U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation (VCA) Committee considers medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to VCA allocation, procurement, distribution, and transplantation. The Committee considers both the broad implications and the specific member situations related to VCA issues and policies. The goals of the Committee's work are to improve access to VCA transplantation, to develop evidence-based policies for allocating VCAs, and to improve the health outcomes of VCA transplant recipients.
Chair
- Dr. Linda C Cendales
- Duke University Hospital
Vice Chair
- Dr. Bohdan Pomahac
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Liaison
- Abigail C Fox
- UNOS Employees
- Abigail.Fox@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sandra Amaral | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Shannon M Dunne | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Vijay S Gorantla | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Darla K Granger | Ascension St. John Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Linda Irwin | Massachusetts General Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Nicole M Johnson | Baylor University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Sheila Jowsey | Rochester Methodist Hospital (Mayo Clinic) | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Alexander T Maskin | The Nebraska Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr. Gary Morgan | Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Danielle Niedfeldt | Carolina Donor Services | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Mary Pappas | General Public Region 1 | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Timothy L Pruett | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Maria Siemionow | University of Illinois Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Raelene Skerda | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Dr. Simon Talbot | Brigham and Women's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Mark Wakefield | University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
Meeting Summaries
- January 8, 2020 (PDF - 190 K)
- December 11, 2019 (PDF - 111 K)
- November 15, 2019 (PDF - 187 K)
- October 9, 2019 (PDF - 192)
- October 8, 2019 (PDF - 176 K)
- September 11, 2019 (PDF - 185K)
- August 14, 2019 (PDF - 111 K)
- July 10, 2019 (PDF - 144 K)
- June 26, 2019 (PDF - 654K)
- June 12, 2019 (PDF - 1497 K)
- May 22, 2019 (PDF - 167 K)
- May 8, 2019 (PDF - 161 K)
- March 29, 2019 (PDF - 194 K)
- January 9, 2019 (PDF - 58 K)
- October 12, 2018 (PDF - 174 K)
- September 2018 (PDF - 156 K)
- August 2018 (PDF - 157 K)
- July 2018 (PDF - 46 K)
- June 2018 (PDF - 28 K)
- May 2018 (PDF - 568 K)
- April 2018 (PDF - 347 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 570 K)
- February 2018 (PDF - 599 K)
- August 2017 (PDF - 499 K)
- June 2017 (PDF - 498 K)
- April 2017 (PDF - 636 K)
- March 2017 (PDF - 478 K)
- February 2017 (PDF - 489 K)
- January 2017 (PDF - 133 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 93 K)
- October 2016 (PDF - 84 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 82 K)
- July 2016 (PDF - 92 K)
- June 2016 (PDF - 479 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 83 K)
Reports to the Board of Directors
- June 2019: Eliminate the use of regions in VCA distribution (PDF - 1 M)
- June 2016: List covered body parts for VCA (PDF - 425 K)
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