U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Policy Oversight Committee 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
- Ms. Alexandra K Glazier
- New England Organ Bank
Vice Chair
- Dr. Nicole A Turgeon
- General Public Region 3
Liaison
- Mr. James B Alcorn
- UNOS Employees
- James.Alcorn@unos.org
Liaison
- Tina M Rhoades
- UNOS Employees
- Tina.Rhoades@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Christopher (Ch Curran | LifeGift Organ Donation Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Shannon M Dunne | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Garrett W Erdle | General Public Region 11 | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Rachel C Forbes | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Barry S Friedman | AdventHealth Orlando | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Pamela J Giles | Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Evelyn K Hsu | Seattle Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Heather F Hunt | General Public Region 1 | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Ajay Israni | Hennepin County Medical Center | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Bertram L Kasiske | Hennepin County Medical Center | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Heung Bae Kim | Boston Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Ricardo M La Hoz | UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Keren Ladin | Tufts Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Peter N Lalli | Immunology Laboratory at Carolinas Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Erika D Lease | University of Washington Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Paulo N Martins | UMass Memorial Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Stacy McKean | Donor Network West | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Christopher J McLaughlin | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Jennifer E Milton | University Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center | Ex Officio | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Rachel E Patzer | Emory University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Martha Pavlakis | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Bohdan Pomahac | Brigham and Women's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. James J Pomposelli | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Kurt Shutterly | Center for Organ Recovery and Education | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Raelene Skerda | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Jon J Snyder | Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Shannon B Taitt | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Mr. Robert W Walsh | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms. Susan Zylicz | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
Meeting Summaries
- January 13, 2020 (PDF - 225 K)
- November 14, 2019 (PDF - 471 K)
- October 30, 2019 (PDF - 690 K)
- October 28, 2019 (PDF - 524 K)
- October 25, 2019 (PDF - 184 K)
- October 25, 2019 (PDF - 181 K)
- October 16, 2019 (PDF - 177 K)
- October 10, 2019 (PDF - 157 K)
- October 9, 2019 (PDF - 177 K)
- October 8, 2019 (PDF - 178 K)
- October 2, 2019 (PDF - 175 K)
- August 22, 2019 (PDF - 192 K)
- July 29, 2019 (PDF - 190 K)
- June 25, 2019 (PDF - 222 K)
- May 28, 2019 (PDF - 110 K)
- May 10, 2019 (PDF - 533 K)
- April 23, 2019 (PDF - 106 K)
- March 26, 2019 (PDF - 140 K)
- February 26, 2019 (PDF - 144 K)
- January 15, 2019 (PDF - 95 K)
- December 18, 2018 (PDF - 94 K)
- October 23, 2018 (PDF - 99 K)
- July 2018 (PDF - 105 K)
- June 2018 (PDF - 564 K)
- April 2018 (PDF - 46 K)
- March 2018(PDF - 562 K)
- February 16, 2018(PDF - 93 K)
- January 2018(PDF - 562 K)
- November 2017(PDF - 573 K)
- September 2017 (PDF - 511 K)
- August 2017 (PDF - 491 K)
- July 2017 (PDF - 559 K)
- May 2017 (PDF - 250 K)
- April 2017 (PDF - 551 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 35 K)
- February 2017 (PDF - 475 K)
- January 2017 (PDF - 530 K)
- December 2016 (PDF - 521 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 51 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 592 K)
- August 2016 (PDF - 473 K)
- April 2016 (PDF - 134 K)
- March 21, 2016 (PDF)
- March 11, 2016 (PDF)
- February 2016 (PDF)
- January 21, 2016 (PDF)
- January 14, 2016 (PDF)
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