Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

The Pancreas Transplantation Committee is charged with considering medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to pancreas and pancreas islet organ procurement, distribution, and allocation. The committee will consider both the broad implications and the specific member situations relating to pancreas and pancreas islet issues and policies. The goal of the committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of disease in pancreas candidates and recipients, increasing pancreas utilization, improving access to pancreas transplantation as appropriate, and improving the health outcomes of pancreas transplant recipients.

Current Projects

Public Comment

• Pancreas Program Functional Inactivity (8/3/2018 - 10/3/2018)
• Changes to Islet Bylaws (8/3/2018 - 10/3/2018)

Review

• Broaden pancreas allocation across compatible ABO blood types (7/2017)

Board approved and pending implementation

• Changes to waiting time criteria for kidney pancreas candidates (1/2018)
• Proposal for the Definition of Pancreas Graft Failure (9/2014)

Implemented

• Guidance on benefits of pancreas after kidney transplant (7/2017)
• Revise facilitated pancreas allocation policy (8/2015)

Chair

• Dr. Jon S Odorico
• University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Vice Chair

• Dr. Silke V Niederhaus
• University of Maryland Medical System

Liaison

• Abigail C Fox
• UNOS Employees
• Abigail.Fox@unos.org

• • Members
  • Organization
• • Dr. Peter L Abrams
  • Georgetown University Medical Center
• • Dr. Rachel C Forbes
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Nashville VA Medical Center
• • Dr. Jean M Francis
  • Boston Medical Center
• • Ms. Michelle L Goble
  • Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami School of Medicine
• • Dr. Angelika C Gruessner
  • State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
• • Dr. Robert C Harland
  • Banner University Medical Center-Tucson
• • Ms. Victoria A Hunter
  • The Nebraska Medical Center
• • Dr. Fouad R Kandeel
  • City of Hope National Medical Center
• • Dr. Liise K Kayler
  • Erie County Medical Center
• • Dr. Marilyn E Levi
  • Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting
• • Dr. Matthew R Mulloy
  • Medical City Dallas Hospital
• • Dr. Oyedolamu K Olaitan
  • Rush University Medical Center
• • Dr. David L Scott
  • Oregon Health and Science University
• • Ms. Jill Stinebring
  • New England Organ Bank
• • Dr. Piotr Witkowski
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
• • Dr. Muhammad Yaqub
  • Indiana University Health

Meeting Summaries

• May 31, 2018 (PDF - 55 K)
• May 14, 2018 (PDF - 39 K)
• April 2018 (PDF - 575 K)
• March 28, 2018 (PDF - 569 K)
• March 22, 2018 (PDF - 700 K)
• February 26, 2018 (PDF - 550 K)
• February 12, 2018 (PDF - 559 K)
• January 2018 (PDF - 557 K)
• November 13, 2017 (PDF - 468 K)
• November 2, 2017 (PDF - 488 K)
• October 2017 (PDF - 473 K)
• September 2017 (PDF - 485 K)
• August 2017 (PDF - 486 K)
• July 2017 (PDF - 499 K)
• June 30, 2017 (PDF - 503 K)
• June 26, 2017 (PDF - 485 K)
• June 12, 2017 (PDF - 525 K)
• May 2017 (PDF - 503 K)
• April 2017 (PDF - 50 K)
• March 2017 (PDF - 130 K)
• February 2017 (PDF - 51 K)
• January 2017 (PDF - 97 K)
• November 2016 (PDF - 88 K)
• October 2016 (PDF - 90 K)
• September 2016 (PDF - 82 K)
• August 2016 (PDF - 27 K)
• June 2016 (PDF - 481 K)
• May 2016 (PDF - 473 K)
• March 30, 2016 (PDF - 49 K)
• March 8, 2016 (PDF - 528 K)
• January 2016 (PDF - 49 K)

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