Lung Transplantation Committee
The Lung Transplantation Committee considers issues relating to lung 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 lung transplant candidates, increasing lung utilization, improving access to lung transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of lung transplant recipients.
Featured reports
- 18-month monitoring report: Lung continuous distribution (PDF 12/2024)
- One-year monitoring report: Lung continuous distribution (PDF 5/2024)
- Board Report on Continuous Distribution of Organs (PDF 12/2023)
Current Projects
Review
- Update on the Continuous Distribution of Organs Project
- Continuous distribution of lungs concept paper (11/2019)
Board approved and pending implementation
- Modify Lung Donor Data Collection (6/2025)
- Promote Efficiency of Lung Donor Testing
- Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation
Implemented
- Standardize Six Minute Walk for Lung Allocation
- Modify Lung Allocation by Blood Type (9/2023)
- Update Data Collection for Lung Mortality Models (12/2023)
- Revise Lung Review Board Guidelines, Guidance, and Policy for Continuous Distribution (3/2023)
- Update Multi-Organ Allocation for Continuous Distribution of Lungs (3/2023)
- Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) (9/2021)
- Establish Continuous Distribution of Lungs (3/2023)
- Incorporating COVID-19 Related Organ Failure In Candidate Listings (10/2020)
- Refine Lung Data Fields (9/2021)
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Modify lung TRF to improve post transplant lung function data (1/2018)
- Modifications to the distribution of deceased donor lungs (11/2017)
Chair
- Dr. Matthew G Hartwig
- Duke University Hospital
Vice Chair
- Dr. Dennis M Lyu
- University of Michigan Medical Center
Liaison
- Kelley Poff
- UNOS Employee
- kelley.poff@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Armstrong | General Public Region 1 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Marie Budev | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Ex Officio | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Edward Cantu | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. David Erasmus | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Katja Fort Rhoden | General Public Region 2 | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Jordan R Hoffman | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Stephen J Huddleston | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Thomas S Kaleekal | University of Alabama Hospital | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Siddhartha G Kapnadak | University of Washington Medical Center | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Brian C Keller | Massachusetts General Hospital | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Jody M Kieler | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Ernestina Melicoff-Portillo | Texas Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Jaclyn N Russe | Nevada Donor Network | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Lara W Schaheen | St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Gary S Schwartz | Baylor University Medical Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Heather M Strah | The Nebraska Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Wayne Tsuang | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Joseph N Tusa | LiveOnNY | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
- May 15, 2025 Lung Review Board (PDF - 105 K)
- May 8, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 174 K)
- April 14, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 226 K)
- April 10, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 244 K)
- March 20, 2025 Lung Review Board (PDF - 109 K)
- March 6, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 212 K)
- February 27, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 115 K)
- February 13, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 175 K)
- December 12, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 189 K)
- November 18, 2024 Six Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 155 K)
- November 14, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 167 K)
- November 12, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 135 K)
- November 7, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 102 K)
- October 15, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 165 K)
- October 10, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 152 K)
- October 8, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 204 K)
- September 27, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 409 K)
- September 12, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 146 K)
- September 11, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 103 K)
- September 10, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 197 K)
- August 20, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 170 K)
- August 13, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 164 K)
- August 8, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 144 K)
- July 11, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 162 K)
- July 9, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 192 K)
- June 16, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 121 K)
- June 11, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 159 K)
- June 6, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 102 K)
- May 23, 2024 Lung Committtee (PDF - 139 K)
- May 21, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 179 K)
- May 14, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 139 K)
- May 9, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 163 K)
- April 25, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 173 K)
- April 23, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 120 K)
- April 4, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 105 K)
- March 21, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 234 K)
- March 14, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 168 K)
- March 12, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 119 K)
- February 13, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 196 K)
- February 8, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 150 K)
- February 1, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 105 K)
- January 30, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 143 K)
- January 11, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 170 K)
- December 15, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 172 K)
- December 14, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 175 K)
- December 7, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 105 K)
- November 30, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 211 K)
- November 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 215 K)
- November 13, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 176 K)
- October 27, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 244 K)
- October 19, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 122 K)
- October 17, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 151 K)
- October 5, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 103 K)
- September 28, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 125 K)
- September 22, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 146 K)
- September 14, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 176 K)
- September 7, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 105 K)
- September 6, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 149 K)
- August 31, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 183 K)
- August 24, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 158 K)
- August 18, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 125 K)
- August 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF 151 K)
- August 10, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF 172 K)
- August 4, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF 135 K)
- August 3, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF 188 K)
- July 27, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 190 K)
- July 21, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 187 K)
- July 13, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 194 K)
- June 23, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 154 K)
- June 22, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 147 K)
- June 15, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 148 K)
- June 8, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 135 K)
- May 25, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 173 K)
- May 18, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 208 K)
- May 4, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 104 K)
- April 27, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 163 K)
- April 13, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF 170 K)
- April 6, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF 134 K)
- April 6, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 173 K)
- March 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 222 K)
- March 9, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 157 K)
- February 27, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 256 K)
- February 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 184 K)
- January 19, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 127 K)
Past projects from the Thoracic committee
Review
Implemented
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Modifications to the distribution of deceased donor lungs (1/2018)
- Modify lung TRF to improve post transplant lung function data (1/2018)
- Modify pediatric lung policy (8/2015)
- Collect EVLP Data for Transplant Recipients (2/2018)
- Proposal to Collect Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Data Upon Waitlist Removal for Lung Candidates
Past meeting summaries from the Thoracic committee
- June 16, 2020 - Thoracic Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 225 K)
- June 11, 2020 -Thoracic Continuous Distribution Task force (PDF - 175 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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