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Data Advisory Committee

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Dr. Jesse Schold
University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center

Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (Ad Hoc)

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Dr. Stephanie M Pouch
Emory University Hospital

Ethics Committee

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Dr. Andrew Flescher
University Hospital of State University of New York at Stony Brook

Executive Committee (Board of Directors)

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Dr. John C Magee
University of Michigan Medical Center

Finance Committee (Board of Directors)

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Dr. Alan I Reed
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs

Heart Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Jondavid Menteer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Histocompatibility Committee

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Dr. Gerald P Morris
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory at UCSD

International Relations Committee (Ad Hoc)

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Dr. Peter G Stock
University of California San Francisco Medical Center

Kidney Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Jim Kim
Keck Hospital of USC

Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Scott W Biggins
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Living Donor Committee

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Dr. Stevan A Gonzalez
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth

Lung Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Matthew G Hartwig
Duke University Hospital

Membership & Professional Standards Committee (MPSC)

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Dr. Clifford D Miles
The Nebraska Medical Center

Minority Affairs Committee

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Dr. Alejandro Diez
Ohio State University Medical Center

Multi-Organ Transplantation Committee (Ad Hoc)

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Ms. Lisa M Stocks
OneLegacy

Network Operations Oversight Committee (Board of Directors)

Nominating Committee (Board of Directors)

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Dr. Shelley A Hall
Baylor University Medical Center

Operations & Safety Committee

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Kimberly T Koontz
HonorBridge

Organ Procurement Organization Committee

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PJ Geraghty
LifeCenter Northwest

Pancreas Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Oyedolamu K Olaitan
Rush University Medical Center

Patient Affairs Committee

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Molly J McCarthy
General Public Region 6

Pediatric Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Rachel M Engen
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Policy Oversight Committee

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Dr. Erika D Lease
University of Washington Medical Center
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UNOS Contact
Lindsay Larkin
lindsay.larkin@unos.org

Transplant Administrators Committee

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Susan Zylicz
Houston Methodist Hospital

Transplant Coordinators Committee

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Ms. Christine F Brenner
Sharp Memorial Hospital

Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation Committee

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Dr. Vijay S Gorantla
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
 

Former committees

These committees are no longer active.

Thoracic Organ Transplantation

The Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee was dissolved July 1, 2020. Please find current resources on the Heart Transplantation Committee page and the Lung Transplantation Committee page.