U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Minority Affairs Committee identifies and considers aspects of organ procurement, allocation, and transplantation with the potential to impact minority populations in particular. The committee provides input and recommendations regarding ongoing efforts of other OPTN/UNOS Committees and the Board of Directors to ensure that issues and special needs of minority populations are considered and addressed.
Current Projects
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. Irene Kim
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Paulo N Martins
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
Liaison
- Ross Walton
- UNOS Employees
- ross.walton@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Vonzie Barnett | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Alejandro Diez | Ohio State University Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. William Freeman | General Public Region 6 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Mary L Ganikos | Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Raquel Garcia-Roca | Loyola University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Christopher M Jones | Jewish Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| S Kuramoto-Crawford | Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Reynold I Lopez-Soler | Albany Medical Center Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Yesenia Mora-Coffey | Lifesharing - A Donate Life Organization | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Okechukwu N Ojogho | Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Oyedolamu K Olaitan | Rush University Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Tahuanty Pena | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Tanjala Purnell | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Sylvia E Rosas | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Ex. Officio | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Richard M Ruiz | Baylor University Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Oscar K Serrano | Hartford Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Ignatius Y Tang | University of Illinois Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
Meeting Summaries
- July 15, 2019 (PDF - 596 K)
- May 20, 2019 (PDF - 109 K)
- March 29, 2019 (PDF - 159 K)
- February 11, 2019 (PDF - 34 K)
- December 12, 2018 (PDF -128 K)
- October 15, 2018 (PDF -252 K)
- September 2018 (PDF -108 K)
- July 2018 (PDF - 27 K)
- May 2018 (PDF - 572 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 54 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 562 K)
- November 2017 (PDF - 481 K)
- October 2017 (PDF - 468 K)
- September 2017 (PDF - 675 K)
- July 2017 (PDF - 501 K)
- June 2017 (PDF - 468 K)
- May 2017 (PDF - 73 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 55 K)
- January 2017 (PDF - 509 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 46 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 509 K)
- July 2016 (PDF - 41 K)
- May 2016 (PDF - 548 K)
- March 2016 (PDF - 68 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 50 K)
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