U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Executive Committee, chaired by the President, continues the work of the Board of Directors without the necessity of convening the entire Board. The Executive Committee considers issues that require action between meetings of the Board of Directors. These actions include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Emergency or clarifying policy actions
- OPTN Budget items
- Approval of committee proposals for public comment distribution
- Approval of committee project portfolio
- Urgent member actions (approvals, imminent threat reviews)
- Approval of official OPTN comment on federal issues
Current Projects
Review
- 2021-2024 OPTN Strategic Plan
- MELD exception scores during NLRB transition (1/2019)
- Concept paper on improving the OPTN UNOS committee structure (1/2018)
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. David C Mulligan
- Yale New Haven Hospital
Vice Chair
- Dr. Matthew Cooper
- Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Liaison
- Chelsea R Haynes
- UNOS Employees
- Chelsea.Haynes@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Denise Y Alveranga | Tampa General Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Medhat Z Askar | Transplant Immunology Laboratory at Baylor University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Matthew Cooper | Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute | 6/30/2021 | |
| Ms. Mindy M Dison | Mayo Clinic Florida | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Shannon M Dunne | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Robert S Goodman | GPM Robert Goodman | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Frank L Holloman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Maryl R Johnson | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Valinda L Jones | General Public Region 3 | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Christopher J McLaughlin | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. David C Mulligan | Yale New Haven Hospital | 6/30/2021 | |
| Mr. Jeffrey P Orlowski | LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Brian M Shepard | UNOS Employees | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr. Timothy J Snyder | Gift of Life Donor Program | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Lisa M Stocks | Lifesharing - A Donate Life Organization | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Shannon B Taitt | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Atsushi Yoshida | Henry Ford Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
MEETING SUMMARIES
- January 13, 2021 - Executive (PDF - 527 K)
- December 21, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 530 K)
- December 6, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 547 K)
- November 2, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 143 K)
- October 20, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 135 K)
- September 18, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 157 K)
- July 30, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 529 K)
- June 7, 2020 - Executive (PDF - 175 K)
- April 20, 2020 (PDF - 144 K)
- April 3, 2020 (PDF - 181 K)
- March 17, 2020 (PDF - 325 K)
- February 25, 2020 (PDF - 434 K)
- February 11, 2020 (PDF - 485 K)
- January 16, 2020 (PDF - 209 K)
- December 2, 2019 (PDF - 575 K)
- October 8, 2019 (PDF - 154 K)
- September 16, 2019 (PDF - 509 K)
- August 01, 2019 (PDF - 511 K)
- June 9, 2019 (PDF - 590 K)
- May 24, 2019 PM (PDF - 434 K)
- May 24, 2019 AM (PDF - 437 K)
- April 12, 2019 (PDF - 219 K)
- March 26, 2019 (PDF - 92 K)
- March 19, 209 (PDF - 130 K)
- March 6, 2019 (PDF - 147 K)
- January 25, 2019 (PDF - 103 K)
- January 16, 2019 (PDF - 110 K)
- December 3, 2018 (PDF - 132 K)
- November 14, 2018 (PDF - 85 K)
- October 5, 2018 (PDF - 134 K)
- August 9, 2018 (PDF - 57 K)
- June 22, 2018 (PDF - 67 K)
- June 18, 2018 (PDF - 73 K)
- June 11, 2018 (PDF - 86 K)
- April 20, 2018 (PDF - 150 K)
- March 19, 2018 (PDF - 112 K)
- February 26, 2018 (PDF - 39 K)
- February 2, 2018 (PDF - 30 K)
- January 18, 2018 (PDF - 37 K)
