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Policy Oversight Committee

The Policy Oversight Committee (POC) is an operating committee of the OPTN. The Committee advises the Board of Directors and Executive Committee in: developing strategic policy priorities; prioritizing and coordinating policy and committee projects that have broad implications across OPTN committees; evaluating policy and committee proposals prior to public comment; assessing the impact of implemented policy proposals; and ensuring that OPTN committees justify proposals in compliance with policy development requirements.

chair icon Chair
  • Jennifer K Prinz
  • Donor Alliance
vicechair icon Vice Chair
  • Dr. Erika D Lease
  • University of Washington Medical Center
liaison icon Liaison
Members Organization Position End Term Date
Ms. Adriana Alvarez Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2026  
Dr. Neha Bansal Mount Sinai Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Ms. Heather Mooney J Bastardi Boston Children's Hospital At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Arpita Basu Emory University Hospital At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Hannah Z Copeland Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Ty B Dunn Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital At Large 6/30/2025  
Ms. Shannon M Dunne Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2026  
Cynthia Forland General Public Region 6 At Large 6/30/2026  
Lorrinda Gray-Davis General Public Region 4 At Large 6/30/2027  
Dr. Kelley M Hitchman Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Lab/University Health System At Large 6/30/2026  
Jason E Huff Children's Hospital Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Ajay Israni Hennepin County Medical Center SRTR Liaison 6/30/2025  
Dr. Sanjay Kulkarni Yale New Haven Hospital At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Macey L Levan NYU Langone Health Visiting Board Member 6/30/2025  
Dr. Scott A Lindberg Houston Methodist Hospital At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Dennis M Lyu University of Michigan Medical Center At Large 6/30/2026  
Ms. Lori E Markham Midwest Transplant Network At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Lisa McElroy Duke University Hospital At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Rachel A Miller Duke University Hospital At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Paige Porrett University of Alabama Hospital At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Steven R Potter Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Oscar K Serrano Hartford Hospital At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Shimul A Shah University of Cincinnati Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Aneesha Shetty Banner University Medical Center-Tucson At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Jon J Snyder Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute SRTR Liaison 6/30/2025  
Ms. Lisa M Stocks OneLegacy At Large 12/30/2024  

REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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