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
Review
- Reassess Inclusion of Race in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Equation
- Data Collection to Assess Socioeconomic Status and Access to Transplant (6/2020)
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. Paulo N Martins
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Alejandro Diez
- Ohio State University Medical Center
Liaison
- Anne McPherson
- UNOS Employees
- Anne.McPherson@unos.org
Liaison
- Kelley Poff
- UNOS Employees
- kelley.poff@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayana S Andrews-Joseph | VCU Health System Authority, VCUMC | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2024 |
| Ms. Vanessa Arriola | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Lauren Darensbourg | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Juan V del Rio Martin | Auxilio Mutuo Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Nwamaka D Eneanya | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Raquel Garcia-Roca | Loyola University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Stephen H Gray | George Washington University Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Lakeicha Gunter | General Public Region 4 | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Christine S Hwang | Parkland Health and Hospital System | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Irene Kim | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Ex Officio | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Adrian C Lawrence | UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Reynold I Lopez-Soler | Loyola University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Yesenia Mora-Coffey | General Public Region 5 | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Jason L Narverud | LifeSource Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2024 |
| Mr. Joselito Nuqui | Center for Donation and Transplant | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Okechukwu N Ojogho | Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Tahuanty Pena | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Manuel I Rodriguez-Davalos | Primary Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Oscar K Serrano | Hartford Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr. Pono Shim | General Public Region 6 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Wayne Tsuang | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2023 |
Meeting Summaries
- August 19, 2021 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR (PDF - 566 K)
- August 16, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 571 K)
- July 12, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 134 K)
- June 21, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 112 K)
- May 28, 2021 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR (PDF - 113 K)
- May 17, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 134 K)
- May 3, 2021 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR (PDF - 112 K)
- April 19, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 111 K)
- March 29, 2021 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR (PDF - 139 K)
- March 15, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 117K)
- March 1, 2021 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR (PDF - 208 K)
- February 8, 2021- MAC (PDF - 113 K)
- January 11, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 144 K)
- December 21, 2021 - MAC (PDF - 130 K)
- November 16, 2020 - MAC (PDF - 117 K)
- October 19, 2020 - MAC (PDF -145 K)
- September 21, 2020 - MAC (PDF - 146 K)
- August, 17, 2020 - Minority Affairs Committee (530 K)
- July 20, 2020 - Minority Affairs Committee (340 K)
- June 15, 2020 - Minority Affairs Committee (450 K)
- May 18, 2020 (PDF - 450 K)
- 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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