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The OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) is an operating committee of the OPTN. The MPSC maintains membership criteria and monitors OPTN member compliance with OPTN membership criteria, OPTN bylaws and policies, and the OPTN Final Rule. The MPSC takes action or makes recommendations for further action to the OPTN Board of Directors as needed. 

The MPSC, through peer review:

  • Reviews events identified as presenting a risk to patient safety, public health or the integrity of the OPTN.
  • Evaluates and supports OPTN members by providing feedback on and recommendations to improve members’ performance, compliance, and quality systems.
  • Reviews applications for membership in the OPTN, approval of designated transplant programs, and changes in OPTN member key personnel.

The MPSC also:

  • Identifies opportunities for transplant community education to improve patient safety and safeguard the integrity of the transplant system, often through dissemination of successful examples of membership engagement and sharing of best practices.
  • Develops bylaws and policies related to membership criteria or the oversight responsibilities of the MPSC that align with the OPTN mission to maximize organ supply, provide efficient and safe care, and provide equitable access to transplantation.

Chair
  • Mr. Ian R Jamieson
  • Duke University Hospital
Vice Chair
  • Dr. Heung Bae Kim
  • Boston Children's Hospital
Liaison
Members Organization Position End Term Date
Dr. Sanjeev K Akkina Loyola University Medical Center At Large 6/30/2021  
Dr. Mark L Barr Keck Hospital of USC Regional Rep. 6/30/2022  
Ms. Nicole Berry LifeNet Health At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Christina D Bishop Midwest Transplant Network Histocompatibility Laboratory Westwood At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Errol L Bush Johns Hopkins Hospital At Large 6/30/2021  
Dr. Matthew Cooper Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2021  
Ms. Theresa M Daly Tampa General Hospital At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Maryjane A Farr NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Dr. Richard N Formica Yale New Haven Hospital Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Dr. Adam M Frank Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Dr. Catherine T Frenette Scripps Green Hospital At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Jonathan A Fridell Indiana University Health Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Dr. Michael D Gautreaux HLA/Immunogenetics Lab At Large 6/30/2021  
Mr. PJ Geraghty Donor Network of Arizona At Large 6/30/2021  
Dr. David A Gerber University of North Carolina Hospitals Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Dr. Alice L Gray University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center At Large 6/30/2022  
Mr. John R Gutowski University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Edward F Hollinger Rush University Medical Center Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Ms. Christy M Keahey Legacy of Hope At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Mary T Killackey Tulane Medical Center At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Jon A Kobashigawa Cedars-Sinai Medical Center At Large 6/30/2021  
Ms. Anne M Krueger Versiti Wisconsin, Inc At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Marilyn E Levi Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2023  
Dr. Jules Lin University of Michigan Medical Center At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Didier A Mandelbrot University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics At Large 6/30/2021  
Ms. Virginia(Ginny) T McBride OurLegacy Regional Rep. 6/30/2022  
Dr. Clifford D Miles The Nebraska Medical Center Regional Rep. 6/30/2021  
Dr. Saeed Mohammad Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago At Large 6/30/2021  
Arjun U Naik Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2023  
Dr. Willscott E Naugler Oregon Health and Science University Regional Rep. 6/30/2022  
Dr. Matthew J O'Connor Children's Hospital of Philadelphia At Large 6/30/2021  
Dr. Nicole A Pilch Medical University of South Carolina At Large 6/30/2021  
Dr. Steven R Potter Scott and White Memorial Hospital Regional Rep. 6/30/2022  
Ms. Jennifer K Prinz Donor Alliance At Large 6/30/2021  
Dr. Scott C Silvestry AdventHealth Orlando At Large 6/30/2021  
Ms. Raelene Skerda Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2023  
Dr. Zoe A Stewart Lewis New York University Medical Center Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2021  
Ms. Lisa M Stocks Lifesharing - A Donate Life Organization Ex Officio 6/30/2021  
Dr. Parsia A Vagefi UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Gebhard Wagener NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center At Large 6/30/2022  
Dr. Rajat Walia St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center At Large 6/30/2021  

MEETING SUMMARIES

Reports to the Board of Directors

Looking for something else? Contact us at unoscommunications@unos.org or (804) 782-4800. We maintain an archive of historical OPTN documents.


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