Policy Oversight Committee
The Policy Oversight Committee (POC) is an operating committee of the OPTN. The Committee advises the Board of Directors and Executive Committee in: developing strategic policy priorities; prioritizing and coordinating policy and committee projects that have broad implications across OPTN committees; evaluating policy and committee proposals prior to public comment; assessing the impact of implemented policy proposals; and ensuring that OPTN committees justify proposals in compliance with policy development requirements.
Chair
- Dr. Nicole A Turgeon
- Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin
Vice Chair
- Jennifer K Prinz
- Donor Alliance
Liaison
- Cole C Fox
- UNOS Employee
- cole.fox@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Vanessa Arriola | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Scott W Biggins | University of Washington Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Alejandro Diez | Ohio State University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Shannon M Dunne | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Rachel M Engen | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Andrew Flescher | University Hospital of State University of New York at Stony Brook | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| PJ Geraghty | Donor Network of Arizona | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Stevan A Gonzalez | Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Vijay S Gorantla | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Shelley Grant | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Matthew G Hartwig | Duke University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Jason E Huff | Children's Hospital Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Ajay Israni | Hennepin County Medical Center | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Jim Kim | Keck Hospital of USC | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Kimberly T Koontz | HonorBridge | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Bradley T Kornfeld | General Public Region 8 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Scott A Lindberg | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Molly J McCarthy | General Public Region 6 | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Jondavid Menteer | Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Gerald P Morris | Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory at UCSD | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Oyedolamu K Olaitan | Rush University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Stephanie M Pouch | Emory University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Natalie Santiago-Blackwell | Tampa General Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Jesse Schold | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Jon J Snyder | Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Peter G Stock | University of California San Francisco Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Ms. Lisa M Stocks | OneLegacy | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
- April 27, 2023 - POC Benefit Scoring Subcommittee (PDF - 157 K)
- April 10, 2023 - POC (PDF 118 K)
- March 24, 2023 - POC (PDF 262 K)
- March 16, 2023 - POC Benefit Scoring Subcommittee (PDF - 115 K)
- February 28, 2023 - POC Post Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee (PDF - 141 K)
- February 23, 2023 - POC Benefit Scoring Subcommittee (PDF - 163 K)
- February 13, 2023 - POC (PDF - 221 K)
- January 26, 2023 - POC Benefit Scoring Subcommittee (PDF - 116 K)
- January 24, 2023 - POC Post Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee (PDF - 11 K)
- January 9, 2023 - POC (PDF - 190 K)
- December 12, 2022 - POC (PDF - 218 K)
- November 30, 2022 - POC Benefit Scoring Subcommittee (PDF - 111 K)
- November 29, 2022 - POC Post Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee (PDF - 11 K)
- November 14, 2022 - POC (PDF - 157 K)
- October 17, 2022 - POC (PDF - 180 K)
- September 30, 2022 - POC (PDF - 205 K)
- September 23, 2022 - POC Post Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee (PDF - 122 K)
- September 13, 2022 - POC Benefit Scoring Subcommittee (PDF - 113 K)
- September 12, 2022 - POC ( PDF - 151 K)
- August 8, 2022 - POC (PDF - 158 K)
- July 27, 2022 - POC ( PDF - 236 K)
- July 11, 2022 - POC (PDF - 162 K)
- June 13, 2022 - POC (PDF - 594 K)
- May 9, 2022 - POC (PDF - 156 K)
- April 11, 2022 - POC (PDF - 185 K)
- March 28, 2022 - POC (PDF - 143 K)
- March 9, 2022 - POC (PDF - 163 K)
- February 9, 2022 - POC (PDF - 182 K)
- January 19, 2022 - POC (PDF - 161 K)
- December 8, 2021 - POC (PDF - 282 K)
- November 10, 2021 - POC (PDF - 116 K)
- October 19, 2021 - POC (PDF - 180 K)
- September 8, 2021 - POC (PDF - 150 K)
- August 11, 2021 - POC (PDF - 173 K)
- July 26, 2021 - POC (PDF - 144 K)
- June 9, 2021 - POC (PDF - 147 K)
- May 12, 2021 - POC (PDF - 159 K)
- April 14, 2021 - POC (PDF - 152 K)
- March 3, 2021 - POC (PDF - 294 K)
- February 10, 2021 - POC (PDF - 285 K)
- January 8, 2021 - POC (PDF - 288 K)
- December 9, 2020 - POC (PDF - 282 K)
- November 5, 2020 - POC (PDF - 257 K)
- October 14, 2020 - POC (PDF - 354 K)
- October 6, 2020 - POC Provisional Yes Workgroup (PDF - 243 K)
- September 9, 2020 - POC (PDF - 340 K)
- September 1, 2020 - POC Provisional Yes Workgroup (PDF - 215 K)
- August 24, 2020 - POC (PDF - 229 K)
- August 21, 2020 - POC Local Recovery Workgroup (PDF - 237 K)
- August 13, 2020 - POC Biopsy Standards Workgroup (PDF - 430 K)
- August 12, 2020 - POC (PDF - 258 K)
- August 4, 2020 - POC Provisional Yes Workgroup (PDF - 467 K)
- July 31, 2020 - POC Local Recovery Workgroup (PDF - 238 K)
- July 29, 2020 - POC (PDF - 273 K)
- July 22, 2020 - POC Biopsy Standards Workgroup (PDF - 225 K)
- July 7, 2020 - POC Provisional Yes Workgroup (PDF - 207 K)
- July 2, 2020 - POC Biopsy Standards Workgroup (PDF - 218 K)
- June 25, 2020 - POC (PDF - 189 K)
- June 19, 2020 - POC Local Recovery Workgroup(PDF - 122 K)
- June 10, 2020 - POC Provisional Yes Workgroup (PDF - 241 K)
- June 3, 2020 - POC Biopsy Standards Workgroup (PDF - 400 K)
- May 27, 2020 - POC Provisional Yes Workgroup (PDF - 192 K)
- May 20, 2020 - POC (PDF - 286 K)
- May 15, 2020 - POC Local Recovery Workgroup (PDF - 400 K)
- April 23, 2020 - POC (PDF - 236 K)
- March 26, 2020 - POC (PDF - 232 K)
- February 21, 2020 - POC (PDF - 113 K)
- January 13, 2020 - POC (PDF - 225 K)
- November 14, 2019 - POC (PDF - 471 K)
- October 30, 2019 - POC (PDF - 690 K)
- October 28, 2019 - POC Equity in Access Subcommittee (PDF - 524 K)
- October 25, 2019 - POC Continuous Distribution Subcommittee (PDF - 184 K)
- October 25, 2019 - POC Efficient Matching Subcommittee (PDF - 181 K)
- October 16, 2019 - POC Multi-Organ Subcommittee (PDF - 177 K)
- October 10, 2019 - POC Equity in Access Subcommittee (PDF - 157 K)
- October 9, 2019 - POC Efficient Matching Subcommittee (PDF - 177 K)
- October 8, 2019 - POC Efficient Matching Subcommittee (PDF - 178 K)
- October 2, 2019 - POC Multi-Organ Subcommittee (PDF - 175 K)
- August 22, 2019 - POC (PDF - 192 K)
- July 29, 2019 - POC (PDF - 190 K)
- June 25, 2019 - POC (PDF - 222 K)
- May 28, 2019 - POC (PDF - 110 K)
- May 10, 2019 - POC (PDF - 533 K)
- April 23, 2019 - POC (PDF - 106 K)
- March 26, 2019 - POC (PDF - 140 K)
- February 26, 2019 - POC (PDF - 144 K)
- January 15, 2019 - POC (PDF - 95 K)
- December 18, 2018 - POC (PDF - 94 K)
- October 23, 2018 - POC (PDF - 99 K)
- July 2018 (PDF - 105 K)
- June 2018 (PDF - 564 K)
- April 2018 (PDF - 46 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 562 K)
- February 16, 2018 (PDF - 93 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 562 K)
- November 2017(PDF - 573 K)
- September 2017 (PDF - 511 K)
- August 2017 (PDF - 491 K)
- July 2017 (PDF - 559 K)
- May 2017 (PDF - 250 K)
- April 2017 (PDF - 551 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 35 K)
- February 2017 (PDF - 475 K)
- January 2017 (PDF - 530 K)
- December 2016 (PDF - 521 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 51 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 592 K)
- August 2016 (PDF - 473 K)
- April 2016 (PDF - 134 K)
- March 21, 2016 (PDF)
- March 11, 2016 (PDF)
- February 2016 (PDF)
- January 21, 2016 (PDF)
- January 14, 2016 (PDF)
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