U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Heart Transplantation Committee considers issues relating to heart procurement, allocation, and transplantation, including medical, scientific, and ethical aspects. The committee also considers the broad implications of such issues and deals with specific individual issues or situations. The goal of the committee’s work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing waitlist mortality in heart transplant candidates, increasing heart utilization, improving access to heart transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of heart transplant recipients.
Featured report
Monitoring heart allocation policy changes (PDF - 3.5KB; 3/2020)
Current Projects
Board approved and pending implementation
Chair
- Dr. Shelley A Hall
- Baylor University Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Richard C Daly
- Rochester Methodist Hospital (Mayo Clinic)
Liaison
- Eric Messick
- UNOS Employees
- Eric.Messick@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. David A Baran | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Hannah Copeland | Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Ryan Davies | Children's Medical Center of Dallas | Ex Officio | 6/30/2021 |
| Laura DePiero | General Public Region 10 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Gregory A Ewald | Barnes-Jewish Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Jose P Garcia | Indiana University Health | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Jonathan A Hammond | Hartford Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Steven Kelban | General Public Region 9 | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Arun Krishnamoorthy | Piedmont Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Michael D Kwan | Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Marilyn E Levi | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Donna M Mancini | Mount Sinai Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Cindy M Martin | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. David M McMullan | Seattle Children's Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Jondavid Menteer | Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Kelly Newlin | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Jonah Odim | General Public Region 2 | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Adam K Schneider | UW Health Organ and Tissue Donation | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Rachel M White | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
Meeting Summaries
- December 18, 2020 Heart Status Extension Subcommittee (PDF - 633 K)
- December 17, 2020 Heart Primary Graft Dysfunction Subcomm (PDF - 622 K)
- December 1, 2020 Heart Status Extension Subcommittee (PDF - 311 K)
- November 30, 2020 Heart Primary Graft Dysfunction Subcomm (PDF - 240 K)
- November 17, 2020 Heart Committee (PDF - 260 K)
- November 6, 2020 Heart Primary Graft Dysfunction Subcomm (PDF - 215 K)
- October 29, 2020 Heart Committee (PDF - 315 K)
- October 27, 2020 Heart Pediatric Heart Workgroup (PDF - 234 K)
- October 19, 2020 Heart Primary Graft Dysfunction Subcomm (PDF - 249 K)
- October 14, 2020 Heart Primary Graft Dysfunction Subcomm (PDF - 220 K)
- September 22, 2020 Heart Pediatric WG (PDF 727 K)
- September 15, 2020 Heart Committee (PDF - 318 K)
- September 8, 2020 Heart Committee (PDF - 294)
- August 18, 2020 Heart Committee (PDF - 280)
- July 21, 2020 Heart (PDF 768 K)
Board approved and pending implementation
- National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics (12/2019)
- Adult heart allocation changes 2016 (1/2016)
Implemented
- June 25, 2020 (PDF - 221 K)
- May 28, 2020 (PDF - 145 K)
- May 26, 2020 (PDF - 144 K)
- May 21, 2020 (PDF - 242 K)
- May 14, 2020 (PDF - 227 K)
- April 29, 2020 (PDF - 144 K)
- April 23, 2020 (PDF - 209 K)
- April 17, 2020 (PDF - 450 K)
- April 16, 2020 (PDF - 220 K)
- April 9, 2020 (PDF - 355 K)
- April 7, 2020 (PDF - 250 K)
- March 26, 2020 (PDF - 198 K)
- March 12, 2020 (PDF - 282 K)
- March 11, 2020 (PDF - 197 K)
- February 27, 2020 (PDF - 192 KB)
- February 25, 2020 (PDF - 282 KB)
- February 20, 2020 (PDF - 528 K)
- February 13, 2020 (PDF - 628 K)
- January 28, 2020 (PDF - 2019 K)
- January 23, 2020 (PDF - 192 K)
- January 16, 2020 (PDF - 110 K)
- January 15, 2020 (PDF - 587 K)
- January 9, 2020 (PDF - 194 K)
- January 8, 2020 (PDF - 193 K)
- December 19, 2019 (PDF - 142 K)
- December 12, 2019 (PDF - 191 K)
- December 11, 2019 (PDF - 217 K)
- December 5, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- November 21, 2019 (PDF - 196 K)
- November 20, 2019 (PDF - 195 K)
- November 14, 2019 (PDF - 511 K)
- November 13, 2019 (PDF - 232 K)
- October 24, 2019 (PDF - 188 K)
- October 22, 2019 (PDF - 188 K)
- October 17, 2019 (PDF - 265 K)
- October 10, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- September 26, 2019 (PDF - 146 K)
- September 24, 2019 (PDF - 191 K)
- September 19, 2019 (PDF - 199 K)
- September 12, 2019 (PDF - 193 K)
- August 29, 2019 (PDF - 148 K)
- August 15, 2019 (PDF - 194 K)
- August 8, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- July 25, 2019 (PDF - 773 K)
- July 18,2019 (PDF - 196 K)
- July 11, 2019 (PDF - 195 K)
- June 27, 2019 (PDF - 217 K)
- June 20, 2019 (PDF - 185 K)
- June 13, 2019 (PDF - 189 K)
- May 30, 2019 (PDF - 151 K)
- May 16, 2019 (PDF - 182 K)
- May 9, 2019 (PDF - 173 K)
- April 17, 2019 (PDF - 198K)
- January 31, 2019 (PDF - 74K)
- November 29, 2018 (PDF - 127 K)
- November 1, 2018 (PDF - 306 K)
- September 27, 2018 (PDF - 77 K)
- September 13, 2018 (PDF - 69 K)
- August 30, 2018 (PDF - 160 K)
- August 23, 2018 (PDF - 273 K)
- August 16, 2018 (PDF - 666 K)
- August 9, 2018 (PDF - 74 K)
- July 26, 2018 (PDF - 184 K)
- July 19, 2018 (PDF - 142 K)
- June 2018 (PDF - 80 K)
- April 26, 2018 (PDF - 85 K)
- April 19, 2018 (PDF - 104 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 80 K)
- February 2018 (PDF - 553 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 582 K)
- December 28, 2017 (PDF - 568 K)
- December 21, 2017 (PDF - 474 K)
- December 14, 2017 (PDF - 476 K)
- December 7, 2017 (PDF - 572 K)
- November 2017 (PDF - 474 K)
- October 2017 (PDF - 553K)
- June 2017 (PDF - 499 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 576 K)
- October 27, 2016 (PDF - 164 K)
- October 13, 2016 (PDF - 179 K)
- August 2016 (PDF - 108 K)
- June 2016 (PDF - 23 K)
- April 2016 (PDF - 557 K)
- March 2016 (PDF - 84 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 84 K)
Report to the board of directors
- June 2019: Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic organ distribution (PDF - 1.5 M)
- December 2016 (PDF - 1.2 MB)
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