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Membership & Professional Standards Committee (MPSC)

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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 icon Chair
  • Dr. Clifford D Miles
  • The Nebraska Medical Center
vicechair icon Vice Chair
  • Dr. Scott A Lindberg
  • Houston Methodist Hospital
liaison icon Liaison
Members Organization Position End Term Date
Bradley L Adams Southwest Transplant Alliance Region 4 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Kamyar Afshar University of California San Diego Medical Center At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Abbas Ardehali University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center Region 5 Representative 6/30/2027  
Ms. Mitzi A Barker Children's Hospital Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Ms. Megan L Bell Cedars-Sinai Medical Center At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. David A Bruno VCU Health System Authority, VCUMC Region 11 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Michael F Daily Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Region 1 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Chadrick E Denlinger Indiana University Health At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Niraj M Desai North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health Region 9 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Amishi Desai Northwestern Memorial Hospital At Large 6/30/2027  
Mr. Chad E Ezzell Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Roshan P George Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M. Blank Hospital At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Dipankar Gupta UF Health Shands Hospital At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Shelley A Hall Baylor University Medical Center Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2026  
Mr. Richard D Hasz Gift of Life Donor Program At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Nicole A Hayde Montefiore Medical Center At Large 6/30/2027  
Mr. Kyle R Herber Live On Nebraska At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Lindsay Y King Duke University Hospital At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Varvara A Kirchner Stanford Health Care At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Kevin J Koomalsingh Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Region 6 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Kevin M Korenblat Barnes-Jewish Hospital At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Peter N Lalli Immunology Laboratory at Carolinas Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Maricar F Malinis Vanderbilt University Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Michael R Marvin Geisinger Medical Center Region 2 Representative 6/30/2027  
Deborah A Maurer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Saeed Mohammad Vanderbilt University Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Kenneth A Newell Emory University Hospital Region 3 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Anthony L Panos University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs Region 8 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Deirdre L Sawinski New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Nirmal S Sharma Brigham and Women's Hospital At Large 6/30/2027  
Paul A Stahler Hennepin County Medical Center Region 7 Representative 6/30/2027  
Dr. Carrie Thiessen University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. James J Yun The Cleveland Clinic Foundation At Large 6/30/2026  

Reports to the Board of Directors

For historical versions of OPTN documents, please contact PCRACRequest@unos.org.

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