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.
Recent Updates
Combined policy notice for VCA membership requirements (2020)
Current Projects
Review
- Establish Membership Requirements for Uterus Transplant Programs
- Measuring Transplant Outcomes by Collecting Data on Children Born to Uterus Recipients (6/2020)
Board approved and pending implementation
- Programming VCA Allocation in UNet
- Modify Data Collection on Living VCA Donors
- Update to VCA Transplant Outcomes Data Collection (6/2020)
Implemented
Chair
- Dr. Bohdan Pomahac
- General Public Region 1
Vice Chair
- Dr. Sandra Amaral
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Liaison
- Kaitlin Swanner
- UNOS Employees
- Kaitlin.Swanner@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Brian Berthiaume | University of Alabama Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. James S Bowman | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Lori L Ewoldt | Rochester Methodist Hospital (Mayo Clinic) | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Bruce E Gelb | NYU Langone Health | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Vijay S Gorantla | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Lawrence Gottlieb | University of Chicago Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Darla K Granger | Ascension St. John Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Amanda Gruendell | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Liza Johannesson | Baylor University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Marilyn E Levi | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Alexander T Maskin | The Nebraska Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Deborah McRann | The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Mr. Gary Morgan | Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Paige Porrett | University of Alabama Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Ms. Debra M Priebe | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Donald Rickelman | General Public Region 8 | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Elizabeth Shipman | Nevada Donor Network | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Patrick Smith | Duke University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Simon Talbot | Brigham and Women's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Stefan G Tullius | Brigham and Women's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2023 |
| Dr. Mark Wakefield | University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
Meeting Summaries
- September 8, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 146K)
- August 11, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 147 K)
- July 21, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 174 K)
- June 9, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 162 K)
- May 24, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 144 K)
- May 17, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 142 K)
- May 12, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 155 K)
- April 20, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 168 K)
- April 12, 2021- VCA (PDF - 191 K)
- March 15, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 150 K)
- March 10, 2021 - VCA (PDF- 142 K)
- February 17, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 167 K)
- February 10, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 237 K)
- January 20, 2021 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 165 K)
- January 13, 2021 - VCA (PDF - 190 K)
- December 21, 2020 - Genitourinary Membership Requirements Workgroup (PDF - 523 K)
- December 9, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 207 K)
- November 18, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 144 K)
- October 26, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 151 K)
- October 26, 2020 - LDC/VCA Joint Committee (PDF -166K)
- October 14, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 144 K)
- September 9, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 177 K)
- August 12, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 145 K)
- July 8, 2020 - VCA (PDF - 113 K)
- June 10, 2020 (PDF - 350 K)
- May 19, 2020 (PDF - 290 K)
- May 13, 2020 (PDF - 410 K)
- May 4, 2020 (PDF - 113 K)
- April 13, 2020 (PDF - 320 K)
- April 3, 2020 (PDF - 200 K)
- March 30, 2020 (PDF - 110 K)
- March 16, 2020 (PDF - 210 K)
- March 11, 2020 ( PDF - 112 K)
- March 9, 2020 (PDF - 108 K)
- February 12, 2020 (PDF - 109 K)
- 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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