Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation Committee
The Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation (VCA) Committee considers medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to VCA allocation, procurement, distribution, and transplantation. The Committee considers both the broad implications and the specific member situations related to VCA issues and policies. The goals of the Committee's work are to improve access to VCA transplantation, to develop evidence-based policies for allocating VCAs, and to improve the health outcomes of VCA transplant recipients.
Current Projects
Public Comment
- Apply Transplant Notification Requirements for VCA Program Inactivation (8/3/2022 - 9/28/2022)
Review
Board approved and pending implementation
- Modify Graft Failure Definition for VCA
- Establish Membership Requirements for Uterus Transplant Programs (12/2021)
- Programming VCA Allocation in UNet
- Modify Data Collection on Living VCA Donors
- Update to VCA Transplant Outcomes Data Collection (6/2020)
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. Sandra Amaral
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vice Chair
- Dr. Vijay S Gorantla
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Liaison
- Kelley Poff
- UNOS Employees
- kelley.poff@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Berthiaume | University of Alabama Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Amir Dorafshar | Rush University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Shannon M Dunne | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Lori L Ewoldt | Mayo Clinic Hospital Minnesota | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Bruce E Gelb | NYU Langone Health | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Lawrence Gottlieb | University of Chicago Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Amanda Gruendell | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Joseph Hendrix | UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Liza Johannesson | Baylor University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Christina L Kaufman | Jewish Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Marilyn E Levi | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Deborah McRann | The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Bohdan Pomahac | Yale New Haven Hospital | Ex Officio | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Paige Porrett | University of Alabama Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Debra M Priebe | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Richard J Redett | Johns Hopkins Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Donald Rickelman | General Public Region 8 | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Elizabeth Shipman | Nevada Donor Network | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Charlie Thomas | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Stefan G Tullius | Brigham and Women's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Anji E Wall | Baylor University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
Meeting Summaries
- June 21, 2022 - VCA (PDF - 143 K)
- May 11, 2022 - VCA (PDF - 116 K)
- April 6, 2022 - VCA (PDF - 258 K)
- March 9, 2022 - VCA (PDF - 178 K)
- February 9, 2022 - VCA (PDF - 167 K)
- January 12, 2022 - VCA (PDF - 177 K)
- December 1, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 176 K)
- November 9, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 163 K)
- October 13, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 135 K)
- October 7, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 134 K)
- September 8, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 146K)
- August 11, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 147 K)
- July 21, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 174 K)
- June 9, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 162 K)
- May 24, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 144 K)
- May 17, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 142 K)
- May 12, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 155 K)
- April 20, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 168 K)
- April 12, 2021- VCA (PDF - 191 K)
- March 15, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 150 K)
- March 10, 2021 - VCA (PDF- 142 K)
- February 17, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 167 K)
- February 10, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 237 K)
- January 20, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 165 K)
- January 13, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 190 K)
- December 21, 2020 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 523 K)
- December 9, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 207 K)
- November 18, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 144 K)
- October 26, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 151 K)
- October 26, 2020 - LDC/VCA Joint Committee (PDF -166K)
- October 14, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 144 K)
- September 9, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 177 K)
- August 12, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 145 K)
- July 8, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 113 K)
- June 10, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 350 K)
- May 19, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 290 K)
- May 13, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 410 K)
- May 4, 2020 - Living Donor Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 113 K)
- April 13, 2020 - Living Donor Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 320 K)
- April 3, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 200 K)
- March 30, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 110 K)
- March 16, 2020 - Living Donor Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 210 K)
- March 11, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 112 K)
- March 9, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 108 K)
- February 12, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 109 K)
- January 8, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 190 K)
- December 11, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 111 K)
- November 15, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 187 K)
- October 9, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 192)
- October 8, 2019 - Uterus Workgroup (PDF - 176 K)
- September 11, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 185K)
- August 14, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 111 K)
- July 10, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 144 K)
- June 26, 2019 - Uterus Transplant Outcomes Workgroup (PDF - 654K)
- June 12, 2019 - Upper Limb Transplant Outcomes Workgroup (PDF - 1497 K)
- May 22, 2019 - Transplant Outcomes Subcommittee (PDF - 167 K)
- May 8, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 161 K)
- March 29, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 194 K)
- January 9, 2019 - VCA (PDF - 58 K)
- October 12, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 174 K)
- September 12, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 156 K)
- August 8, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 157 K)
- July 11, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 46 K)
- June 13, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 28 K)
- May 9, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 568 K)
- April 6, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 347 K)
- March 14, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 570 K)
- February 14, 2018 - VCA (PDF - 599 K)
- August 9, 2017 - VCA (PDF - 499 K)
- June 9, 2017 - VCA (PDF - 498 K)
- April 7, 2017 - VCA (PDF - 636 K)
- March 10, 2017 - VCA (PDF - 478 K)
- February 10, 2017 - VCA (PDF - 489 K)
- January 20, 2017 - VCA (PDF - 133 K)
- November 21, 2016 - VCA (PDF - 93 K)
- October 14, 2016 - VCA (PDF - 84 K)
- September 12, 2016 - VCA (PDF - 82 K)
- July 8, 2016 - VCA (PDF - 92 K)
- June 17, 2016 - VCA (PDF - 479 K)
- January 11, 2016 - VCA (PDF - 83 K)
Reports to the Board of Directors
- June 2019: Eliminate the Use of Regions in VCA Distribution (PDF - 1 M)
- June 2016: List Covered Body Parts for VCA (PDF - 425 K)
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