Living Donor Committee
The Living Donor Committee develops policy and guidance related to the donation and transplantation of organs from living donors to recipients. The goal of the Committee's work is to continue to improve the informed choice of prospective living donors, and the safety, protection, and follow-up of all living donors.
Current Projects
Review
Implemented
- Modify Living Donor Exclusion Criteria (7/2022)
- Modify Living Donation Policy to Include Living VCA Donors (7/2022)
- Clarifications on reporting maintenance dialysis (1/2019)
- Changes to informed consent requirements for potential living donors (8/2016)
- Improve reporting of aborted procedures and non transplanted organs (1/2015)
Chair
- Dr. Nahel Elias
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Vice Chair
- Dr. Stevan A Gonzalez
- Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth
Liaison
- Kieran McMahon
- UNOS Employee
- kieran.mcmahon@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Dylan T Adamson | Jewish Hospital | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Vanessa Arriola | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Tyler J Baldes | Lehigh Valley Hospital | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2024 |
| Ms. Laura L Butler | Montefiore Medical Center | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Ashtar S Chami | Tufts Medical Center | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2024 |
| Ms. Annie C Doyle | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Hoylan Fernandez | Baylor University Medical Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Mesmin Germain | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Kelley M Hitchman | Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Lab/University Health System | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2024 |
| Catherine Huynh | General Public Region 3 | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Ginger R Ireland-Hoffman | General Public Region 8 | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Erik L Lum | University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2024 |
| Nancy Marlin | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Karen Ormiston | General Public Region 10 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Anita Patel | Henry Ford Hospital | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Danielle Reuss | General Public Region 7 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Camille Rockett | General Public Region 6 | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Alexandra Shingina | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Henkie P Tan | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
- October 3, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 179 K)
- September 13, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 147 K)
- August 9, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 149 K)
- July 12, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 169 K)
- June 14, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 182 K)
- May 24, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 151 K)
- May 17, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 188 K)
- May 10, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 150 K)
- April 26, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 157 K)
- April 21, 2023 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 146 K)
- April 12, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 192 K)
- March 17, 2023 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 142 K)
- March 3, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 171 K)
- February 17, 2023 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 135 K)
- February 8, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 116 K)
- January 20, 2023 _ LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 140 K)
- January 11, 2023 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 118 K)
- December 16, 2022 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 148)
- December 14, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 117 K)
- November 18, 2022 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 145 K)
- November 9, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 115 K)
- October 17, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 249 K)
- October 7, 2022 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 191 K)
- September 14, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 144 K)
- August 31, 2022 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 145 K)
- August 10, 2022 - Living Donor (PDF - 139 K)
- July 13, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 121 K)
- June 13, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 183 K)
- May 18, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 111 K)
- April 13, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 140 K)
- April 4, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 158 K)
- March 9, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 142 K)
- February 16, 2022 - LDC Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 112 K)
- February 9, 2022 - Living Donor Committee (PDF - 143 K)
REPORTs TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- June 2019: Clarifications on Reporting Maintenance Dialysis (PDF - 510 K)
- December 2016: Modifications to Informed Consent Requirements for Potential Living Donors (PDF - 274 K)
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