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
- Jennifer K Prinz
- Donor Alliance
Vice Chair
- Dr. Erika D Lease
- University of Washington Medical Center
Liaison
- Lindsay Larkin
- UNOS Employee
- lindsay.larkin@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Vanessa Arriola | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Arpita Basu | Emory University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Ty B Dunn | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| 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. 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 |
| Kimberly T Koontz | HonorBridge | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Sanjay Kulkarni | Yale New Haven Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Marilyn E Levi | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 12/31/2025 |
| Dr. Scott A Lindberg | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Lori E Markham | Midwest Transplant Network | 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. Stephanie M Pouch | Emory University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Jesse Schold | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Oscar K Serrano | Hartford Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Shimul A Shah | University of Cincinnati Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| 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 |
| Dr. Nicole A Turgeon | Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin | Ex Officio | 6/30/2024 |
- October 20, 2023 - POC (PDF - 181 K)
- September 14, 2023 - POC (PDF - 145 K)
- August 10, 2023 - POC (PDF - 128 K)
- July 25, 2023 - POC Post-Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee (PDF - 115 K)
- July 19, 2023 - POC (PDF - 229 K)
- July 13, 2023 - POC (PDF - 108 K)
- July 11, 2023 - POC Post Implementation Monitoring Subcommittee (PDF - 116 K)
- June 12, 2023 - POC (PDF - 121 K)
- May 8, 2023 - POC (PDF - 179 K)
- 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)
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