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 and vulnerable populations in particular. In addition, the Committee provides input and recommendations regarding ongoing efforts of other OPTN Committees and the Board of Directors to ensure that issues and special needs of minority and vulnerable populations are considered and addressed.
Current Projects
Public Comment
- Data Collection to Assess Socioeconomic Status and Access to Transplant (1/22/2020 - 3/24/2020)
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. Irene Kim
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Paulo N Martins
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
Liaison
- Kelley Poff
- UNOS Employees
- kelley.poff@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Vonzie Barnett | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Melanie A Deal | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Juan V del Rio Martin | Auxilio Mutuo Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| 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) | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Raquel Garcia-Roca | Loyola University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr. Mesmin Germain | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Christopher M Jones | Jewish Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| S. Janet Kuramoto-Crawford | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| 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 |
| Ms. Shannon B Taitt | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Ignatius Y Tang | University of Illinois Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Venus Walker | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
Meeting Summaries
- April 1, 2020 (PDF - 464 K)
- March 16, 2020 (PDF - 452 K)
- February 10, 2020 (PDF - 114 K)
- January 13, 2020 (PDF - 456 K
- November 18, 2019 (PDF - 613 K)
- October 21, 2019 (PDF - 534 K)
- September 23, 2019 (PDF - 235 K)
- August 5, 2019 (PDF - 589 K)
- July 15, 2019 (PDF - 596 K)
- July 9, 2019 (PDF - 563 K)
- June 12, 2019 (PDF - 91 K)
- May 20, 2019 (PDF - 109 K)
- May 6, 2019 (PDF - 115 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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