U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Liver and Intestine Transplantation Committee considers medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to liver and intestine organ procurement, distribution, and allocation. The committee considers both the broad implications and the specific members' situations of these liver or intestinal issues or policies. The goal of the Committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of liver disease in transplant patients (candidates and recipients), increasing liver utilization, improving access to liver transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of liver transplant recipients.
Current Projects
Review
- Enhancing liver distribution (7/2017)
- Adult MELD exception review guidance (8/2016)
- Redesigning liver distribution (8/2016)
- National liver review board (1/2016)
Board approved and pending implementation
- Split liver variance (1/2019)
- Liver and Intestine Distribution Using Distance from Donor Hospital (10/2018)
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. Julie K Heimbach
- Rochester Methodist Hospital (Mayo Clinic)
Vice Chair
- Dr. James F Trotter
- Baylor University Medical Center
Liaison
- Betsy L Gans
- UNOS Employees
- betsy.gans@unos.org
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- Members
- Organization
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- Dr. Scott W Biggins
- University of Washington Medical Center
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- Dr. Clark A Bonham
- Stanford Health Care
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- Dr. Terry D Box
- University of Utah Medical Center
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- Dr. William C Chapman
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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- Dr. Sander S Florman
- Mount Sinai Medical Center
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- Dr. John A Goss
- Texas Children's Hospital
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- Ms. Joyce E Hager
- Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting
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- Dr. Eddie R Island
- St Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
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- Dr. George E Loss
- Ochsner Foundation Hospital
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- Dr. Willscott E Naugler
- Oregon Health and Science University
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- Mr. Kevin J O'Connor
- LifeCenter Northwest
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- Dr. Shawn J Pelletier
- University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
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- Dr. James J Pomposelli
- University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center
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- Dr. Ruben E Quiros Tejeira
- The Nebraska Medical Center
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- Mr. Joseph S Roth
- New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network OPO
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- Dr. Sarah J Schwarzenberg
- University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
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- Dr. Shimul A Shah
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center
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- Dr. Patricia A Sheiner
- Hartford Hospital
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- Mrs. Jennifer Watkins
- University of Kentucky Medical Center
Meeting Summaries
- April 8, 2019 (PDF 223 K)
- March 21, 2019 (PDF - 170 K)
- February 21, 2019 (PDF - 101 K)
- January 17, 2019(PDF - 145 K)
- December 7, 2018(PDF - 114 K)
- November 15, 2018(PDF - 100 K)
- November 2, 2018 (PDF - 201 K)
- October 30, 2018 (PDF - 104K)
- October 1, 2018 (PDF - 68 K)
- September 27, 2018 (PDF - 78 K)
- September 25, 2018 (PDF - 78 K)
- September 20, 2018 (PDF - 83 K)
- September 4, 2018 (PDF - 109 K)
- August 28, 2018 (PDF - 88 K)
- August 21, 2018 (PDF - 79 K)
- August 14, 2018 (PDF - 78 K)
- August 8, 2018 (PDF - 60 K)
- July 31, 2018 (PDF - 95 K)
- July 24, 2018 (PDF - 15 K)
- July 19, 2018 (PDF - 77 K)
- July 10, 2018 (PDF - 31 K)
- July 3, 2018 (PDF - 67 K)
- June 29, 2018 (PDF - 645 K)
- June 21, 2018 (PDF - 24 K)
- June 15, 2018 (PDF - 101 K)
- June 13, 2018 (PDF - 88 K)
- May 2018 (PDF - 561 K)
- April 2018 (PDF - 74 K)
- March 29, 2018 (PDF - 558 K)
- March 15, 2018 (PDF - 553 K)
- February 15, 2018 (PDF - 560 K)
- February 1, 2018 (PDF - 549 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 117 K)
- December 21, 2017 (PDF - 562 K)
- December 1, 2017 (PDF - 78 K)
- November 16, 2017 (PDF - 488 K)
- November 8, 2017 (PDF - 478 K)
- November 2, 2017 (PDF - 38 K)
- October 2017 (PDF - 547 K)
- September 2017 (PDF - 485 K)
- August 2017 (PDF - 474 K)
- July 2017 (PDF - 489 K)
- June 19, 2017 (PDF - 486 K)
- June 15, 2017 (PDF - 485 K)
- June 12, 2017 (PDF - 585 K)
- June 8, 2017 (PDF - 475 K)
- May 24, 2017 (PDF - 499 K)
- May 18, 2017 (PDF - 486 K)
- May 8, 2017 (PDF - 504 K)
- April 20, 2017 (PDF - 121 K)
- April 3, 2017 (PDF - 49 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 469 K)
- February 2017 (PDF - 516 K)
- January 2017 (PDF - 101 K)
- December 29, 2016 (PDF - 62 K)
- December 15, 2016 (PDF - 92 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 86 K)
- October 2016 (PDF - 245 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 84 K)
- July 2016 (PDF - 522 K)
- May 2016 (PDF - 492 K)
- April 2016 (PDF - 637 K)
- February 2016 (PDF)
- January 2016 (PDF)
Reports to the board of directors
- June 2019: Split liver variance (PDF - 538 K)
- December 2018: Liver distribution (PDF)
- June 2017: NLRB (PDF - 617 K)
- June 2017: Liver review board guidance (PDF - 662 K)
- December 2016: Board report (PDF - 177 K)
- December 2016: HCC (PDF - 376 K)
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