Pancreas Transplantation Committee
The Pancreas Transplantation Committee is charged with considering medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to pancreas and islet organ procurement, distribution, and allocation. The committee will consider both the broad implications and the specific member situations relating to pancreas and islet issues and policies. The goal of the committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of disease in pancreas and islet candidates and recipients, increasing pancreas and islet utilization, improving access to pancreas and islet transplantation as appropriate, and improving the health outcomes of pancreas and islet transplant recipients.
Current Projects
Review
- Continuous Distribution of Pancreata, Winter 2025
- Continuous Distribution of Pancreata Update, Summer 2024
- Continuous Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata Update
- Efficiency and Utilization in Kidney and Pancreas Continuous Distribution Request for Feedback
- Continuous Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata Committee Update
- Continuous Distribution of Kidneys & Pancreata Request for Feedback
- Update on Continuous Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata
- Broaden pancreas allocation across compatible ABO blood types (7/2017)
Board approved and pending implementation
- Changes to Islet Bylaws (8/2018)
Implemented
- Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata from Alaska (12/2019)
- Eliminate the use of DSA and Region in pancreas allocation policy (11/2019)
- Pancreas Program Functional Inactivity (7/2018)
- Changes to waiting time criteria for kidney pancreas candidates (1/2018)
- Guidance on benefits of pancreas after kidney transplant (7/2017)
Chair
- Dr. Oyedolamu K Olaitan
- Rush University Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Ty B Dunn
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Liaison
- Stryker-Ann Vosteen
- UNOS Employee
- stryker-ann.vosteen@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Arocho | NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Mallory Boomsma | General Public Region 7 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Diane M Cibrik | University of Kansas Hospital | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Colleen L Jay | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Dean Y Kim | Children's Hospital of Michigan | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. David D Lee | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Patrick McGlone | General Public Region 2 | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Jason S Morton | LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Girish K Mour | Mayo Clinic Hospital Arizona | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Todd E Pesavento | Ohio State University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Shehzad Rehman | Oregon Health and Science University | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Asif A Sharfuddin | Indiana University Health | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Neeraj Singh | Willis-Knighton Medical Center | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Rupi Sodhi | Loyola University Medical Center | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Piotr Witkowski | University of Chicago Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Muhammad S Yaqub | Indiana University Health | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Ms. Jessica L Yokubeak | Center for Organ Recovery and Education | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
- May 5, 2025 Pancreas (PDF - 120 K)
- April 7, 2025 Pancreas (PDF - 175 K)
- March 3, 2025 Pancreas (PDF - 271 K)
- January 6, 2025 Pancreas (PDF - 127 K)
- November 25, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 116 K)
- November 4, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 134 K)
- October 10, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 232 K)
- September 9, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 124 K)
- August 5, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 118 K)
- June 24, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 126 K)
- July 1, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 103 K)
- May 6, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 153 K)
- April 1, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 187 K)
- March 8, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 258 K)
- February 26, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 160 K)
- February 5, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 149 K)
- January 31, 2024 Pancreas (PDF - 138 K)
- January 8, 2024 Pancreas (PDF 118 K)
- December 11, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 121 K)
- November 6, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 167 K)
- October 12, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 203 K)
- October 2, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 152 K)
- September 18, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 115 K)
- September 11, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 140 K)
- August 25, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution (PDF - 239 K)
- August 21, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 143 K)
- August 11, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution (PDF - 179 K)
- August 9, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 154 K)
- July 28, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution (PDF - 186 K)
- July 17, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 147 K)
- July 14, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution (PDF - 220 K)
- July 10, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 119 K)
- June 23, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 184 K)
- June 16, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 124 K)
- June 13, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards (PDF - 183 K)
- May 22, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 159 K)
- May 18, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 182 K)
- May 9, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 162 K)
- May 8, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution (PDF - 155 K)
- May 1, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 164 K)
- April 25, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 153 K)
- April 24, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution (PDF - 185 K)
- April 18, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 332 K)
- April 17, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 141 K)
- April 11, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 179 K)
- April 10, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 146 K)
- April 3, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 144 K)
- April 3, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 180 K)
- March 28, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 154 K)
- March 14, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 150 K)
- March 13, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF 0 169 K)
- March 13, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 157 K)
- March 6, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 221 K)
- March 2, 2023 Pancreas Medical Urgency (PDF - 247 K)
- February 28, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 122 K)
- February 27, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 177 K)
- February 24, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 263 K)
- February 17, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 144 K)
- February 14, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 116 K)
- February 8, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 165 K)
- January 27, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 177 K)
- January 25, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 199 K)
- January 24, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 152 K)
- January 20, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 141 K)
- January 20, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 121 K)
- January 11, 2023 Utilization Considerations of Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 164 K)
- January 10, 2023 Kidney-Pancreas Continuous Distribution Review Boards Workgroup (PDF - 141 K)
- January 9, 2023 Pancreas (PDF - 121 K)
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