U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Kidney Transplantation Committee is charged with considering medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to kidney organ procurement, distribution, and allocation. The Committee considers both the broad implications and the specific member situations relating to kidney issues and policies. The goal of the committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of renal disease in transplant patients (candidates and recipients), increasing kidney utilization, improving access to kidney transplantation as appropriate, and improving the health outcomes of kidney transplant recipients, fostering access to transplantation and good outcomes for patients (including waiting candidates and living donors) involved in kidney transplantation.
Current Projects
Public Comment
- Eliminate the use of DSA and Region in kidney allocation policy (8/2/2019 - 10/2/2019)
Review
- Eliminate the use of DSAs and regions from kidney and pancreas distribution (1/2019)
- Deceased donor initiated KPD chains (7/2017)
- Dual Kidneys Concept Paper 201701 (1/2017)
- Improving en bloc kidney allocation 201701 (1/2017)
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- Improving en bloc kidney allocation 2 (7/2017)
- Improving dual kidney allocation (7/2017)
- Simultaneous liver-kidney allocation 2016 (1/2016)
- KAS clarifications (1/2016)
- Proposal to Convert KPD Contact Responsibilities and Donor Pre-Select Requirements from the OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Operational Guidelines into OPTN Policy (9/2014)
- Proposal for Informed Consent for Kidney Paired Donation (9/2014)
Chair
- Dr Vincent P Casingal
- Carolinas Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr Martha Pavlakis
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Liaison
- Tina M Rhoades
- UNOS Employees
- Tina.Rhoades@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr Dev M Desai | Children's Medical Center of Dallas | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr Truman (Mark) M Earl | University of Mississippi Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Amy R Evenson | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr Joseph M Ferreira | Nevada Donor Network | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Macey L Henderson | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2021 |
| Valinda L Jones | General Public Region 3 | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Peter T Kennealey | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr Mary T Killackey | Tulane Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Jim Kim | Keck Hospital of USC | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Mrs Lisa N Matthias | Henrico Doctors' Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Deepak Mital | Advocate Christ Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Ernesto P Molmenti | North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Cathi L Murphey | Southwest Immunodiagnostics | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr Vinaya Rao | Medical University of South Carolina | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Deirdre L Sawinski | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Erica Simonich | Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr Julia M Steinke | Helen DeVos Children's Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Nicole A Turgeon | General Public Region 3 | Ex. Officio | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Andrew S Weiss | Virginia Mason Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
Meeting Summaries
- September 16, 2019 (PDF - 501 KB)
- August 19, 2019 (PDF - 666 KB)
- July 15, 2019 (PDF - 626 KB)
- July 11, 2019 (PDF - 614 KB)
- July 8, 2019 (PDF - 614 KB)
- June 25, 2019 (PDF - 664 KB)
- June 17, 2019 (PDF - 224 KB)
- May 20, 2019 (PDF - 211 K)
- April 15, 2019 (PDF - 113 K)
- March 28, 2019 (PDF - 141 KB)
- March 25, 2019 (PDF - 198 K)
- March 22, 2019 (PDF - 115 KB)
- March 19, 2019 (PDF - 82 KB)
- March 5, 2019 (PDF - 123 KB)
- February 6, 2019 (PDF - 61 KB)
- January 28, 2019 (PDF - 245 K)
- December 19, 2018 (PDF - 172 K)
- December 17, 2018 (PDF - 21KB)
- December 14, 2018 (PDF - 23 K)
- December 10, 2018 (PDF - 127 K)
- November 19, 2018 (PDF - 76 K)
- October 15, 2018 (PDF - 131 K)
- September 24, 2018 (PDF - 221 K)
- July 2018 (PDF - 85 K)
- May 2018 (PDF - 75 K)
- April 2018 (PDF - 171 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 577 K)
- February 2018 (PDF - 34 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 565 K)
- October 2017 (PDF - 554 K)
- September 2017 (PDF - 483 K)
- August 2017 (PDF - 488 K)
- July 2017 (PDF - 530 K)
- June 2017 (PDF - 479 K)
- May 2017 (PDF - 154 K)
- April 2017 (PDF - 525 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 84 K)
- February 2017 (PDF - 488 K)
- December 2016 (PDF - 342 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 516 K)
- October 2016 (PDF - 50 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 515 K)
- August 2016 (PDF - 518 K)
- July 2016 (PDF - 24 K)
- June 20, 2016 (PDF - 503 K)
- June 1, 2016 (PDF - 475 K)
- May 2016 (PDF - 580 K)
- April 2016 (PDF - 652 K)
- March 2016 (PDF - 610 K)
- February 2016 (PDF - 538 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 97 K)
Reports to the Board of Directors
- June 2019: Kidney/Pancreas workgroup report (PDF - 496 K)
- June 2017: En bloc kidney allocation (PDF - 617 K)
- June 2016: KAS clarifications (PDF - 443 K)
- June 2016: Simultaneous liver kidney allocation (PDF - 729 K)
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