U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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 report
Monitoring lung allocation policy changes (PDF - 2.0KB; 3/2020)
Current Projects
Public Comment
- Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) (No)
- Update on the Continuous Distribution of Organs Project (No)
Board approved and pending implementation
Chair
- Dr. Erika D Lease
- University of Washington Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Marie Budev
- The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Liaison
- Elizabeth C Miller
- UNOS Employees
- Elizabeth.Miller@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Alan D Betensley | Integris Baptist Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Anne Whitney W Brown | Inova Fairfax Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Staci Carter | Ohio State University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Mrs. Deana C Clapper | Tennessee Donor Services | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Ryan Davies | Children's Medical Center of Dallas | Ex Officio | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. June Delisle | Center for Donation and Transplant | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Mindy M Dison | Mayo Clinic Florida | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Cynthia J Gries | AdventHealth Orlando | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Julia Klesney-Tait | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Jasleen Kukreja | University of California San Francisco Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Marilyn E Levi | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Dennis M Lyu | University of Michigan Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Daniel P McCarthy | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Kenneth R McCurry | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Michael S Mulligan | University of Washington Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. John M Reynolds | Duke University Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Marc G Schecter | Children's Hospital Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Nirmal S Sharma | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Kelly M Willenberg | General Public Region 11 | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
Meeting Summaries
- September 17, 2020 Lung Committee (PDF - 275 K)
- September 10, 2020 Lung Continuous Distribution Data Workgroup (PDF - 268 K)
- August 20, 2020 Lung Committee (PDF - 232 K)
- August 13, 2020 Lung Continuous Distribution Data Workgroup (PDF - 259 K)
- July 16, 2020 Lung Committee (PDF - 202 K)
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
- 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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