 K)
- June 20, 2019 (PDF - 185 K)
- June 13, 2019 (PDF - 189 K)
- May 30, 2019 (PDF - 151 K)
- May 16, 2019 (PDF - 182 K)
- May 9, 2019 (PDF - 173 K)
- April 17, 2019 (PDF - 198K)
- January 31, 2019 (PDF - 74K)
- November 29, 2018 (PDF - 127 K)
- November 1, 2018 (PDF - 306 K)
- September 27, 2018 (PDF - 77 K)
- September 13, 2018 (PDF - 69 K)
- August 30, 2018 (PDF - 160 K)
- August 23, 2018 (PDF - 273 K)
- August 16, 2018 (PDF - 666 K)
- August 9, 2018 (PDF - 74 K)
- July 26, 2018 (PDF - 184 K)
- July 19, 2018 (PDF - 142 K)
- June 2018 (PDF - 80 K)
- April 26, 2018 (PDF - 85 K)
- April 19, 2018 (PDF - 104 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 80 K)
- February 2018 (PDF - 553 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 582 K)
- December 28, 2017 (PDF - 568 K)
- December 21, 2017 (PDF - 474 K)
- December 14, 2017 (PDF - 476 K)
- December 7, 2017 (PDF - 572 K)
- November 2017 (PDF - 474 K)
- October 2017 (PDF - 553K)
- June 2017 (PDF - 499 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 576 K)
- October 27, 2016 (PDF - 164 K)
- October 13, 2016 (PDF - 179 K)
- August 2016 (PDF - 108 K)
- June 2016 (PDF - 23 K)
- April 2016 (PDF - 557 K)
- March 2016 (PDF - 84 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 84 K)
Report to the board of directors
- June 2019: Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic organ distribution (PDF - 1.5 M)
- December 2016 (PDF - 1.2 M)
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